EmployNZ will recognise student prior learning and prior credit achievement where this, matches learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme you are enrolling on. EmployNZ will make a fair and valid assessment of a learner’s abilities. This assessment may result in the learner receiving credit for some portion of a programme that leads to a qualification.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) can include Credit Transfer, Cross Credit and Assessment of Prior Learning (Current Competency).
Credit Transfer means that you have completed courses with identical programme content and course aims. To be eligible for Credit Transfer you must have previously achieved unit or achievement standards which match the unit standards at a course level for the programme you are enrolling on.
As part of the enrolment process, EmployNZ will scrutinise your NZQA Record of Learning and ascertain if you have already achieved unit or achievement standards that make up the courses that together lead to the qualification for the programme you are enrolling on. No application is required for credit transfer.
Cross Credit means that you have evidence of having been awarded credit for what may be regarded as equivalent courses toward another qualification from another accredited education provider. Cross credit is not normally applicable to unit or achievement standards, however it may apply to a situation such as if you have completed the first year of a diploma at another provider and wish to have this transferred to an EmployNZ diploma. The match must be close enough to justify the award of ‘full-credit’, that is credit for the whole module. A partial credit will not be awarded.
Assessment of Prior Learning (Current Competency) is when a learner believes they can meet the course aims of a course, or if they are seeking recognition of current competence, but do not have a formal academic record or transcript to support the award of credit. In these cases, a Learner seeking recognition of current competency will be required to:
- a. present evidence that their experience is current and supports the aims of any courses in the qualification, and;
- b. provide evidence of their competence at the level achieved by graduates of the qualification: for example present a portfolio, interview, evidence of work related experiences.
Learners seeking recognition of prior learning (Cross Credit & Current Competency) must complete an Application Form for RPL (available from your tutor) and provide supporting evidence. Applications for RPL must be made no later than two weeks after the start date of your programme. Evaluations of your application will be completed within two weeks of the receipt of the application. You are expected to attend class until the outcome of any RPL application is confirmed. You may appeal the decision.