Start with experience
Discuss the qualification or units, your work history, suitability and any support or adjustment needs.
Recognition with CAQAPart of RTO OSAssessor-led decisions
Experience that moves
people forward.
Give prior learning a clear path. Bring experience, evidence, competency conversations and assessor decisions together in the RTO OS your team already knows.
YOUR EXPERIENCE. A CLEARER PATH.
One RTO OS accountShared learner recordsQualified assessor decisionsEvidence with context
Your recognition workspaceReal experience.
Real experience.
Thoughtful assessment.
RPL assesses skills and knowledge gained through work, previous learning and life experience against the requirements of a training product. Your assessor reviews the evidence and determines the outcome.
01 / EVIDENCE GUIDANCEKnow what to share.
A clear view.
A conversation.
Clear advice.
Know what to share.
Explain what you did.
Explore evidence types and prompts to describe your role, the work context, dates and how the evidence can be verified.
Explore the evidence guide ↗ 02 / STRUCTURED REVIEWA clear view.
Unit by unit.
Bring each application’s evidence, unit mappings, assessor allocation and due dates into one workspace.
Open the workspace ↗ 03 / ASSESSOR WORKFLOWA conversation.
A considered decision.
Record competency conversations, identify gap training, confirm the rules of evidence and document the reasons for each decision.
Manage applications ↗ 04 / OUTCOMESClear advice.
Connected records.
Prepare written outcome advice and record approved results against existing subject enrolments through the shared assessment workflow.
Review outcomes ↗A practical recognition journeyGather. Discuss.
Gather. Discuss.
Assess. Recognise.
Evidence guidance supports preparation. The qualified assessor checks requirements, authenticity, currency and sufficiency before making a decision.
Build the evidence
Gather work samples, records and supporting statements. Explain your own contribution and protect other people’s information.
Review together
The assessor reviews evidence, holds competency conversations and arranges further evidence or assessment when needed.
Confirm the outcome
Receive written advice and reasons. Discuss gap training and the organisation’s review and appeal pathway.
Your RTO, connectedFamiliar design.
Familiar design.
One shared identity.
Staff use their existing RTO OS account, organisation and approved role. Multifactor authentication and password controls remain in place. Existing learner identities and enrolments are reused.
Professional judgement stays humanEvidence supports.
Evidence supports.
Assessors decide.
CAQA RPL is being developed in stages. The current workspace supports structured evidence preparation, private document uploads and assessor-confirmed unit requirement mappings. Model-assisted prompts and automatic mapping remain in development. Assessors retain every competency decision.
ASQA · Recognition of prior learning ↗A little more clarityYour questions,
Your questions,
answered.
What is recognition of prior learning?
RPL is assessment of your existing skills and knowledge against a training product. Experience alone does not guarantee recognition: evidence must demonstrate the required competence.
Can I use my existing account?
Staff sign in with their existing RTO OS account. Permissions and organisation boundaries apply across the workspace. Learners continue to use their authorised learner portal identity.
Does guidance make the assessment decision?
No. Evidence prompts help preparation. Only an authorised assessor makes and records the assessment decision. The current guide uses structured prompts and does not send information to a model service.
What if there are gaps or I disagree?
Your assessor can identify further assessment or gap training. Written advice should explain the reasons and your organisation’s review and appeal process.
A helpful conversationMake experience
Make experience
count.
Talk with CAQA about your RPL process, evidence, assessor workflow and implementation needs.