What You Get in RPL Matters

  • Regular live Zoom meetups with guest experts

  • Access to on-demand RPL resources and video learning replays

  • Private discussion forum for peer Q&A

Want to join?

Join the Community of Learning (COL) to connect with others nationally and internationally in the RPL space, to share and extend your knowledge about more efficient, effective, candidate-centred RPL practices being developed and used across a broad range of cohorts.


Choose the level right for you

Plan Price Key Benefit Membership Option
RPL Matters Solo $110 pa Full community access Join Solo
Education Matters Foundation* $350 pa + 1 Year RPL Matters membership free Upgrade & Save
Education Matters PRO $700pa + 1 Year RPL Matters membership free
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*Gifted membership for Elite membership subscribers and Advanced RPL Assessor Alumni

(See full Ts and Cs here).

If you are an RTO manager and would like your staff to receive the benefits of a community of learning in this pivotal space, email us for bulk subscription rates.


With your $110 membership, get access to a:

  • Resource hub which houses resources, links and materials to support your development of RPL knowledge
  • Shared community space for online discussions
  • Calendar of live Zoom meetups for group discussions and case studies
  • Calendar of international and national RPL specialist guest speakers
  • Program built on requests by COL members



Community helped shaped by its members

During the initial phases of establishing the RPL Matters COL, we consulted with members on what they would like as features and programs to be provided as part of the COL. The result is a setup designed to address members' preferences, and needs.

We want to encourage this space as one in which trainers / assessors in VET (and others from further afield!) can come together to:

  • Share experience and learnings
  • Discuss current issues and challenges with RPL
  • Ask questions
  • Keep up-to-date on bodies of work being done in relation to RPL
  • Hear from people willing to share case studies and other outcomes of practical implementation of RPL processes (nominate below if you'd like to share some of your own experience)


RPL Matters is a Skills Education product; the COL is hosted and facilitated by Skills Education with support from Wendy Cato, a pre-eminent figure in the Australian RPL space. 

However, we intend the direction, outcomes and content of upcoming sessions to be shaped by members of the group. 

 

Here's what we know about RPL...

  • Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is again, a current ASQA risk priority
    • It was also a risk priority area for the 2023-24 period
    • Go beyond compliance issues to discuss and share ideas and best-practice approaches with others in the RPL space

  • RPL is an advanced assessor skill
    • Not all assessors report feeling confident to conduct RPL
    • Build confidence and learn from others

  • Australia is in the midst of a skills shortage  
    • Requirements to formally recognise informal learning are growing
    • Join the discussions on practices and ways to conduct the process

  • There is a great emphasis on better RPL practices being used for skills recognition of overseas skills labour
    • Find out more and how to better service this market

  • Stay ahead of the curve
    • Smart HE providers will start to evaluate their recognition practices

  • Having skills and knowledge recognised matters - RPL matters!
    • Join RPL Matters for support and learning on all of the above

Coming up on RPL Matters...

These events are a benefit of your RPL Matters membership

You'll be automatically registered - come along on the day and/or access the recording when convenient

Members-only recordings to view


Live sessions and their recordings are only open to RPL Matters members. 

Join now to join in!

Keen to share?

If you would like to register to be a guest presenter within the COL, please complete this quick survey

It will ask for a brief overview of your RPL experience and the topic of what you propose to share. Note that the 'sharing' does not require a professional/formal presentation, but you will need to feel comfortable to speak in front of others - for anything from 10 to 20 minutes 

Members of the Community will 'upvote' the topics