Recognition of Prior Learning

What is RPL?

Bridging the Gap acknowledges non-traditional forms of learning as valid pathways for recognition. RPL can save you time by recognising what candidates have already achieved in their study, work and life experience.

The formal recognition of skills and knowledge that an individual already possesses. What the candidate currently knows and can do is assessed to determine where they are already competent in certain skill areas.

Benefits of RPL

There are many benefits for both the employer and the RPL candidate when it comes to completing an RPL process. Learning includes research skills; planning and organizational skills; and time management skills. Successful RPL candidates also report being more  motivated and inspired at work. Other benefits of  completing an RPL process  include:

• Quick way to earn a qualification for legal compliance.
• Time saving – RPL prevents employees from needing to spend many days in a classroom.
• Cost saving – RPL is typically less expensive than traditional training.
• Career enhancement – successful RPL candidates acquire a formal qualification.
• Learning’s can be fast tracked for employees with experience.
• RPL fosters a culture of life long learning.

RPL Services

Bridging the Gap Inc assists candidates to showcase their workplace experience and learning so that it can be evaluated and assessed.  Bridging the Gap offers RPL in association with an employer or organization. Bridging the Gap offers RPL in the Nationally accredited qualifications found on our Training Courses page.

The RPL process

The RPL process involves regular interaction between the RPL candidate and the RPL adviser or RPL assessor.  The RPL process typically follows the following steps:

• Explaining the Assessment process
• Identifying your business needs
• Identify the employee’s learning requirements. Candidate identifies a need to hold a qualification and selects the most suitable one depending on current skills levels.
• Prepare an assessment and learning plan. Candidate collects evidence to show competence and meets with RPL assessor periodically.
• Implement the plan
• Review the Plan

Assessment involves employees demonstrating their skills and knowledge through:

• completing work tasks
• answering questions about their work
• providing examples of work they have completed.
• A qualified assessor decides whether the employee meets the standards
• Assessor issues candidate with a statement of credits and the certificate follows once the process has been  verified by the certification body.
• Focusing on Work
• Bridging the Gap Inc focuses assessment  activities on real workplace tasks and matches these with the relevant competency standards. This ensures that  assessment activities are directly relevant to the employee’s work and are cost-effective.

About our Trainer/Assessors

Bridging the Gap’sTrainers and Assessor’s are experienced and have current knowledge in:

• Competency assessment
• Assessing in small and large workplaces
• Work practices in your industry sector.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is available on request for each of the certificates and units of competency Bridging the Gap offers. RPL assesses current competencies of candidate that have achieved skills in their study, work and life experience.

More information

Bridging the Gap has a reputation for delivering effective training and assessment services.  Our experienced staff have expertise and current knowledge in your industry sector, with the equipment and facilities to deliver the services you need.  We’re willing to develop a personal, ongoing relationship with your business and can customise training services to meet your ongoing requirements.

For  further enquires on the RPL process and availablity please contact the Training Team on (08) 9550 1111.