In 1978, UNESCO announced that Suggestopedia, the roots of Accelerated Learning (AL) as we know it today, had the potential to rid the world of illiteracy and raise the standards of education around the world.
They advised the thorough training of teachers and the highest standards of teacher/trainer development. Up until Germany’s pioneer work in 1991, there was no model, there were no standards or recognized processes to develop AL teachers and trainers. There were individuals and organizations doing excellent work, and there were some who simply called what they were doing Accelerated Learning without any real knowledge and skill. In 2001, the International Alliance for Learning created the standards and guidelines for a three level certification process.

Why Certification?
Why Standards?

A rigorous and widely accepted certification process enables teachers and facilitators to achieve the amazing results possible for learners and ensures that high standards are maintained. It also builds trust and supports the public in knowing what Accelerated Learning as a "praxis" is and what it is not. When people experience excellent AL teaching and facilitating, word spreads and it becomes more widely available to school children, corporate learners and others. The standards in development and the certification process become the catalyst for a learning revolution.

A rigorous and widely accepted certification process enables teachers and facilitators to achieve the amazing results possible for learners and ensures that high standards are maintained. It also builds trust and supports the public in knowing what Accelerated Learning as a "praxis" is and what it is not. When people experience excellent AL teaching and facilitating, word spreads and it becomes more widely available to school children, corporate learners and others. The standards in development and the certification process become the catalyst for a learning revolution.

DALC, building on the work of IAL, is continuing the certification and standards work. Our internationally recognized certification process provides you with three levels of certification.

The AL Certification Committee is pleased to be able to share with you the results of our committee’s efforts. We used a modified Delphi Method to arrive at our conclusions. The Delphi Method is a process—some would call exhaustive-- by which a group of people living in far-flung locations reach consensus around the topic of discussion. In this case, we borrowed from the International Alliance for Learning, and from the German Certification program and from the results of Charlotte LeHecka’s dissertation study to create the original instrument. That instrument was sent to seven AL leaders, who then participated in the Delphi process. Three levels of certification were recommended.

 

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