RPL – International Students

RPL – International Students

Purpose

This procedure explains the process of applying for and granting Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and the requirements of the Standards for RTO’s and National Code of Practice for Registration Authorities and Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students

Responsibility

The CEO is responsible for the implementation of this procedure and to ensure that staff and students are aware of its application and that staff implement its requirements

Requirements

Recognition of Prior Learning must be structured to minimise the cost and time to applicants whilst retaining the integrity required by the AQF to recognise competencies in accordance with the requirements of Training Packages or Curriculum documents.

Imperial must ensure that any applicant for Recognition of Prior Learning is provided with:

  • Information about the competencies and performance criteria relevant to their Recognition of Prior Learning application.
  • Adequate information and support to enable them to gather reliable evidence of competency
  • Opportunities to obtain feedback on the evidence proposed prior to finalisation of the application

Competencies for which RPL is being requested may have been developed through formal education and training, through work experience or training or through informal learning.

A written statement from an appropriate supervisory person is required to confirm authenticity of any work submitted.

It is accepted that RPL is an assessment of an individual’s current knowledge, skills and attitudes even though the evidence produced in support of the claim for recognition may be drawn from the past. It is up to the RPL assessor to judge whether the evidence produced demonstrates current knowledge, skills and attitudes

Students who are eligible for credit transfer must not be required to undertake a RPL process. Refer to the credit transfer policy and procedure

Definition

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) means an assessment process that assesses the competency/s of an individual that may have been acquired through formal, non-formal and informal learning to determine the extent to which that individual meets the requirements specified in the training package or VET accredited courses.

  • formal learning refers to learning that takes place through a structured program of instruction and is linked to the attainment of an AQF qualification or statement of attainment (for example, a certificate, diploma or university degree);
  • non-formal learning refers to learning that takes place through a structured program of instruction, but does not lead to the attainment of an AQF qualification or statement of attainment (for example, in-house professional development programs conducted by a business); and
  • informal learning refers to learning that results through experience of work-related, social, family, hobby or leisure activities (for example the acquisition of interpersonal skills developed through several years as a sales representative).