eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2017-12-23 5 12 1218 1222 10.12691/education-5-12-8 EDUCATION20175128 article Lemonia Boutskou lemonmp3@gmail.com 1 Miltiadis Staboulis 1 Department of Educational and Sosial Policy, University of Macedonia, Macedonia The certification of prior learning is an important tool for all countries, contributing to the wider development of the whole and of each state equally. The impact of good practices in certification is observed both in the society, the economy and, of course, education and vocational rehabilitation, even in international relations. For those reasons the EU and other countries prioritize it. Certification of prior learning is also related to the evaluation of learning and the acquisition of qualifications and training. Best practices from different countries can be used as indicative tools to promote new techniques and methods. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/5/12/8/education-5-12-8.pdf prior learning certification ECTS vocational rehabilitation