Skills Education

How and why this framework needs to be different to a process to employer-supported RPL framework

Australia is facing a skills shortage and needs a flexible and compliant Candidate-Centred approach to Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) - to make the skills recognition process for both current residents and potential immigrants a less onerous and less painful exercise. 

This requires that the focus of a recognition process needs to be more about what people can show us and tell us, rather than gathering a multitude of paperwork which does not always demonstrate an individual’s abilities. And, unfortunately, RPL is not a process that many assessors report feeling fully skilled at or confident to offer to potential candidates. 

As Australia moves to address the critical skills shortages in a number of industries, people and organisations who can effectively and efficiently support the recognition of existing skills of workers will be in high demand.

With RPL veteran and expert, Wendy Cato, take your understanding of RPL and your RPL practice and processes to the next level with these sessions designed to highlight one of the most under-utilised avenues in addressing future skills supply.

In this session learn about:

• What non-employer-supported RPL is and when/why it is used
• How and why this framework needs to be different to a process of employer-supported RPL
• Challenges and strategies to support a candidate in a non- employer supported RPL
• The roles and responsibilities of the assessor in this framework
• What the difference is between a professional discussion and a competency conversation
• Assessment methodologies and how they vary from an employer-supported model
• How to support evidence gathering when no documentation is available

Other Details:

• Recorded - March 2023
• Duration - Approx. 55 mins
• Access - 30 days from date of purchase (*annual for PD Library Pass subscribers, Education Matters PRO and Elite members)
• Trigger your certificate on completion

Past Feedback

Here's what others who watched this session had to say:

"Great clarity and obvious that Wendy has many years of experience"

"This session was very easy to understand and gave great ideas to support candidates with no documentation but who are clearly capable"

"What a wonderful and useful session!"

"Thank you again - very valuable information and discussion"

Register for this session separately or as part of the

6 session bundle 'Master RPL'