The Recognition of Prior Learning focuses on the outcomes rather than how, when or where the learning occurred.
Anyone can apply but a successful applicant will have a reasonable amount of experience in the area their course covers. Life skills, if relevant to the course, can also earn credits.
If you are continuing from secondary school or have limited work or life experience, you should consider your claim for RPL carefully before applying. If you are a mature age student with relevant experience, your skills are likely to have some value for credit through RPL.
If you have qualifications or skills from another institute or training provider, you may gain credits.
The RPL process involves building a portfolio of evidence, and undertaking a final assessment with an RPL assessor.
Note: This process can take up to 1-2 months depending on how long it takes for you to gather all of the relevant evidence. For this reason it is recommended that you continue to attend your classes as scheduled until you are advised by an assessor that you have a successful RPL result
If you are considering applying for RPL, you will already have a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate that you have acquired the necessary knowledge and skills.
These may include:
If you aren’t happy with the way in which your RPL submission has been processed, or the outcomes or results that you received, you are able to appeal.
There are three stages to the appeals process:
The appeal process will be administered by staff not involved in the original process.
The services provided by the Skills Assessment Centre including the development of an evidence portfolio and individual learning plan are FREE. Should you wish to proceed with training or an RPL application standard fees apply.
You may be eligible for government subsidised RPL Assessment. To find out if you are eligible, either phone us, or visit the Government Subsidised Place Eligibility page of our website.
If you are eligible for government subsidised RPL, you will be subject to the Tuition Fees only. Service and amenity and materials fees do not apply. Concession tuition fee rates are available to health care card holders at certain course levels. To find out current tuition fee rates and concession information, please visit the Government Subsidised Fees page of our website.
If you are not eligible for government subsidised RPL, you will pay the Fee-for-service (full fee) RPL rates. For further information, please visit the Fee for service page of our website.
The fee structure for training and assessment may seem complicated, but an individual fee quote can be provided based on your individual learning plan.
Credit Transfer enables you to receive credits for the same or fully equivalent units you have successfully completed at another provider or with Box Hill Institute, into your currently enrolled course as part of mutual recognition under the Australian Qualifications Framework.
Tuition fees do not apply for units for which a Credit Transfer is granted.
Where a course is superseded by a new course version (replacement course), a student is granted credits for fully equivalent units they have successfully completed under the original course, as evidenced by a statement of attainment issued in accordance with the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), or a Transcript of Results or other AQF certifying document issued in accordance with the AQF, or an authenticated VET Transcript prepared by the Registrar of the USI Registry (under the Student Identifiers Act 2014). Students must complete and submit of an Application for RPL/RCC/TR Form (VET courses) or Degree Advanced Standing Application Form together with a certified copy of their documentary evidence.
If you have more questions or would like to discuss further, please phone us on 1300 BOX HILL or email customer.service@boxhill.edu.au