RPL provides an opportunity for you to identify your learning and have it assessed and formally acknowledged.
The process involves identifying, mediating, assessing and acknowledging knowledge and skills obtained through informal and non-formal learning.
Answer.
Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is a process that assesses your competency—acquired through formal and informal learning—to determine if you meet the requirements for a unit of study.
Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) is a process whereby students, who have already gained relevant skills and knowledge prior to the start of their course, may be granted a partial credit exemption from their programme instead of unnecessarily repeating work.