RPL

Recognition of Prior Learning

Current Competency

RPL CPP30619 Certificate 3 in Investigative Services

Are you an experienced investigator?
Have you undertaken previous investigation training?
Did your past work involve investigation?
Are you currently conducting investigations?

PSP40416 RPL Certificate IV in Government Investigations

Are you an experienced investigator?
Have you experience conducting investigations on behalf or within a public sector agency?
Have you prepared briefs of evidence?
Have you investigated breaches of regulations or codes of conduct?

We are not taking Certificate IV applications until early 2027. If you are interested, write to us at reception@assi.com.au and we will contact you when it opens.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) recognises skills and knowledge you already have, so you are not taught again what you can already do.

RPL is not an exemption. You still have to demonstrate competency for every unit - the difference is that you demonstrate it through evidence of work you have already done, rather than by completing the assignments.

It suits an experienced investigator because:

There is nothing to attend and nowhere to travel to
You do not repeat training you have already completed
Your work history and previous training are recognised
You work on your application in your own time, wherever suits you

The qualification is the CPP30619 Certificate III in Investigative Services. We also offer Recognition of Prior Learning for the PSP40416 Certificate IV in Government Investigations.

How it works

Stage 1 - You send us your CV and copies of any qualifications you hold. Scan them or take a clear photograph and email them to us. Nothing needs to be posted and certified copies are not required.

We look at your background against the units of the qualification and tell you whether RPL looks worth pursuing. There is no charge for this.

Stage 2 - If it does, we send you the RPL Application Kit, which sets out the evidence needed for each unit. Where your documents do not cover something, we send you a short set of written questions about how you have done that work, which you answer in writing in your own time. That is a normal part of recognition and not a sign that your application is weak.

If you have worked in policing or government investigation, tell us about any surveillance you have conducted and the types of operations. Some units may be recognised on that service. We will never ask you for an operational document - describing the work in your own words is enough.

Stage 3 - Your assessor assesses the evidence against the full requirements of each unit and writes to you with the outcome, what has been recognised, what is left to complete, and the fee. You decide whether to go ahead from there. Where everything is recognised we issue the qualification; where some units remain you complete those and we issue it then.

Credit Transfer is different and simpler. If you have already completed the same unit, or an equivalent one, with any Registered Training Organisation, you receive credit for it. Credit Transfer is free, needs nothing beyond your certificate or statement of attainment, and no questions are asked.

What it costs

The fee depends on how much is recognised, so it is worked out for your application and put to you in writing before you commit to anything. There is no charge to have your evidence assessed, it is never more than the course price of $1,595, and nothing is payable until you have the figure and have decided to go ahead.

If you are an investigator, a former police officer, or you otherwise think RPL may suit you, send us your CV and qualifications to start.

CERTIFICATE 3 RPL FORM DOWNLOAD

Email your application and documents to reception@assi.com.au. Applications are retained for audit purposes.