What is Recognition of Prior Learning or (RPL)?

Recognition of Prior Learning is about the skills and knowledge you’ve gained through work and life experiences.

Recognition of prior learning, also referred to as RPL, is the formal acknowledgement of a person’s current skills and knowledge no matter how, when or where the learning occurred.

This is an important assessment pathway, particularly for people who are considering doing study. The recognition gained may considerably reduce the study time needed to get a qualification.

RPL is a process that should take place at the commencement of a person’s training, apprenticeship or traineeship and it can take place throughout the training program.

The RPL assessment may include workplace observation, interviews and professional conversations, work samples and documented evidence.