ACS Recognition Of Prior Learning (RPL) Form (2026)

ACS Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Form

COMPLETING THE FORM

As part of ACS’s Recognition of Prior Learning application pathway, applicants must:

  1. Fill and complete the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Form in its entirety.
  2. Convert the completed RPL Form into a PDF document (i.e., “Save as Adobe PDF”). Note: Scanned versions of the form will not be accepted.
  3. Save the file including your Application Number and Name in the file name (e.g., “ACS-0312235 Jane Doe RPL”).
  4. Upload the Form PDF from Step 3 into the ACS Skills Assessment Application.

 

Applicants must complete the following sections in their entirety:

  1. Applicant Details &Ethical Conduct
  2. Non-IT Tertiary Qualifications
  3. Professionalism and Body of Knowledge
  4. RPL Project Reports(two required)

 

  1. Applicant Details &Ethical Conduct

 

Applicant Full Name NAME
Applicant Email Address EMAIL ADDRESS
Applicant Date of Birth DD/MM/YY
LinkedIn Profile URL
(if any)		  
Professional Portfolio URL (if any)  
In lodging my RPL Form, I acknowledge that I have read and understood the ACS MSA Service Agreement. I understand that I must abide by the ACS Code of Professional Conduct and the ACS Code of Professional Ethics.

 

I confirm that the contents of this form are my original submission and no part of it has been copied from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made. I confirm that the submitted explanation of my knowledge and projects truthfully and accurately describe me and my personal involvement in the projects. Furthermore, this submission has not been previously submitted for this or any other application.

 

In submitting this form as part of an ACS Migration Skills Assessment application, I give ACS permission to retain, compare, copy, and archive for the purposes of detecting plagiarism and/or review by external assessors. I am aware that plagiarism or misrepresentation will automatically invalidate thisapplication,willjeopardiseany futureapplications, andmaybereportedto the Australian Department of Home Affairs.
  1. Non-IT Tertiary Qualifications

Please complete the following information regarding your non-IT Tertiary Qualification/s.

Have you completed a non-IT tertiary qualification
(e.g., bachelor’s degree or higher)?		 ☐Yes           ☐No

If you selected“Yes,” provide the details for up to two non-IT tertiary qualifications below:

Non-IT Qualification #1

Name of Degree or Award  
University or Institution Name  
Country of Study  
Normal Duration(years/semesters)  
Completion Date DD/MM/YY

 

 Non-IT Qualification #2Name of Degree or Award

 
University or Institution Name  
Country of Study  
Normal Duration(years/semesters)  
Completion Date DD/MM/YY

Note: The above qualifications will not be assessed by ACS. An assessor may only use these qualifications as a reference point to support your professional history, skill development, and career progression when reviewing your application.

  1. Professionalism and Body of Knowledge

Section3willbeassessedbased onthefollowingdocument:The ICT Profession, Professionals and the ACS Body of ICT Knowledge (CBoK). Pleaseensurethat you have read and understood the “CBoK.”

Hallmarks of an ICT Professional and their Topic Areas

To complete this section, you must select two topic areas (lettered) from each hallmark below. A total of four topics will be discussed in this section.

Professionalism as it applies in ICT

  1. Professional ICT Ethics
  2. Impact of ICT
  3. Working Individually and in ICT development teams
  4. Professional Communication
  5. The Professional ICT Practitioner

Core ICT Knowledge

  1. ICT Fundamentals
  2. ICT Infrastructure
  3. Information and Data Science Engineering
  4. Computational Science and Engineering
  5. Application Systems
  6. Cyber Security
  7. ICT Projects
  8. ICT Management and Governance

Professionalism as it Applies in ICT or Data Science

Name your selected two topic areas from the list above (a-e). 

Topic Area 1  
Topic Area 2  

 

How have you developed your skills and knowledge during your professional experience for each of the above?

  • Illustrate your depth of knowledge providing clear and concise explanation.
  • Limit your response to no more than one and a half pages (approx. 750 words max)
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Core ICT or Data Science Knowledge

Name your selected two topic areas from the list above (a-h). 

Topic Area 3  
Topic Area 4  

 How have you developed your skills and knowledge during your professional experience for each of the above?

  • Illustrate your depth of knowledge providing clear and concise explanation.
  • Limit your response to no more than one and a half pages (approx. 750 words max)
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  1. RPL Project Reports

In Section 4, you must demonstrate your command and implementation of the knowledge and skill development described in Section 3 (above) by providing two project reports. 

Each Project Report must demonstrate your in-depth ICT or data science knowledge by:

1.     Providing a clearwrittendescriptionofa significant completedproject, engagement, or work episode undertaken by you during your professional career,

2.     Highlighting your individual skills and contribution to a particular role/s in the profession

3.     Confirming your professional currency:Project 1 must have been undertaken within the last two years, and Project 2 must have been within the last four years.

 Selecting and Building Your Project Reports

  1. A project longer than two years may be used for both reports if it meets at least one of the conditions below:
    1. The project has clearly defined work efforts which took place in parallel, each with their own solution development and design activities and their own deliverables.
    2. The project has clearly defined phases that were executed in succession, each with its own solution development and design activities and deliverables. A second projectphase that constructs and implements the solution developed by the first phase does not meet this requirement.
  2. If you have held non-project roles, such as ICT support or system administration, it is imperative that you supply details of your work experience and challenges faced during your tenure. Highlightyour technical expertise, professional experience, contributions to process improvement, client interactions, and problem-solving.
  3. Depending on the nature of your role in each project, the Project Report should cover and appropriate selection of factors based on the type of ICT project selected. Factors may include:
    1. System Analysis and Design and Software Engineering methodologies
    2. Contribution to the processes involved in the design and implementation of enterprise – wide computing systems.
    3. Programming languages, design paradigms and implementation procedures
    4. Database and/orfiledesignandmanagementtechniques
    5. Networktopologies,includingsize,distributionandsecurityfacilities
    6. ProjectManagementandqualityassurancetechniques
    7. Internetapplicationdesign,includingdatabaseinteractivityandsecuritymeasures
    8. Cybersecurity protocols for enhanced project security.
    9. Data science methodologies to optimize data analysis and decision-making processes.
    10. ICTmanagerialactivities,demonstratingthenatureandextentof

Project Summary

Project 1 Name  
Start Date* MM/YY
End Date MM/YY

*This project must have been undertaken within the last two years.

 

Project 2 Name  
Start Date^ MM/YY
End Date MM/YY

^This project must have been undertaken within the last four years.

Project Report 1

Completing Your Project Report

  • Reports should be written in first-person narrative (I, my, me) to provide clear discussion and ownership of what you did versus what others did. Provide your own thoughts. Do not copy project documentation.
  • You must provide clear citation and referencing when drawing on the work of others.Other people’s original ideas and methods should be clearly distinguished, and other people’s words, illustrations and diagrams should be clearly indicated regardless of whether they are copied exactly, paraphrased, or adapted.
  • Diagrams from the project documentation may be helpful, but the text should be in your own words. Pleaseensurethatdiagramsarerelevant,readable,andhelptheassessortounderstandwhatyoudid as a member of the project team.
  • Ifsections or componentsoftheProjectReport(below)arenotrelevanttoyourparticipationinthe project, then leave the section blank.

Focus on quality, rather than quantity. Each Project Report should be no more than 4-5 pages.

  1. About Project 1
Project 1 Name  
Nature of Project  
Location/s of Project  
Name of Your Employer Legal Name of Entity
Total Project Duration From MM/YY To MM/YY
Your Involvement* From MM/YY To MM/YY

*This project must have been undertaken within the last two years.

 Client Details

 Client’s Business Name

Legal Name of Entity
Business Address Street Address

City State Postcode

Country
Web Address  
General Email Address  
Contact Name/s  
Contact Phone Number/s (incl. country and area code) (incl. country and area code)

 Project Resources

 Your Team Size

#
Total Project Team Size #

 Personal Involvement

 List the project phases you were involved in.

 

Start End Phase Description
MM/YY MM/YY  
MM/YY MM/YY  
MM/YY MM/YY  
MM/YY MM/YY  

 

  1. Describe your role/s and responsibilities in the project.

 

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  1. Business Opportunity or Problem

 

  1. Describe the business opportunity or problem(s) this project addressed.

 

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  1. Solution

 

  1. Discuss your contribution to the solution, project, or engagement.

 

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  1. List the major deliverables of the project that you were responsible for or contributed to.

 

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  1. Describe any design or problem-solving methods you used on this project.

 

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  1. Was your solution/s implemented? If so, describe the roleyou had, if any, in the implementation.

 

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  1. Results

 

  1. Assess the overall success or failure of the project.

 

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  1. In retrospect, what would you have done differently on this project?

 

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End of Project Report 1. Continue to Project Report 2 on the next page.

Project Report 2

 

Completing Your Project Report

  • Reports should be written in first-person narrative (I, my, me) to provide clear discussion and ownership of what you did versus what others did. Provide your own thoughts. Do not copy project documentation.
  • You must provide clear citation and referencing when drawing on the work of others.Other people’s original ideas and methods should be clearly distinguished, and other people’s words, illustrations and diagrams should be clearly indicated regardless of whether they are copied exactly, paraphrased, or adapted.
  • Diagrams from the project documentation may be helpful, but the text should be in your own words. Pleaseensurethatdiagramsarerelevant,readable,andhelptheassessortounderstandwhatyoudid as a member of the project team.
  • Ifsections or componentsoftheProjectReport(below)arenotrelevanttoyourparticipationinthe project, then leave the section blank.

 

Focus on quality, rather than quantity. Each Project Report should be no more than 4-5 pages.

 

  1. About Project 2

 

Project 2 Name  
Nature of Project  
Location/s of Project  
Name of Your Employer Legal Name of Entity
Total Project Duration From MM/YY To MM/YY
Your Involvement^ From MM/YY To MM/YY

^This project must have been undertaken within the last four years.

 

  • Client Details

 

Client’s Business Name Legal Name of Entity
Business Address Street Address

City State Postcode

Country
Web Address  
General Email Address  
Contact Name/s  
Contact Phone Number/s (incl. country and area code) (incl. country and area code)

 

  • Project Resources

 

Your Team Size #
Total Project Team Size #

 

  • Personal Involvement

 

  1. List the project phases you were involved in.

 

Start End Phase Description
MM/YY MM/YY  
MM/YY MM/YY  
MM/YY MM/YY  
MM/YY MM/YY  

 

  1. Describe your role/s and responsibilities in the project.

 

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  1. Business Opportunity or Problem

 

  1. Describe the business opportunity or problem(s) this project addressed.

 

[EXPANDABLE TEXT AREA]

 

  1. Solution

 

  1. Discuss your contribution to the solution, project, or engagement.

 

[EXPANDABLE TEXT AREA]

 

  1. List the major deliverables of the project that you were responsible for or contributed to.

 

[EXPANDABLE TEXT AREA]

 

  1. Describe any design or problem-solving methods you used during this project.

 

[EXPANDABLE TEXT AREA]

 

  1. Was your solution/s implemented? If so, describe the roleyou had, if any, in the implementation.

 

[EXPANDABLE TEXT AREA]

 

  1. Results

 

  1. Assess the overall success or failure of the project.

 

[EXPANDABLE TEXT AREA]

 

  1. In retrospect, what would you have done differently on this project?

 

[EXPANDABLE TEXT AREA]

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