RPLHelp is a web resource designed to assist anyone who is
preparing an Australian Computer Society (ACS) Recognition of Prior Learning
(RPL) application for assessment for migration. RPL is a way for computing
professionals who haven't got an Australian recognised IT based degree or
diploma to have their work experience recognised as a replacement for a
qualification.
I undertook a RPL application to have my 11 years of experience as a software
engineer recognised against a Software Programmer for the purposes of applying
for a subclass 136 immigration visa for Australia. When preparing my
application I initially undertook preparation on my own, but I found that the
lack of specific assistance led me to employing an agent to help me complete
the process.
Understandably people are reluctant to share their hard work with others
considering how much time and effort goes into preparing a RPL application and
some argue that as the RPL is based on personal experience that examples from
others are of little use, however I believe that seeing examples of what is
needed is a good starting point for the application. By employing an agent I
got to see several examples for several Core Body of Knowledge (CBOK) sections
of the RPL and this certainly helped in the production of my RPL application,
and this is why I decided to start RPLHelp.com.
As you browse this site you'll find that there are practical help sections,
click FAQ , which draw on mine and
others' experiences with the RPL application and which
have helped get us through the seemingly endless process.
The site now includes contributor's CBOK sections, project
reports and completed RPL applications as well as my own. A small
fee is charged to download these sections. This
is primarily due to the fact that each application takes many hours
of hard work to complete. The intention is not to profiteer from this
information but to provide a reasonably priced alternative to migration agents.
I have also made my references available as this is another
tricky aspect of preparing the ACS RPL application. No matter how good
your RPL is, if your references don't back up what you've said then its
worthless!
I am certainly not a migration agent and do not claim to be such. This
website will not provide any assistance with any part of the migration visa
application process, it is entirely dedicated to provide assistance with the
ACS RPL application. I would highly recommend contacting a registered
migration agent for any other visa related assistance. If you'd like to know
which agent I would recommend drop me an email to
info@rplhelp.com and I'll tell you what I know!
In its current incarnation the website only provides static assistance with the
RPL, however if users show interest in me providing email assistance with
the individual applications, I may provide this review and assist service for a
fee (far less than that charged by immigration agents) in the future. If
you would be interested in showing support for this kind of additional
service please see the contact section.
