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Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

The Churchill Education Police & First Responders $2000 Scholarship 

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Churchill Education helps talented people from many industries across Australia, to turn their career experience into qualifications through the process of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Churchill began in 2006 after co-founder Randall Smith had received help and support with his medical retirement from police.
 
Since then, they have helped hundreds of other police and first responders to transition to new careers with the help of qualifications that show the value of their service to all employers.  
 
In the spirit of continual giving back to the community, Churchill is offering two first responders the chance to win a scholarship of up to the value of $2000 to fund RPL qualifications.
 
Applications Open: 1 July – 15 August
 
Find out more…
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Taming the Black Dog

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In 2019 our President Brendan Maccione converted his 9 year
policing career to 5 Diplomas and a 
Certificate III through the
recognition of prior learning (RPL) process with Churchill Education.
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If you don't yet know Brendan's story, you can read all about his inspiring journey here:


https://www.churchilleducation.edu.au/blog/black-dog/

Like so many (too many) of us, Brendan has been through some dark days. Speaking up and getting help and support has made all the difference to Brendan.

Of gaining qualifications through RPL he says:

​‘I went from thinking that I didn’t really have much from nine years of policing, to an amazing level of self-worth. 
​It validated that the things I’ve done in policing actually equated to something.’

​Building Resilience: Surviving Stigma and Suicide

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Committee Member and Churchill Education graduate - Jason Nelson's life is a story of trauma, stigma, and attempted suicide. But it is also a story of resilience, strength and leadership.
You can read his story, and also listen to the podcast interview here:
​ https://www.churchilleducation.edu.au/…/builiding-resilien…/

Jason has been through so many different challenges.

He had been going through some workplace self-development training and started to ponder 
recognition of prior learning (RPL)
He noticed an article by Churchill Education on LinkedIn and was curious. He got in touch, spoke with a skills recognition advisor and had the RPL process explained to him. He was given a list of evidence he needed to provide. After submitting his evidence portfolio, his assessment came back with eligibility for three diplomas:
BSB51918 Diploma of Leadership and Management
BSB51315 Diploma of Work Health and Safety
PSP50416 Diploma of Government Investigations
He’d initially applied for Leadership and Management, so the other two were a surprise which he says was ‘amazing’.
It came at a time when he was finishing off the OHS project in the HR department. He asked his employer if they would support him. They agreed to pay for the RPL process.

Churchill Education

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​What is Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)?
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is the process through which your skills, knowledge and experience can be converted into nationally recognised qualifications.

Churchill Education has been Australia’s most trusted independent RPL provider since 2006.

Being awarded qualifications through RPL means that you don’t have to study what you already know. Instead you provide evidence that you already have the knowledge and skills that studying the qualification would give you.

Evidence for an RPL assessment can be attained through both paid and voluntary work, in Australia and overseas.

Qualifications gained through RPL range from certificates to diplomas and advanced diplomas, all the way up to graduate diplomas.

A minimum of six months of relevant experience is required and the experience cited as evidence must be from the last five years.
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