Eligibility and currency check
Review experience dates, professional ICT level, nominated occupations and current currency evidence.
ACS · Recognition of Prior Learning
ACS RPL Support
Applicant-led RPL planning for professional-currency evidence, two authentic project reports, ICT knowledge areas, employment records and final consistency checks.
Service overview
Focused support for the correct assessment task.
The ACS RPL pathway is evidence-intensive. Current ACS guidance requires two project reports to substantiate acquired ICT knowledge, with recency rules applying to the selected projects. Reports must describe the applicant’s own work and knowledge; copying samples or inventing technical involvement creates serious authorship risk.
Detailed scope
What the service covers.
The final scope is confirmed after reviewing the pathway, current documents, evidence and target timing.
Project selection
Compare projects for recency, relevance, complexity, personal contribution and evidence availability.
Knowledge-area mapping
Connect authentic activities to the required ICT knowledge areas without keyword stuffing.
Two RPL project reports
Structure context, role, methods, decisions, challenges, contribution, results and lessons.
Employment evidence
Align project dates and responsibilities with references, payment evidence and CV history.
Originality and authorship review
Identify copied patterns, unsupported claims and inconsistent technical voice.
Final readiness review
Check form completion, attachments, chronology, occupation alignment and upload quality.
Discuss your documents
Confirm the right scope before work begins.
Share your authority, occupation, current evidence and desired timeline for a tailored recommendation.
What you provide
Source information and evidence.
- Detailed ICT CV and full employment chronology
- Employment references and payment records
- Two proposed project summaries with dates and role
- Applicant-authored designs, code records, reports, diagrams or other evidence where available
- Current vendor certifications where relevant and accepted
- Qualification records
- Any earlier ACS correspondence
What you receive
Service deliverables.
- RPL readiness and evidence-gap report
- Project-selection recommendation
- Knowledge-area evidence matrix
- Two structured RPL project reports
- Employment/project chronology audit
- Originality-risk and consistency review
- Final submission checklist
Applicant-led and evidence-based
CDR Services provides applicant-led documentation support. The applicant remains responsible for the truth, completeness and authorship of all information. We do not invent qualifications, employment, projects or outcomes, and only the relevant assessment authority can make an official decision.
How we work
Request an assessmentA controlled process from review to handover.
- 01
RPL assessment
Confirm pathway, occupations, experience and currency.
- 02
Project workshop
Select two authentic projects meeting current recency rules.
- 03
Knowledge mapping
Map personal work to relevant ICT knowledge.
- 04
Collaborative reports
Develop each report from applicant-supplied facts.
- 05
Final assurance
Check authorship, employment consistency and completeness.
Pricing and turnaround
Scope confirmed before work begins.
All CDR Services prices are in AUD. Official application fees are paid separately.
After evidence review
Request this serviceBased on document condition
Request this serviceEvidence must be complete
Request this serviceScope depends on project readiness, employment periods and the condition of existing reports. ACS fees and processing times are separate.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about ACS RPL Support.
Current official requirements take precedence over general website information.
How many RPL project reports are required?
Current ACS guidance requires two project reports.
How recent must the projects be?
ACS currently states that one report should cover a project within the last two years and the other a project within the last four years; verify the rule before lodging.
Can sample reports be adapted?
No. Samples may illustrate format only; submitted evidence must reflect the applicant’s own work and knowledge.
Can one project cover every knowledge area?
Coverage must be genuine. Do not force unsupported knowledge claims into a project.
What if my role was not project-based?
ACS guidance addresses non-project roles; the applicant must still describe authentic work activities and challenges.
Is RPL approval guaranteed?
No. ACS independently assesses the evidence.
Official references