3 RPL Payment Options You Might Not Know About

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We’ve been speaking with a lot of people lately who are wondering about available payment options when it comes to funding qualifications through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

First of all we’d like to make it clear that your initial assessment is free and always will be!

This is your opportunity to take a look at your eligibility with no strings attached.

Whether or not you choose to go ahead with enrolling, it’s a definite career asset to know what qualifications are available to you. Seeing your career experience reflected back to you in national qualifications is also a great self-confidence booster when you’re putting yourself out there for a new job, industry change or promotion.

Recognition of Prior Learning Payment Options

In addition to direct deposit, credit card, and education loans there are three other funding methods you may not be aware of…

1.Instalment Payment Plan

Our instalment payment plan give you the flexibility to pay for your qualification(s) over three months, instead of all at once.

How does it work?

RPL Instalment Payment plans are available on any amounts $995 and up.
You pay the first instalment when you enrol, then the balance over the next two months… It’s up to you whether you pay weekly, fortnightly or monthly.
If you want to pay your qualifications off quicker, fantastic! There are no early payout fees associated with this plan.
An electronic copy of your qualification(s) will be issued seven days after your final instalment is received. Your hard copies will be mailed at the same time.
You can pay any way you like as long as payments are made as agreed – direct deposit, credit card or call through and speak to our fabulous team on 1300 793 002.

2.Churchill Education RPL Scholarship

At certain times throughout the year we offer scholarships to the value of $2000 to fund qualifications gained through RPL.

Our four scholarship categories are:

Police and First Responders
Those coming through the other side of Mental Health issues
Women in Business
Defence Members and Veterans

Currently, (February 2023) applications are open for:

Women in Business
Defence Members and Veterans

There are two scholarships available in each category (four in total). The scholarships can be used to cover the entire cost of one qualification up to the level of an Advanced Diploma, or toward the total cost of higher or multiple qualifications.

You can find out more about how to apply for a scholarship here.

3.Skills Checkpoint Program

The Skills Checkpoint Program is a government funded initiative designed to support mature age workers (40 and over) to stay in the workforce. It provides up to $2,200 of funding which can be used for RPL. Our friends at BUSY At Work are the contracted provider for this program.

To qualify you must be:

- aged 40 or over;
- an Australian citizen or permanent resident;
- employed and at risk of becoming unemployed and entering the income support system, or
- recently unemployed (within 12 months) and not referred to or registered with a Commonwealth funded employment services provider (e.g. Workforce Australia, Disability Employment Services, New Enterprise Incentive Scheme, Community Development Program);
- undertaking a training course directly related to an occupation in national shortage or an occupation not in current national shortage but with Strong, OR Moderate future demand included on the National Skills Commission’s Skills Priority List, published on the National Skills Commission’s website; and
- undertaking a Certificate II level or above; or
- undertaking lower than Certificate II level with a clearly demonstrated pathway to the Participant completing future training at Certificate II level or above that is directly related to an occupation in national shortage or occupation not in current national shortage but with Strong, OR Moderate future demand on the National Skills Commission’s Skills Priority List , published on the National Skills Commission’s website.