An applicant who has limited or no qualifications but who has extensive and varied experience plus supporting professional development education may refer certified documentation to the ACS for evaluation by an independent RPL Assessor.

The assessor will decide which level of qualification is appropriate and based on this advice, the DIMA assessing officer can decide the appropriate Group. A fee of $A400 is charged for this service.

The Guidelines and Policy documents are for preliminary reading purposes. The application form constitutes the working documents. Section 1(a) is self explanatory. Section 1 (b) is a brief summary of the applicant’s resume. Section 1 (c) is a list of the applicant’s qualifications.

Section 2 is where the applicant selects the Areas of Knowledge they believe best fits their case. The provided descriptions of the Areas of Knowledge should then be read and Section 3 completed.

Section 4 is where the applicant provides brief comments as to the key reasons why they believe they have learnt the equivalent of the Areas of Knowledge selected.