Learn How RPL Can Assess Your Skills and Experience

Posted by 3CIR Pty Ltd on February 3rd, 2021

If you’re considering enrolling in a course to gain a qualification and have prior formal or informal experience in the field, an RPL assessmentcan convert your professional experience into nationally recognised qualifications. RPL stands for ‘recognition of prior learning’ and the assessment can be completed by the education institution where you intend to apply. By assessing your prior experience and learning, they can determine if you can reduce your eliminate study time to easily earn the certifications that you need. Before a qualification can be considered for RPL, you need to ensure that your experience matches the specific course’s learning outcomes.

Benefits of RPL:

RPL assessment has been made possible through AQF (Australian Qualifications Framework), which acknowledges experience to be as valuable as formal training. Traditionally, a training program or course would require you to complete an extended period of study before you can earn your certificate. RPL can substitute the process by allowing you to receive your qualifications faster, as long as you can prove your extensive industry experience and knowledge.

With traditional study, you would have to wait for months or years before you get your qualifications. With RPL, you can expect to get them in weeks. That said, it will depend on your relevant experience and the proof of your experience and knowledge.

Going through RPL assessment might make it more affordable for you to earn a qualification. That’s because you are paying only for your documentation to be assessed rather than enrolling for an entire course.

How does RPL work?

Reputable schools offer free RPL assessment to get you started and help you find out if you are eligible to earn the qualifications you need. They may ask you to follow this procedure:

• Complete and submit the form with as much documentation or evidence of your experience as possible
• Wait for the team to assess your documentation
• Pick which qualifications you want based on the outcome of the assessment
• Pay the required fee
• Your qualification will be officially awarded

After a successful RPL assessment, the school will email electronic copies of the qualifications and send hard copies to your preferred postal address.

About the Author: 

Warren Rowe has a dedicated team of ex-military personnel who are committed to obtaining qualifications for current and former defence personnel. 3CIR acknowledges that Military service is difficult, demanding and dangerous. But, returning to civilian life poses trials and challenges of a different kind for these men and women. During the early stages of their careers or towards retirement, they would have developed skills in many areas. They can be skilled in Leadership, Security, Risk Management, Work Health and Safety, Frontline Management, Community Service, Emergency Management, Training, First Response, Systems Technology, Logistics, and Trades.