Credit Transfer

Full credit transfer

Credit transfer (sometimes known as advanced standing) is awarded when a student has completed the units required for a qualification at another Registered Training Organisation. ACCCO provides credit transfer free of charge.

For credit transfer, ACCCO recognises the following documentation:

• A Qualification issued under the Australian Qualification Framework including the following details: name, code and logo of issuing body, name of person receiving the qualification; nomenclature as in the Framework, eg Certificate I, Diploma; date issued; authorised signatory.
• A Statement of Attainment or Award Element List (TAFE) issued under Australian Qualfication Framework including the following details: name of the person who achieved the competencies or modules; date issued; a list of competencies (or modules where no competencies exist) including the national code for each unit of competency

To apply for credit, simply submit a photocopy of the document certified by a Justice of the Peace/Commissioner for Declarations at the time of enrolment and tick the box that says 'Do you want to apply for credit?" on the enrolment form. If you would like more information about these acceptable documents, please see the Australian Qualification Framework requirements.

Documents generally not recognised for credit transfer include:

• Statement of Participation
• Statement of Attendance
• Statement of Completion
• Exam Results
• Enrolment statement
• Progress results
• Workshop participation
• Participation in Training
• School Certificate
• Academic Transcript
• Study plan
• Training record
• Cover sheet or documents relating to assessments completed
• Qualifications for non-Accredited or recognised study eg a nanny or babysitting course.
• Overseas qualifications, transcripts or statements

For all non-recognised documents, ACCCO will provide a means for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to ensure any competencies already acheived can be recognised.

Partial Credit Transfer

ACCCO may also award part credit for equivalent units studied under previous training packages providing they are recorded under Qualifications or Statements of Attainments meeting the requiremetns listed above. For example, a student has a suitable Statement of Attainment for CHCCN2C Care for children previously but needs CHCCN302A Provide care for children for their current enrolment. In this situation, ACCCO offers a Bridging Assessment to cover the gaps in competency not achieved in the previously recognised study.