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Our partners in (Recognition of Prior Learning) shall issue the official qualifications. Moreover, different qualifications will be issued by the various educational providers.
RPL is the process that involves identifying, assessing, mediating, and acknowledging the right knowledge and skills. These are generally the skills obtained through informal and non-formal learning. Once you receive your RPL application, the relevant academic department will scrutinise it. It will determine whether your RPL application is feasible and true based on the information you have submitted.
Absolutely. The RTOs with whom we partner are registered with the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), and certificates are all nationally recognized.
There is no time limit set to have been working prior to applying for RPL. But yes, experienced workers have used their knowledge and skills to communicate effectively in a range of situations to become competent. They have also understood and applied relevant legislation and solved workplace problems.
There is a variety of documentation to apply for RPL. This includes:
- Records of completed training
- Assessment items and records
- Declarations from a student’s employer and/or
- A copy of the student records that ASQA usually provides.
This tool indicates the range of activities that people have been involved in to become competent. You can go through these activities and read them. Now, based on your knowledge, you can decide whether you should apply. If you think you have most of them, then we can discuss a range of options available to you. This way, you can take the opportunity to fill the gaps and gain a full qualification.
You can visit the official RTO site and check its status and course.
Yes, they can. The VET Quality Framework or the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (SRTO) 2015 do not prevent RTOs from providing and granting RPL. Also, they do not avoid issuing AQF qualifications or statements of attainment to their trainers and assessors. But yes, RTOs must be able to provide evidence that demonstrates how competence was determined before issuing AQF qualification or statement of attainment.
The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) functions by recognizing your skills and knowledge irrespective of where you learned those skills.
Of course, these skills are as authentic as the ones gained through study at a TAFE. You don’t have to attend any formal training in order to get the skills recognized. Moreover, the qualification will be the same as any gained through study anywhere else in Australia.
Absolutely, a superseded non-equivalent unit of competency can be used. This is used as part of an RPL process to award a current unit of competency. However, currency is a particular risk when it comes to RPL. Your RTO may be presented with evidence gathered over a number of years, including proof of competency from a superseded non-equivalent unit of competency. While this does not mean the superseded non-equivalent unit is not valid, there must be sufficient evidence of the person’s competence during the assessment decision.
Usually, 50% of the total application fee is collected in advance to start up a profile for our clients.
Firstly, don’t worry; we will do a pre-assessment with our client. And yes, we will only accept cases where the client is eligible for the RPL. Since we have been in touch with RTOs for a long time, we are familiar with their process and requirements. But yes, in rare cases, if the client fails, we will fully refund the application fee. Lastly, if the client withdraws from the application process on their own before completion, we will partially refund according to the status of the work done.
Well RTOs must develop and implement strategies for training and assessment that consider the characteristics, skills, and experiences of each learner. The Standards for Registered Training Organisations (SRTO) 2015 require RTOs to offer RPL to learners.
Yes, you can, as the accredited qualification is nationally recognized.
Yes, under the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015 rules, your RTO must offer recognition of prior learning (RPL) to individual learners. But yes, unless the requirements of the training package or licensing requirements prevent this. Also, offering RPL ensures that the learner has the opportunity to participate in any assessment that is flexible and fair.
You can do this by visiting the official site. Here, you can sign in and create your account or simply log in if you already have one. This way, you can easily track your certificate record. Hence, rest assured that you are in the right hands.
