ARPL assessment
(Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning)

This is an assessment designed to create an equal opportunity for all those who want to do a trade test to attain red seal certification. This assessment takes into consideration both formal and informal learning over the course of your career and tests how ready you are for the trade test. This is step one in entering a process that leads you to qualifying and is therefore compulsory.

The ARPL assessment will give the candidate and the assessor an indication into how ready the candidate is for the trade test. It provides a clear outline into the tasks or knowledge that the candidate may be lacking or having a ‘gap’ in. This will give the candidate an opportunity to head back to the workplace or an accredited training centre such as ours where he can then learn these skills.

Candidates who have not gone through a formal artisan learning program but possess relevant years of work experience in the related trade may be granted access to a trade test if they have completed:

N2 Certificate including the relevant trade theory subjects and a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience; or
Technical trade theory programs quality assured by a SETA deemed to be at NQF level 3 and a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience; or
Relevant Engineering NCV at NQF level 3 and a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience; or
Relevant engineering NC(V) 4 plus completion of all relevant work experience modules and a minimum of 18-months relevant work experience; or
Technical Grade 12 with Maths, Science and related trade theory subject and a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience; or
Grade 9 and a minimum of 4 years relevant work experience; or
Relevant (directly related to the trade theory subjects) N6 certificate or National Technical Diploma (T,S or N stream.) with 18 months relevant work experience.

Documents to compile:

- Certified ID copy, (If foreign national: x3 certified passport copies, x3 certified residential visa copies, x3 certified copies of student/work permit)
- Certified school certificate, and x 1 certified copy thereof, ( minimum Grade 9), (If foreign national: Your qualification need to be converted by SAQA)
- Service letter from your employer / Affidavit, confirming working experience in relevant field for 3 or more years experience (minimum requirements), (If foreign national, please ensure that you have the relevant work experience in South Africa, SETA only verifies work experience completed in SA)
- Original completed trade test application form

ARPL assessment (Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning)

ARPL assessment
(Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning)