RPL Assessment Toolkit for CHC50113 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care Candidate Guide Contents Steps in the RPL process 15 Introduction 1 Before Step 1 15 Welcome 1 Step 1: Initial interview followed by self-evaluation 15 What is this resource? 1 How can I prepare for the initial interview? 15 What is RPL? 1 What is likely to happen in the interview? 16 What do I need to do after the interview? 16 Gaining workplace support 2 What will the assessor do after I return my Candidate What is your assessor’s role? 2 Self-evaluation Tools? 16 Some terms you may need to understand 2 Step 2: Competency conversations 17 What are conversations’? 17 Qualification and unit requirements 4 ‘competency How can I prepare for the competency conversation? 17 How many are needed for the qualification? 4 What is likely to happen in the competency conversation? 17 Units in this resource 4 What will the assessor do the competency Do I have to choose the electives in this resource? 4 conversation? 18 Unit summaries 4 Step 3: Workplace assessment 18 Clusters 1 to 5 5 Step 4: Third party reporting 18 Clusters 6 to 10 6 Development activities during the RPL process 18 Summary of RPL-related processes 9 Step 5: Finalising the RPL documentation 18 RPL enquiry and application 10 Appendix: List of resources 19 Summary of in the RPL assessment process 11 RTO processes for awarding certificates 14
RPL Assessment Toolkit for CHC50113 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care Candidate Guide Contents Introduction 1 Welcome 1 What is this resource? 1 What is RPL? 1 Gaining workplace support 2 What is your assessor’s role? 2 Some terms you may need to understand 2 Qualification and unit requirements 4 How many are needed for the qualification? 4 Units in this resource 4 Do I have to choose the electives in this resource? 4 Unit summaries 4 Clusters 1 to 5 5 Clusters 6 to 10 6 Summary of RPL-related processes 9 RPL enquiry and application 10 Summary of in the RPL assessment process 11 RTO processes for awarding certificates 14 Steps in the RPL process 15 Before Step 1 15 Step 1: Initial interview followed by self-evaluation 15 How can I prepare for the initial interview? 15 What is likely to happen in the interview? 16 What do I need to do after the interview? 16 What will the assessor do after I return my Candidate Self-evaluation Tools? 16 Step 2: Competency conversations 17 What are ‘competency conversations’? 17 How can I prepare for the competency conversation? 17 What is likely to happen in the competency conversation? 17 What will the assessor do the competency conversation? 18 Step 3: Workplace assessment 18 Step 4: Third party reporting 18 Development activities during the RPL process 18 Step 5: Finalising the RPL documentation 18 Appendix: List of resources 19
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