You have chosen the Word document version of the RPL Guide. In the menu below, you can see a menu of what’s available to assist and support you in gathering evidence for your RPL assessment.

Each of these documents will open in a new window, and you can save them to your own computer as required.

Alternatively, you can use the interactive version of the RPL Guide if you prefer.

Getting started – About RPL

• What is Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)? (Word 197Kb)
• Steps in the RPL assessment process (Word 194Kb)
• Overview of the RPL process (flowchart) (Word 194Kb)
• Hints and tips (Word 196Kb)
• Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about RPL (Word 195Kb)
• Employability skills – how they are assessed for RPL (Word 204Kb)

Gathering evidence for RPL

• What is evidence? (Word 189Kb)
• The rules of evidence – what you need to know (RTF 187Kb)
• Types of evidence you can submit (Word 201Kb)

Self-evaluation

Using this document, you can undertake an evaluation of your skills and knowledge against the requirements of the TAA units. This will help you decide whether you’re going to be successful with RPL, and get you started with gathering your evidence for assessment.

• Self-evaluation document (Word 628Kb)

The interview/competency conversation

Your assessor may ask you to participate in an interview (also known as a ‘competency conversation’) as part of your RPL assessment. In this interview, he/she will ask questions about your skills and knowledge in relation to the requirements of the unit/s for which you’re seeking RPL. The following document provides you with examples of the kinds of questions that your assessor may ask.

• Example interview questions (Word 701Kb)

Practical tasks

You may be required to undertake some practical tasks for your RPL assessment, so that you can demonstrate your skills and knowledge whilst being observed by your assessor. The following document provides you with examples of the kinds of tasks that you may be required to do.

• Example practical tasks (Word 910Kb)

Forms and documents you may need

Your assessor will most likely provide you with all the necessary forms and documents for your RPL assessment, however the following examples may be helpful.

• Example of an RPL application form (Word 302Kb)
• Third party report (Word 220Kb)