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Recognition of Prior Learning

Turn Experience Into Certification

RPL is one of the key drivers in enabling workforce certification. We help you recognise and accredit the skills your people already have.

What is RPL?

Valuing What Your Workforce Already Knows

Tsoelopele Leadership Consulting supports and believes that Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is one of the key drivers in enabling workforce certification. By valuing the skills and experience that individuals already possess, RPL helps accelerate professional accreditation, ensuring that more people are empowered to deliver quality work.

This approach not only uplifts the workforce but also contributes directly to improving productivity and strengthening our economy.

"Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) means the comparison of previous learning and experience of a learner however obtained, against the outcomes of the unit standard or qualification."

Purpose of RPL

The purpose of RPL is to identify, assess, recognise, and improve a candidate's status in terms of what he/she knows and can do against national standards and qualifications. This learning could include various means and settings, such as formal education and training programmes, on-the-job training, self-study and more.

Reasons for Implementing RPL

  • Redress of historical disadvantages, such as the institutional exclusion of large numbers of people from education, training and jobs
  • Validation of skills and knowledge for the broader development of individuals
  • Access to jobs and progression in career paths
  • Recognition with regard to job grading and salary
  • Planning through skills audits
  • Promotion of employment equity

What Learning Counts?

"Learning" for purposes of recognition can take place through formal, informal and non-formal means, and in formal, informal and non-formal settings — including formal education and training programmes, formal and informal on-the-job education and training, self-study, experience, and in-house training.

Benefits

Outcomes of RPL

RPL delivers tangible, measurable benefits for individuals, employers and the economy.

Overview of Competence

A clear overview of what a person knows and can do against national standards.

Formal Recognition

Some form of recognition for the skills and knowledge a person already has.

Credit Awarded

A learner receiving credit for a certain level of education and training.

Credit Transfer

Transfer of credits from one place of learning to another without repetition.

Skills Recognition

Statement that a person has all the skills to do a job, even without the formal education.

Career Progression

Access to jobs, progression in career paths and recognition for job grading and salary.

Step by Step

The RPL Process

From application to certification — a clear, structured 18-step journey.

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Interested in RPL for Your Workplace?

If your workplace is interested in Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) implementation, we invite you to reach out. Our team at Tsoelopele Leadership Consulting is ready to guide you through the process, ensuring that your workforce gains the certification and recognition they deserve.

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