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You Can’t Ignore Benefits of RPL

MORE IDEASIf you are looking to upgrade your qualifications and have skills and knowledge developed in your career, recognition of prior learning (RPL) and skills recognition could be the perfect option for you.

Get Qualified Australia uses RPL assessment to reviews your career experience and matches it against the competency requirements in Nationally Recognised Qualifications.  RPL is a valid assessment method endorsed within the Australian Qualifications Framework.  It can be used to issue Australian qualifications in the vocational education and training sector.

RPL provides an opportunity to “fast track” qualifications based on your career knowledge, without the need for study.  The simple, fast and convenient self-paced assessment process is used to verify you have clear knowledge and understanding of expected industry standards.

RPL and skills recognition provides numerous advantages, many you may not have considered, so here is my detailed list.

 CONVENIENT, QUICK & PERSONAL

  • RPL is a simple, fast, cheap and legitimate alternative to fulltime study;
  • The RPL assessment process is made personal for each individual and gives consideration to your specific job history, experience, skills and various jobs performed;
  • RPL saves you considerable time and there is generally no requirement for extra study or training (unless gaps are identified); and
  • repetition and duplication of learning will be eliminated because you won’t repeat college training or study.

 DEFINING YOUR EXPERIENCE

  • RPL gives full consideration to all skills and experience you gained working “on the job”.
  • Your career knowledge is clearly defined and verified by “mapping” it against industry standards contained in Training Packages;
  • RPL accurately clarifies the complexity of your knowledge and expertise in overlapping industry fields, so you can easily achieve multiple qualifications; and
  • Self-paced online learning options are available to achieve competency if gaps are identified in your career experience.

FLEXIBLE AND EFFICIENT

  • Flexible timeframes for RPL assessment allow you to gather evidence in your own time, without imposing on current work and personal commitments;
  • Many varied forms of evidence can be used to prove your competency, including manager references, testimonials from industry colleagues, work appraisals, skills reviews, copies of work documents you use or create, projects you have completed, photos, recordings and videos.
  • RPL considers learning that has taken place outside of the ‘formal’ training environment, such as seminars and industry workshops; and
  • Any “informal” experience have you gained can also be used as evidence, including volunteering or charity work, unpaid internships or work experience.

TOP QUALITY

  • RPL is endorsed as part of the Australian Qualification Framework, the guidelines for vocational training and assessment in Australia;
  • Your career evidence is reviewed by skills assessors that are highly qualified in their industry fields and hold the qualifications being assessed;
  • You are issued with a Nationally Recognised Qualification from a Registered Training Organisation with a full list of the Units of Competency you achieved; and
  • Pathways to complete further study at a higher level are available and the qualification can be used to obtain credit exemptions– this includes tertiary university study such as Bachelor Degrees, Graduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas and Masters Degrees.

GETTING AHEAD IN YOUR CAREER

  • As you gain qualifications your confidence, self-esteem and a sense of accomplishment will increase, because your career skills are fully confirmed and validated;
  • Industry peers and colleagues will know your skills and experience has been reviewed using complex RPL assessment processes;
  • Adding qualifications to your resume will open up career options such as promotions, pay rises and it will give you more credentials when seek new job opportunities;
  • RPL provides access to qualifications for people that might not normally have opportunity to complete ‘traditional’ study due to commitments and financial limitations; and
  • RPL builds and strengthens your options for ‘lifelong learning” and encourages people to continue with further study and career advancement opportunities.

If you are currently considering options for studying, you should definitely look at RPL and skills recognition with Get Qualified Australia first.  You will be surprised with the range of qualifications that you could be eligible to obtain.

It’s a quick, simple and effective method to upgrade your career options.

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Recognition of Prior Learning Made Easy

Do you have skills and knowledge gained through career experience, prior training or study and even voluntary work, but you don’t have the piece of paper to prove it?  Then Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) could put you on the fast track to obtaining a Nationally Recognised Australian Qualification without having to complete additional classroom study.

RPL Explained

RPL is a simple no stress process of assessing how your skills and experience match Units of Competency within the Australian Training Packages for various industries.  Evidence is submitted in the form of scanned documents that are sent via our secure encrypted file transfer system and the whole process is conducted using online services and phone calls.  Even if your industry experience was gained working overseas, this is still relevant to an Australian RPL application.

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Benefits of RPL

Get Qualified Australia aim to assist Applicants to develop their current ‘employability skills’.  This is one of the key elements of the RPL process and a focus of Get Qualified Australia is ensuring that individual industry expertise formalised.  RPL speeds up the process of achieving Qualifications.  You don’t have to do further study to prove your experience and the Qualifications are issued quickly once the RPL process is completed.

By listing a Nationally Recognised Qualification on your Resume / CV, it will show that you have professional credentials to match your career and work history.  This will increase your chance of promotions and increases the standard of your skills when you are applying for a new jobs or seeking internal promotions.

Evidence Required

An extensive range of evidence can be used to verify and assess competency of applicants.  This includes contracts of employment & job descriptions, details of training & inductions, performance reviews and appraisals, references from current and past employers, work samples and examples of work you complete ‘on the job’.

Work examples can be presented as documents such as checklists, schedules, reports, emails and correspondence or notes.  But you can also use photos, videos and recordings to show yourself working on the job.  This is particularly useful for applicants using RPL for to complete qualifications for ‘hands on’ jobs such as Hospitality and Trades.

Qualifications Available

Get Qualified Australia offers RPL options for over 400 qualifications across an extensive range of professional industries including Commercial Cookery & Bakery, Tourism & Hospitality, Business & Management, Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Education & Training, Project Management, Child Care & Age, Transport and Logistics, Trades and many more.

Tertiary Qualifications ranging from Certificate II to Advanced Diploma level can be issued using the RPL assessment process.  Once all your evidence has been sent to GQ Australia and is checked to make sure you are competent, the Qualification Certificate will be issued within 2 to 4 weeks of completion.

If you currently hold an Advanced Diploma and have extensive Department Manager or Executive level industry experience, you can also use established ‘pathways’ to complete Higher Education Qualifications at University level using the RPL process.  You can firstly obtain a Vocational Graduate Certificate or Diploma using RPL, then you can apply for Credit Transfer and exemptions towards Australian MBA programs.

Get Qualified Australia also have partnerships with University Enrolment Consultants that can assist you with finding the right pathway to achieving Higher Education Qualifications.

The RPL process

Professional Industry Skills Assessors from Get Qualified Australia can complete a FREE evaluation of your Resume / CV and suggest suitable qualifications matching your skills and experience.  All you need to do is contact the GQ head Office first and chat to one of the friendly helpful staff so they can give you more information on the RPL process.

You can be assured that the service you will receive is the highest standard.  Get Qualified Australia assessors all hold Australian Training Qualifications and have worked at Executive Management level in their industries and fields of expertise.  They have also worked as trainers and assessors in industry and also at colleges in the lecturing environment.  Because of this experience, they can provide valuable recommendations, advice and guidance to help you achieve a Qualification.

When you complete RPL with Get Qualified Australia, you will be provided with detailed information on how to prepare and submit evidence to support the RPL application.  Your assessor will give you support and guidance throughout the RPL process and assessors are available to talk with you at any time to answer any questions that you might have.

Use Your Current Qualifications

If you already have qualifications attained from previous study, you can use this as evidence to support your Application.  If your qualifications were issued by an Australian RTO, the Academic Transcript which provides a full listing of all the Units of Competency that were successfully completed can be reviewed by RPL Assessors.  If any of the Units are the same is those included in the qualification that you are seeking you will be given Credit Transfers and will not need to complete these Unit.  This ensures that you only have to provide evidence for a reduced number of Units to complete the Qualification successfully.

International Qualifications and Experience

If you have International Qualifications they can be used for RPL, but this Credit Transfer process cannot be completed unless you have had the Qualifications verified by Australian Education International.  This is an Australian Government organization that can assess overseas qualifications in higher education, post-secondary technical and vocational studies and match them to the Australian equivalent.

Any industry experience that you have gained outside of Australia is still relevant for an RPL Application.  However, references need to be written on company letterhead, in English or translated, plus verified by a Justice of the Peace.  Referee contact details are also essential for conducting reference checks to verify your skills and experience.  They will need to be fluent in English so that they can be contacted via email or phone.

Australian Education International can assist you with assessment of overseas qualifications

Getting Started with RPL

For all enquiries please contact Get Qualified Australia on 133 775 and talk with one of our Industry Skills Assessors.  They will ask you to send a copy of your current resume / CV for review and can provide detailed information on RPL.