Recognition of prior learning: an assessment resource for VET practitioners

This guide has been developed to provide registered training organisations (RTOs) with current information on the recognition of prior learning (RPL) within vocational education and training (VET) assessment strategies. New streamlined approaches to RPL encourage assessment methods that reduce the previous reliance on paper-based evidence and give students the opportunity to gather evidence of their competence in a range of ways that better match the requirements of the unit(s) of competency. Another important shift has been the introduction of far more interactive processes between the...  [+] Show more

This guide has been developed to provide registered training organisations (RTOs) with current information on the recognition of prior learning (RPL) within vocational education and training (VET) assessment strategies. New streamlined approaches to RPL encourage assessment methods that reduce the previous reliance on paper-based evidence and give students the opportunity to gather evidence of their competence in a range of ways that better match the requirements of the unit(s) of competency. Another important shift has been the introduction of far more interactive processes between the RTO and students so that RPL practices can be personalised to meet the needs of students.

Edited excerpt from publication.