Success Factors

What are the key outcomes of the initiative?

Wider outcomes for the LEAP2A projects as a whole is a positive move towards a workable e-portfolio data standard. Outcomes for moving this standard forward will be significant in the lifelong learning sector and in supporting the use of flexible systems and processes.

For Passportfolio and Connexions Nottinghamshire, the potential for transition of learner data from school to FE has been demonstrated, and the CIePD will be using the LEAP2A standard within their current SAMSON project.

More generally, adoption of LEAP2A by the larger systems, such as PebblePAD and Mahara, will have an overall positive impact as they are so widely used.

The main LEAP2A outcome is the 2009-03/LEAP2A specification which can be found on the CETIS wiki.

What follow-up activity will be/has been carried out as a result of the project?

Since the completion of the LEAP2A project, partner institutions now include:

• general e-portfolio or similar tools used for PDP, including PebblePad and Mahara
• specific e-portfolio tools used in UK HE such as ePet
• portfolio systems used in the UK schools sector such as Passportfolio
• one European system with a foothold into business HR systems

The team will use the LEAP2A standard in the new SAMSON project to transport lightweight sets of user data between systems.