RPL is used to reduce the amount of study or assessment that you may need to do to complete some or all the units of a qualification. It is based on your existing training, qualifications, experience, and knowledge.

RPL is evidence-based – it’s not enough to say you can do a thing, but you must be able to prove it. This proof may be your work history, courses you have done, a signed statement from a supervisor – anything you have that adds weight to your claim.

An important factor is currency. Your evidence should be less than 3 years old. If you have older material, like a training course you did 5 years ago, it would be fine if it was for work you still undertake, but no so good if you haven’t done it since then.