Recognition of Prior Learning Assessment
RPL Assessment
The Global Certificate of Public Accounting is a new learning program to prepare our future members with essential aspects of knowledge and skills that are necessary for an accounting related role.
Graduates of the Global Certificate of Public Accounting must be able to demonstrate they have achieved the relevant competencies that define each microcredential qualification.
RPL can be received in relation to both the Technical and Transdisciplinary domains of the Global Certificate of Public Accounting. RPL is not provided for the Professional domain.
There are two forms of RPL available
1. Complete RPL
The learner is deemed to have demonstrated the competencies associated with a microcredential and will be awarded certification for each of these microcredentials. As such they do not need to undertake microcredentials with Complete RPL as part of their progression through the Global Certificate of Public Accounting.
2. Partial RPL
The learner is deemed to have had the competencies associated with a microcredential ‘addressed’ in prior learning. However, due to the nature of the assessment in those prior programs, has not had the opportunity to demonstrate their competence as specified in the Global Certificate of Public Accounting microcredentials. In this case the learner only needs to complete the assessment component of the microcredential.
Next Steps
- To have your prior learning assessed for Complete and/or Partial RPL towards the Global Certificate of Public Accounting, you must complete the registration form and pay the RPL Assessment fee. From there you will be enrolled in the Global Certificate of Public Accounting Recognition of Prior Learning portal that will allow you to upload all your document for assessment, including qualifications, transcripts, testamur and portfolio of professional experience.
- The IPA team will assess your documents for RPL across all microcredentials in the Global Certificate of Public Accounting so you do not need to specify the microcredentials that you are seeking RPL. You will be notified of Complete and Partial RPL once the assessment is complete and can chat with a Global Certificate of Public Accounting consultant about your next steps.
The Global Certificate of Public Accounting equips future members with essential skills for accounting roles, covering risks, data, sustainability, the profession, and ethics. These topics are fundamental and generally not eligible for RPL, except in exceptional cases where sufficient evidence of competencies is provided:
| Fundamentals of Sustainability | From Data to Insights to Action | Working with Other Cultures |
| Sustainability Developments | Cybersecurity in Accounting | Advanced Financial Risk |
| Ethics in Practice / Ethics in Principle | Making Better Decisions | IT for Accounting |
| The Accounting Profession | Mastering Critical Thinking | Identifying and Understanding Problem Types |
| Client Relationship Building | Governance in Practice | Solving Different Types of Problems |
| Ethics and Compliance in Assurance | Performance Management Strategies | Helping Others Understand Problems |
| Audit and Assurance Planning | Performance Measurement | Corporate Taxation |
| Controls and Processes of Risk Management | Supporting High Performance Teams | Data Protection Principles and Law |
| Approaches to Risk Management | Managing Teams | Fundamentals of Corporate Law |
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