We are currently working on a plan for accreditation of Freire practitioners and would welcome ideas for how this might best be implemented.  Accreditation would help those who are interested in taking Freirean pedagogical practice further to identify specific skills.

What we do not want to do is to go down the traditional academic route.  Instead, we recognize that many people are already engaged in relevant practice - in their professional work or as activists and volunteers - that forms an essential part of their knowledge.  Including this experience in any accreditation programme is vital.

Additionally, we would want to see that people engage with tools of social analysis and groupwork, that they can reflect clearly upon their practice, that they understand the key concepts of Freirean pedagogy and that they can apply these in concrete situations.

Community-based accreditation is something that follows from community-based learning.  We know that there are examples of good practiceamong a range of groups and institutions and would be pleased to hear from people who could help advance this further.