People get qualifications through RPL for a variety of reasons. These include: To satisfy licensing or regulatory requirements within an industry To validate and consolidate skills acquired through experience To provide proof of abilities when going for a promotion To convert skills into a generalised format so they can be transferred to different industries To gain a measure of what level qualification your abilities equate to To cite as evidence of your currency in an area in order to train others To convert overseas qualifications and/or experience into Australian qualifications