Recognition of skills and experience
There are several processes that allow you to have your current skills and experience recognised.
Mutual recognition
Mutual recognition is the process that recognises qualifications or Statements of Attainment issued by another Registered Training Organisation that are the same as the competencies in the program you are enrolled in.
To receive credit for previous study, you will need to be enrolled in the program and provide certified copies of your qualifications, Statement of Attainment or Statement of Results to the institute. All TAFE Queensland institutes use the same student administration system so you don't need to provide your results from study at one institute to another institute.
You cannot receive credit for your whole program of study; at least one competency must be achieved through normal enrolment or Recognition of Prior Learning.
Credit transfer
Credit transfer is the process that recognises accredited study equivalent to the competencies in the program you are enrolled in. You need to complete an 'Application for credit transfer' form to apply for credit transfer. Unsuccessful applicants have the right to formally appeal the result through the academic appeals process.
Performance Level Assessment (PLA) results applies to credit transfer when the original result included PLA.
Because of the requirement for skills to be current, as a general rule, credit transfer may not be granted for competency results, which were obtained more than five years earlier, irrespective of perceived equivalency. You cannot receive credit for your whole program of study, at least one competency must be achieved through normal enrolment or Recognition of Prior Learning.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Recognition of Prior Learning is the process that recognises skills and experience you currently have regardless of where and when the learning occurred. You can base your application on any combination of formal or informal training and education, work experience or general life experience.
Please contact us for information on the RPL process. To apply for Recognition of Prior Learning you will need to complete the RPL form and attach your supporting evidence.
Performance Level Assessment (PLA) results does not apply to RPL Applications. Unsuccessful applicants have a right to formally appeal the RPL assessment, through the institute academic appeals process. You may be required to pay for the re-evaluation of assessment. If your appeal is approved and recognition is granted, the institute will refund any re-evaluation charge and amend and re-issue your results at no cost to you. If your appeal is unsuccessful, you will not receive a refund and your result will remain unchanged.
Any subsequent application for RPL you lodge will be treated as a new application and will be processed accordingly.