Certification
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PLA in Today's World
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	Schools accepting PLA
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	Resources/websites
	PLA in Today's Workforce

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NAOAA Mission

NAOAA's mission is to provide quality training and certification to professors, advisors, counselors, and other professionals who are engaged in assessing people's Life Experience credentials for the purpose of being awarded well-deserved college credits toward earning a college degree. NAOAA has established measurable standards by which to determine their members' qualifications and skills in performing their assessment evaluations.