Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Recognition of Prior Learning(RPL) is a certification program to provide recognition to the informal learning or learning through work to get equal acceptance as the formal levels of education. It aims to appreciate prior learning irrespective of the medium of achieving it. In short, RPL is a process of assessment of an individual’s prior learning to give due importance to learning as an outcome rather than learning as process.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is the process of recognizing previous learning, often experiential, towards gaining a qualification. RPL majorly, not mandatorily, focuses on the individuals engaged in unorganized jobs like Construction Workers/Laborers, Agricultural Labour, Plumbing, Street Vendors/Hawkers/ and small shops/establishments etc.

RPL will give an option for personal or career development or to gain credit towards other qualifications or learning programs to learners who have skills but do not have a certificate to prove it.