RIPPLL
Regional Interoperability Project
on Progression for Lifelong
Learning
The consortium
 Both
Nottingham HEIs (University of
Nottingham and Nottingham Trent
University)
 City of Nottingham Passport (LEA)
 Nottingham FE Colleges
 Local employers
Background
 FDTL project
at UoN: PARs
 2000-02 ‘Making the Links’
 2003-05 ‘Specifying an ePortfolio’ (JISC
MLE phase 2)
 2005-06 JISC ePortfolio Reference Model
project (eP4LL)
 2005-06 RIPPLL project (JISC DeL
Regional Pilot programme)
Context
 Focus
on transition supported by
ePortfolio
 Build on and extend existing partnerships
 Towards a regional identity: joining up
systems in the region
 Support WP agenda
 Focus on a wider range of learners
Interoperability pedigree
 2003
data transfer ePARs and LUSID
 Early 2005: UK LeaP transfer CoNP to
ePARs
 2005: consultation with UCAS for using
UK LeaP for application data
Pedagogic strand
 Wide
range of learners, including
vocational pathways
 Progression from study-study, study-work,
work-study
 Scenario/use case methodology
Pedagogic strand (2)
 Work
with HEIs, FE, training providers,
Connexions, local employers
 Use cases published on web site for wider
consultation
 Focus on need for continuity and
progression (learners regress after
transition)
Pedagogic successes
 Through
involvement of CoNP we have
support of all FE colleges in the region
 Sharing the HE vision/experience across
platforms
 Building a regional identity
Technical work: overview
 Joining
up systems
 Development of HE electronic PDP
system
 Transition to local HEIs from CoNP
 Electronic application to FE
 Shibboleth
Joining up systems
 Building
on previous experience using UK
LeaP (BS 8788) standard
 Technical consortium have agreed
minimum data set (identity data + personal
statement)
 Demonstrated lifelong learner journey by
passing one individual’s data across 5
transitions: KS4, FE, HE and employment
PDP at NTU
 Existing
system based on dowloadable
Word templates
 These are being converted to HTML input
forms: granular data is stored in
databases, enabling interoperability
transfers into and out of the system
CoNP to Nottingham HE
 ‘New
Entrant Profile’ for UoN embedded in
CoNP site
 Joining up CoNP and NTU PDP systems
so that new students can get a head start
with the system once a place is confirmed
Application to FE
 Common
application form marked up as
UK LeaP
 Populated automatically from
PassportFolio
 Communicated to College MIS systems
using web services
 Web services also allow feedback to
schools
Shibboleth
 Deployed
on Microsoft platform (most
support documentation is Unix-based)
 Dummy service between two servers at
NTU
 Trialling use for authentication of PDP data
Where next?
 Supporting
sustainability of systems within
the region
 Involving more local employers, including
SMEs
 Extension of interoperability pilots to use
web services
 Dissemination to the wider community: the
RIPPLL effect!