Recognition of Prior Learning (FAQs)
Frequently Asked Questions
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is an evidence-based assessment method to gain a qualification. If you believe that you have the skills, knowledge, and experience gained through work, training courses and work-based training to meet the requirements of the course. You will be issued a certification based on the supporting evidence of your skills and experiences in your sector without having to sit through classes and repeat the same learnings that you already have through your years of work or prior experience.
If you think you have the skills, experience and qualifications in your required field and have supporting evidence to prove it, we can expedite your course time. However, we recommend you to undertake the RPL Pre-Eligibility check, in order to make your RPL Assessment journey effortless. Before you begin, go through the checklist on our website, familiarise yourself and tick the boxes that you are confident about. Upon receiving your Pre-eligibility Check, our student support officer or Training coordinator will contact you with the next steps. If you have all the evidence, our student support officer will guide you with the application form and the RPL process.
RPL is a nationally recognised qualification across Australia. If you are looking at upskilling, opting for RPL can help you save both time and money to get a certification. RPL qualifications can help you move forward in your career, get into uni for courses you may not have prior qualifications for. Our RPL qualification on Hospitality and Building and Trade is on the occupation list which will build a pathway to help you get a permanent resident in Australia.
RPL process takes only a few weeks to complete and is largely dependent on the amount of recognition required for your chosen course as well as how much time is taken for you to gather the evidence of your skills and experience.
After you choose the qualification and module(s) for RPL credit, you will have to provide a photo or video evidence demonstrating your skills relevant to your field of expertise, along with documents like payslips, job cards, customer feedback, reference letters etc. Please note that the documents required may vary according to the course you have chosen to apply.
After completing the RPL you will receive a nationally recognised certification from Qualifaction Through Experience which will be accepted across Australia and also qualifies you to work anywhere nationally. However, if there is a gap between your qualification and the skills required to complete the course, then Qualifaction Through Experience will provide you with the gap training to meet the Australian standards and skill components required for the successful completion of your course.
