RPL enables trainers, teachers, students and industry professionals to have the skills and knowledge that they have obtained through training, work experience and/or life experience to be formally recognised.

RPL is the acknowledgement of skills and knowledge obtained through:
- Formal training (conducted by industry or education)
- Work experience (including informal training)
- Life experience

The main focus of RPL is the learning outcomes and their assessment requirements and not about how, when or where the learning occurred. This is a crucial underlying principle of RPL - it makes the distinction between formal and informal training unnecessary, by focusing on the outcomes rather than the location and the process of learning.
For example, you could accumulate skills in lighting in the circus or the concert hall, in the classroom, or on-line with work placements. Some students could take 30 hrs to complete a competency/study unit; others may take 3 hrs - it doesn’t matter as long as the final outcome is achieved.

For more information please download the RPL Information Kit. The kit will guide you through Ausmusic’s requirements for any student undertaking the RPL process for any national competency or full qualification in the music industry training package.

Download RPL Info Pack 2009