Government Education Portal - Australia

Good practice guide for the assessment and recognition of overseas qualifications and skills for the purposes of migration  

URL:  http://aei.dest.gov.au/...ationsAndResearch/GoodPracGuide_pdf.pdf

Category:  Prior Learning, Credit Transfer 

This guide provides information for anyone involved in assessing professional qualifications for the purposes of migration under the General Skilled Migration (GSM) program. It offers general advice about implementing good assessment practices for the assessment of overseas-trained professionals.

National Principles and Operational Guidelines for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)  

URL:  http://www.aqf.edu.au/rplnatprin.htm

Category:  Prior Learning, Credit Transfer 

These principles and operational guidelines have been developed to provide advice at the national level about recognition of prior learning (RPL), and to guide the four sectors of post compulsory education and training (senior secondary school, adult and community education, vocational education and training and higher education) to develop RPL policies and procedures that ensure: opportunities for Australians to have their non-formal and informal learning recognised and counted towards a qualification; diverse and inclusive pathways to lifelong learning; consistency in the principles used in implementing RPL within sectors and between sectors; and, the quality, integrity and standing of Australian qualifications. The principles and guidelines have also been developed to provide information to individuals and organisations about how RPL is defined and the principles and processes used by institutions to implement RPL and also to promote greater awareness and understanding of RPL and how it can be used.

Negotiating the maze: review of arrangements for overseas skills recognition, upgrading and licensing  

URL:  http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/mig/recognition/report.htm

Category:  Prior Learning, Credit Transfer 

This report examines Australia's recognition, upgrading and licensing of overseas skills. The report also compares Australia's practices with other major immigration countries. A number of recommendations are made to enhance Australia's recognition and licensing system, and maximise the contribution of overseas trained workers.

Overseas Qualifications Unit (OQU)  

URL:  http://www.tqa.tas.gov.au/1285

Category:  Prior Learning, Credit Transfer 

Describes the process of assessment and recognition of overseas skills and qualifications.

Processes, systems and tools supporting recognition of prior learning survey  

URL:  http://e-standards.flexiblelearning.net.au/...rpl-survey-v1-0.pdf

Category:  Prior Learning, Credit Transfer 

The Australian Flexible Learning Framework has commissioned a report aimed at exploring current recognition of prior learning (RPL), and recognition of currency competency (RCC) in the use of e-systems and tools through the Australian vocational and education (VET) and adult and community education (ACE) systems. Key findings are: barriers still exist to implementing RPL; funding models influence uptake of RPL and RCC; skills recognitions should be considered in context; support for RPL assessment on site is required; clear differences exist in applying RPL/RCC by public and private sector; alignment with the ACE sector could support lifelong learning; inconsistencies exist in common skills across training packages; and complex technology is often encountered in RPL assessment.

Qualifications recognition: Assessing overseas qualifications  

URL:  http://aei.dest.gov.au/AEI/QualificationsRecognition/default.htm

Category:  Prior Learning, Credit Transfer 

Australian Education International provides links to information on qualification recognition: to study in Australia; to work in Australia; to migrate to Australia; to compare overseas qualifications with Australian qualifications.

Questions and conversations : 2007 RPL colloquium overview  

URL:  http://www.icvet.tafensw.edu.au/...e/year_2007/jul/coll_smith.htm

Category:  Prior Learning, Credit Transfer 

This resource discusses Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and begins with the question "Why is there so much interest in RPL?" The answers include: the need for upskilling the workforce; fast tracking skills training; focusing on mature aged workers; cost pressures; and state targets. Other issues are: the definition of a valid RPL process; the implementation of a valid process; the obstacles to implementation; and RPL practice in the workplace. There are several podcasts on different aspects of RPL by Dr Pauline Hart, Anne Walsh, Jill Albrecht, Bernadette Ioannau, Graham Brophy and Melanie O'Connor.

Recognising prior learning in community learning and development using the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCAQ)  

URL:  http://www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/...ebpages/pubcs_018711.pdf

Category:  Prior Learning, Credit Transfer 

This document describes a pilot project aiming to: develop a user-friendly process for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL); promote the uptake of RPL in the Community Learning and Development (CLD) sector; and produce sector specific RPL tools such as the online RPL profile. This tool enables participants to reflect on their learning through experience, identify existing strengths, and areas for development.

Recognition of non-formal and informal learning in Australia  

URL:  http://www.voced.edu.au/docs/dest/TD_TNC_91_301.pdf

Category:  Prior Learning, Credit Transfer 

This report consists of six sections that includes contextual factors (demography, globalisation, technological developments, social changes, economic developments, and issues regarding skills levels and shortages); institutional arrangements (political and legal frameworks, role of government, and resourcing); and technical arrangements (qualifications, credit arrangements and approached to assessment). Other components of the report are: stakeholder and stakeholder behaviour; nine case studies demonstrating RPL processes in Australia; and key issues, challenges and threats in the context of the data.

Recognition of prior learning  

URL:  https://vetinfonet-staging.det.wa.edu.au/..._2nd_edition_2008.pdf

Category:  Prior Learning, Credit Transfer 

This Western Australian publication is developed by the Department of Education and Training to provide Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) with up-to-date information about Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). It includes a matrix of general principles for RPL matched to the relevant elements in the Australian Quality Training Framework; and the steps which are: self assessment by the candidate; interview with assessor; demonstration/observation of tasks; and provision of further supporting evidence. Other issues include: rules of evidence; employability skills; and validation processes.