Training & Assessment · TAE40122 · Early Childhood Education
Already training staff, assessing competency or leading a room in early childhood? RPL training and assessment turns your experience into a nationally recognised Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care — assessed by an ASQA-registered RTO.
RPL Training and Assessment Explained
RPL training and assessment (Recognition of Prior Learning) lets experienced workplace trainers, industry experts and early childhood educators gain a formal qualification based on the work they already do. You show evidence of your skills — session plans, assessment tools, validation records, programming documentation and supervisor reports — and a qualified assessor from a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) checks it against the national units of competency.
If you meet the standard, the RTO issues the same nationally recognised qualification a classroom student receives — the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122) you need to train and assess in the VET sector, or the Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC50125) for lead educators and room leaders.
Find Your Qualification
2 education and training qualifications available through RPL — the trainer and assessor qualification and the early childhood Diploma. Not sure you’re eligible? Tell us about your experience — free.
Can’t see your role? Tell us what you do — we check every qualification our partner RTOs offer.
Who It's For
If you already train, assess or lead learning but don’t hold the qualification your role requires, RPL is built for you.
In-house trainers, inductors and L&D staff who deliver and assess training.
Tradies, nurses and professionals moving into VET teaching.
Trainers upgrading to the current TAE40122 qualification.
Cert III educators, room leaders and educational leaders.
How It Works
We handle the paperwork and coordination. The RTO handles the assessment.
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Tell us about the training you deliver or the early childhood service you work in. We confirm your eligibility and pathway.
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We guide you on session plans, assessment tools, validation records, programming documents and supervisor reports.
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A qualified assessor reviews your evidence and may observe you training, assessing or working with children.
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The RTO issues your nationally recognised qualification and transcript.
Evidence Checklist
Most applicants combine 4–6 of these. Always de-identify learners, children and families.
Requirements
Both qualifications are closely regulated, so real, recent evidence is essential. RTOs check every unit carefully.
Overseas early childhood experience cannot count towards the mandatory 280 hours, which must be completed in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia. We check your pathway in your free assessment before you pay anything.
Who Assesses You
KMH is an RPL consultancy, not an RTO. We prepare and manage your application; a registered training organisation assesses it and issues your qualification. These are some of the partner RTOs our clients are certified through:
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KMH Training & Consultancy Australia is not a Registered Training Organisation. Qualifications are assessed and issued by our partner RTOs.
Cost & Timeframe
Typical Australian market prices for education and training RPL. Your exact, fixed quote is confirmed in your free eligibility check — no hidden fees.
$3,000 – $4,000
Full Certificate IV in Training and Assessment through RPL.
$1,200 – $1,800
For trainers who already hold the previous TAE40116.
$2,500 – $4,500
Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC50125).
Timeframes depend on your evidence and, for early childhood, your placement hours. Read more about RPL cost and how long RPL takes.
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FAQ
RPL training and assessment is the Recognition of Prior Learning process for experienced trainers, assessors and educators. An ASQA-registered RTO assesses your existing skills and experience against the national units of competency and, if you meet the standard, issues a nationally recognised qualification such as the TAE40122.
Yes, if you already plan, deliver and assess training. The TAE40122 has 12 units, and you need vocational competency in the area you intend to teach. The RTO will look for real session plans, assessment tools and records, and validation evidence.
We help with 2 qualifications: the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122) and the Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC50125).
As a guide, full TAE40122 RPL typically costs $3,000–$4,000, an upgrade from TAE40116 $1,200–$1,800 and the Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care $2,500–$4,500. You get a fixed quote after your free eligibility check.
For TAE40122: session plans, learning resources, assessment tools and records, validation evidence and your vocational qualification. For early childhood: your Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, Working with Children Check, programming and learning documentation, and supervisor reports confirming your hours.
Yes, if you work in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia. CHC50125 requires at least 280 hours in a regulated service, a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care (or the entry skill set) and mandatory child safety training before placement hours.
Yes. The qualification issued through RPL is identical to one earned through training. It is nationally recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) and does not state that it was achieved through RPL.
An ASQA-registered RTO assesses your evidence and issues your qualification. KMH is a consultancy, not an RTO — we manage your application and connect you with the right partner RTO, such as RTO 40055, 45254 or 41138.
Yes. We help trainers, assessors and early childhood educators across Australia, including NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT and NT. Most of the process is completed online and over the phone.
Free Eligibility Check
Tell us about the training you deliver or your early childhood role. A KMH consultant will call you back with your pathway, a fixed quote and an evidence plan — free and with no obligation.