What is Recognition?
Recognition counts previously completed qualifications, skills, knowledge or experience relevant to the course you want to study. This may reduce the amount of study required and allow you to achieve your qualification faster.
Recognition can be gained by:
- Credit Transfer, which allows you to receive credit for unit/s of competency previously successfully completed
- Recognition of Prior Learning, which assesses your previous skills, knowledge and experience to meet the requirements of the course you are enrolled in. If you can show you have the equivalent skills or knowledge, you may be granted credit for unit/s of competency or in some cases up to 100% of a course
- Articulation arrangements allow you to be granted credit for studies from another institution towards a higher-level qualification at TAFE NSW. For the Recognition to happen TAFE must already have an agreement with the organisation where the prior study was completed.
Looking for Recognition or Credit Transfer for your TAFE qualification to go to University?
TAFE NSW has arrangements for Credit Transfer with Higher Education Providers. Arrangements are now in place for more than 150 TAFE NSW courses to articulate into nearly 3,000 degrees in top Australian Universities. Check out the
Credit Checker Tool.
You can find out more information about TAFE NSW Credit Transfer arrangements from the TAFE website and then tailor your study journey to a new career.
For more details about how to get Recognition for previous study or experience towards your study, go to TAFE.