Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) initiative

The RPL initiative will ensure that current early childhood educators who have extensive experience in the industry but lack formal qualifications are able to have their skills recognised.  Promoting the use of RPL will reduce the overall time cost to educators and services in upgrading staff qualifications to meet the minimum qualification requirements set out in the National Quality Framework. Read more

The initiative includes the development of new national assessment tools for Certificate III, Diploma and Advanced Diplomas in Children’s Services.

RPL refers to an assessment process that assesses an individual’s formal and informal learning to make sure that an individual has achieved the required learning outcome for entry to a training qualification.
Read the fact sheet on RPL.