BSBWHS303 Participate in WHS Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control - Candidate Guide

BSBWHS303 Participate in WHS hazard
identification, risk assessment and risk
control
Recognition of Prior Learning
Candidate Guide

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BSBWHS303 Participate in WHS hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control
Candidate Guide
Information for the Candidate
What is RPL?
Recognition of Prior Learning is the way that the knowledge and skills that you have attained
through your work and life experience are recognised, so that you can be issued a nationally
recognised qualification.
It is a process of gathering evidence. Your assessor checks the evidence at each stage in
the process and once they have sufficient evidence they can assess you as competent.
You are responsible for gathering and submitting the evidence that your assessor will need.
It is your assessor’s responsibility to advise, guide and support you throughout the process
of gathering evidence. Do not hesitate to ask your assessor questions at any stage.
The RPL process
The graphic shows the main elements of the RPL process. It will usually occur in the order
shown. However, because RPL is a process of gathering enough evidence to demonstrate
your competency, the order can be different.
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Application Documentary
Evidence
Third Party
Verification
Competency
Conversation

BSBWHS303 Participate in WHS hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control
Candidate Guide
Providing evidence of competency
1. Documentary evidence
Qualifications and Certificates of Attendance
Any current qualifications that you already hold will contribute to evidence of competency in
your qualification – even if they do not relate directly to the qualification. Collect together all
of your:
 Certificates, Statements of Attainment and Licences (nationally recognised qualifications)
 Certificates of Attendance in relation to any training, seminars or webinars you have
attended (even though these are not nationally recognised qualifications, they
demonstrate your commitment to professional development)
Your assessor will need to either see the originals of the certificates or be provided with a
certified copy of the originals. Any Justice of the Peace can certify the copies for you.
Workplace documents
This Candidate Guide contains a list of the types of workplace documents that you may be
able to provide to support your RPL claim.
If you can provide copies to your assessor, this is recommended. You can also ask your
assessor to peruse originals and then hand them back to you.
Note: If you cannot provide documentary evidence, this does not necessarily mean that you
cannot RPL this unit. In this case it is possible that your assessor will ask you to
complete selected practical activities to demonstrate competency.
2. Third party verification
This Candidate Guide has a Third Party Verification form. Print two copies of this form and
ask the people you identified as referees in your application for RPL to complete the form.
Once the forms are completed, submit them to your assessor. Your assessor will contact
each third party to authenticate the evidence. This may be email or telephone.
3. Competency conversation
A competency conversation is a meeting between you and your assessor, where you
discuss and explain your work experience. This enables your assessor to confirm your
knowledge. It is an informal discussion - not an examination. The competency conversation
may be face to face or by telephone, Skype or other means of communication.
Your assessor will make notes of your responses. They may ask if you consent to having
your responses recorded, so that they have an accurate and complete record. You have the
right to refuse recording of your voice or videoing the meeting.
There is a list of the questions that your assessor will ask in this document. We have also
provided hints as to the key areas that you will need to talk about. We recommend that you
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