About old qualifications
Recognition of prior learning (RPL)
Recognition of prior learning (RPL) assesses your knowledge and skills and is offered to those who have been in the industry for a number of years.
RPL is a process of gathering several forms of evidence so a judgement can be made to assess your ability to meet the requirements of the current unit standards registered on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF).
Recognition of Current Competence (RCC) is an essential component in the RPL process, as all individuals in the industry must have current skills and knowledge to meet the current unit standard requirements.
Assessment
The assessment is carried out at the unit standard level with the assessor carefully checking the evidence supplied against the elements in the unit standards.
It is up to you to provide sufficient evidence to satisfy the assessor that you currently hold the relevant skills and knowledge. In determining whether you have presented sufficient evidence, the assessor must be satisfied that the evidence of prior learning is:
| Relevant | the items of evidence are relevant to the unit requirements |
| Valid | the evidence addresses all aspects of the unit requirement, particularly the performance requirement |
| Current | the evidence reflects your current competence |
| Authentic | the evidence can be independently verified |
Evidence
A good basis for the assessment is a portfolio of evidence. It will need to address each of the requirements of the unit standards and their elements you want formal recognition for. It may be that the evidence meets the requirements of more than one unit standard; and if this is the case the portfolio will become an indexed body of evidence, cross referenced to the mandatory requirements of those unit standards.
The portfolio must contain:
- answers to specific questions relating to a particular unit standard
- examples of the individual’s work, drawn from the workplace.
If the evidence does not meet all the requirements you will be asked to supply further evidence which will result in a delay to completion of the process.
Judgement statement
You will be judged competent when you have supplied the appropriate evidence to meet the requirements of the unit standards you are seeking formal recognition for.
Results
The assessor will decide whether you are Competent or Not Yet Competent in your assessment.
If you are found Competent, REAL ITO will add your results to your NZQA Record of Learning.
Appeals process
REAL ITO has an assessment appeal process that is transparent and readily available to you.
Unit standards
If you are applying for RPL to be licensed as a branch manager, you must be able to show that you know:
- the auction and tender methods for sale of real estate in New Zealand
- land ownership, transfer of ownership, and titles
- law of contract, and the law of agency
- misleading and deceiving conduct and misrepresentation
- the sale and purchase agreement and facilitating the sale of real estate
- council zoning and building law, needed to act as a real estate agent
- how to prepare condition and redevelopment potential reports for potential vendors and purchasers
- use a listing form and of appraising property
- how to develop marketing plans for real estate, qualify purchasers, and present properties for sale
- that you understand legal matters affecting real estate salespeople
and property managers - basic real estate marketing
- building styles, methods, and materials
- and specialisation in either business sales, commercial/industrial
sales, residential sales, rural - sales, commercial/industrial property management, or residential
property management. - manage staff and staff performance
- prepare appraisals of rural properties, residential properties, commercial/industrial properties, and businesses
- manage real estate contracts
- provide advice on resource management issues
- implement the marketing function
- explain leasing, legal, and financial matters
- manage business record systems
- manage trust accounts
- manage the preparation and discharge of real estate contracts
- implement internal controls and conduct internal checks and audits.
And, if you are applying for RPL to be licensed as an agent, you must be able to show that you know the requirements of a branch manager listed above, as well as how to
- manage staff and staff performance
- prepare appraisals of rural properties, residential properties, commercial/industrial properties, and businesses
- manage real estate contracts
- provide advice on resource management issues
- implement the marketing function
- explain leasing, legal, and financial matters
- manage business record systems
- manage trust accounts
- manage the preparation and discharge of real estate contracts.
- implement internal controls and conduct internal checks and audits.
RPL is not available for those applying to be licensed as a salesperson.
If you’re interested in RPL, call Noreen Tocker at 09 353 2257.
