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Hello Skills Champion,

What a year it's been already - we've been speaking with many of you and using your insights to improve the design and functionality of the SkillsAware service, thank you!

 

With Australia’s ambition to forge a workforce built on ‘trusted skills’, in my latest blog post Skills Unrecognised: Are Vested Interests Stifling Australia’s Push for Trusted Talent via RPL? I outline an approach to RPL that can truly take the agenda forward as fast as the economy is demanding. Read more via the link below.

 

Did you see our Journey so Far video last month? ICYMI, if you head over to our LinkedIn page you can watch some succinct highlight reels. Enjoy!

 

Our team will be attending 2025 EduTech Au in Sydney from the 11 - 12 June 2025 - if you're attending, why not reach out for a catch up?

 

See you next time!

Dr Mark Keough, Executive Director & Co-Founder

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Skills Unrecognised: Are Vested Interests Stifling Australia’s Push for Trusted Talent via RPL?

Skills Unrecognised: Are Vested Interests Stifling Australia’s Push for Trusted Talent via RPL?

By Dr Mark Keough, Executive Director and Co-Founder

Australia’s ambition to forge a workforce built on ‘trusted skills’ faces a significant hurdle: the systemic underutilisation and often problematic implementation of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). While RPL promises a streamlined path to formal qualifications by assessing existing skills from work or life experience, saving individuals time and money, its potential is being stifled by what appears to be a complex web of institutional financial preferences, reputational gatekeeping, and a fraught regulatory environment.

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SkillsAware: The Journey so Far

ICYMI - Watch Journey so Far Highlights on our LinkedIn Page

Hear from our Co-Founders on their vision to transform skills recognition, the journey of building something meaningful from the ground up, and the real challenges that SkillsAware is working to solve:

  • Watch Dan McFadyen
  • Watch Yasmin King
  • Watch Dr Mark Keough
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