Recognition of Prior Learning
Recognition Prior Learning (RPL) is an Assessment process that allows you during the course of your employment, you will acquire skills that you have developed such as life experience, work and training that may count towards a nationally recognised qualification or statement of attainment. And by having your existing skills assessed, can help reduce your study time. In some cases, your skills can be recognised in a way that you will not have to do any further study.
RPL is a government recognised qualification option in Australia delivered by Registered Training Organisations like college delivery Certificate III to Diploma in Vocational program. Under the education and training frameworks in Australia, RPL candidates can use prior learning to fulfil the requirements of full qualifications without to do any further study.
Competency requirements ensure the candidates meet the same high standards of professionalism and skills as candidates who become qualified through the traditional education process. Evidence of your skills can be obtained through paid or unpaid work in Australia or overseas; on the job training and sporting activities can also contribute towards evidence towards your skills assessment and recognition.
Gathering evidence for your RPL application will take time – the responsibility for gathering the evidence lies with you. The more preparation you do, the less time the application takes, however there really is no ‘set’ time – it really depends on how much evidence you gather and how easy it is to put together.
Our assessors are always at hand to help you with this whole process by our approach ‘You provide the evidence. We do the paperwork’. By engaging us to help with your RPL application, it makes it easy to get the right advice and professional support.
What are the benefits of RPL for you?
International recognised qualification
Industry recognised as a skilled professional
Formal recognition of relevant previous experience
Opportunities for career advancement
Pathway to higher education or University degree
How long does the RPL process take?
The RPL process is also flexible but more time to assess to your skills framework based on qualifications that you apply for. The time various from everyone is different but normally 4-8 weeks.
How does Skill Assessment and RPL works?
Submission of evidence The submission of evidence is also programme specific and you will be given deadlines.
Pre- Application
Candidate complete complimentary RPL eligibility assessment and includes supporting documentary evidence. Evidence can be supplied in any of the following forms:
• Samples of your work to demonstrate your competence
• Job roles and descriptions
• Employment history (can include voluntary and work experience)
• A validation letter that confirms the authenticity of your information
• Skills demonstration (Photo or video)
• Life experience
• Industry representative from your place of employment
Who should apply for RPL?
RPL is available for those people involved who ideally have more than 3-7 Years above experience in any domain industries are eligible to apply. If you consider you are in these below conditions
Have limited time to study
Change Careers pathways
Have long experience in the industry
Moving into senior or management roles.
Want to further their careers
Overseas applicants who wants to have Australian Qualifications
Application
Candidate submit application form with the fee 50% payment and advises competencies chosen for assessment
What is Point Skill Assessment?
A formal Skills Assessment identifies and validates all your skills, knowledge, experience and participation in the industry domain.
Point Skills Assessment in cooperation with most accredited institutions that have detailed and strong Assessor roles within the Vocational Education industry over many years of participation in assessment strategies and consultancy within the industry at large.
All Assessors have relevant industry experience through practical participation within each of the industry domains and have relevant vocational qualifications within each of the industry domains they assess clients for.
What are the benefits of Point Skill Assessment for you?
A skills Assessments Certificate outcome can assist you with your employment options and applications.
Your Skills Assessment Certificate can assist you with promotion and better employment opportunities.
A Skills Assessment Certificate can contribute to your overall evidence for immigration purposes.
Your skills Assessment Certificate outcome assists in the consolidation of all your past and current roles, duties and experience in a specific industry domain and verifies and validates all your attributes within an industry.
How long does the Skill Assessment process take?
The Skill Assessment process is flexible to your work and personal life and The time various from everyone is different but normally 2- 4 weeks
How does Skill Assessment and RPL works?
Skill Assessment Consolidation Report assess the SWOT of candidates SKILL SET in more comprehensive way. Skill Assessment assess in most of vocational domains and the requirements process is similar as RPL. Please note for Skill Assessment Consolidation report is a non-accredited but is pathway to Recognition of Prior Learning requirements if you wish to do and to gain your Accreditation Qualifications is only one step ahead.
Our range of VET courses:
Industry domain we could assess the Recognition Prior Learning and Point Skills Assessment:
Application
Candidate submit application form with the fee 50% payment and advises competencies chosen for assessment.