How Do I Get Recognition?

Recognition of Prior Learning / Recognition of Current Competency:

Please note, students wishing to complete an RPL/RCC for Certificate II & III in Security
Operations must have their security licence sighted and photocopied – with the photocopy
attached to all enrolment information. All Certificate II & III in Security Operations RPLs must pass a Literacy and numeracy test. All failures of the Literacy and Numeracy must be reported to the SIR.

During the enrolment process students must complete a Student Completion Checklist for RPL indicating which units the candidate is undertaking. It is vital that the units indicated are the same as the RPL kit.

After completing the enrolment process – and once FULL payment is made - students are given an RPL kit. The kit lists all the Units of Competency relevant to a qualification and the information required. RPL kits are to be returned to assessors with documentary proof from current employer (RCC) or recent employer (RPL) of competency in each unit. The documentation provided by the students must be:

  • Authentic
  • Current
  • Valid
  • Sufficient

Proof of all four points must be included in each instance of documentation in order for it to be accepted by Allegiance Assessors.

Once enrolment has been completed and students issued with RPL kits they have two (2) months to return completed kits with all documentation to Allegiance. Once kits have been returned they have one (1) month to come in for an interview with an Assessor. The interviewer will go through their documentation and ask questions to confirm the four previously mentioned points in person. If the documentation is not found to be complete for certain units students will have until the remainder of the month to collect supplementary documentation.

If the student does not return the RPL kit within two (2) months or attend an interview (and if necessary provide supplementary documentation) within one (1) month they will be deemed NOT YET COMPETENT in all units that are still pending information.

Please note – for security courses Allegiance is required to report all results of NOT YET COMPETENT to the SIR.

Students who are deemed Not Yet Competent are required to attend Gap Training in order to receive the qualification. Gap training may cover simply the units they are not yet competent in or the entire course/qualification.

Mutual Recognition (Of Existing Qualification):

On a students application for recognition of other qualifications/statements of attainment/units of competency indicated by the student on the enrolment form will trigger our office to carry out the following

  • Site the document either qualifications/statements of attainment/units of competency
  • retain a copy of the original on the student file
  • Contact the RTO that appears on the document to validate document and request a fax or make a written notation on the copied document of the RTO’s reply.
  • All documents that are verified as issued by the RTO and that RTO being currently registered with the NTIS or registered with the NTIS when the Statement of Attainment was issued.