The Power of RPL Part 2 + Her 23 Reasons Why We Do RPL - with Deb Carr- Skills Recognition Expert and PhD Candidate

Welcome back, fellow detectives, ready to complete our double header – I am, and let me tell you, this one is super exciting.

In this episode, we are thrilled to welcome back Deb Carr,our resident RPL Doctor in the making. Deb is a PhD Candidate who is researching the value of RPL and has unlocked 23 reasons why we do RPL. Join us as she shares these reasons, breaking the factors into Social, Economic, and Psychological impacts, as well as Improved Abilities overall. We discuss learning injuries, meta learning, and RPL. The cure for Impostor Syndrome and more.

Yes, you really can curate your own career and RPL is a gamechanger!

So if you are serious about leveling up your career, let’s getstarted because as always, the clues await.

Deb Carr’s Bio

Meet Deb, an International Skills Recognition Consultant who brings a wealth of expertise in policy, practice, and research. She's passionate about ensuring equitable access to education and meaningful employment through skills recognition. Deb collaborates with internationalorganizations, enterprises, and governments to make this vision a reality.

In her role as a Policy and Compliance specialist, Debworked with the UAE Military Qualification Centre to help veterans translate their military training into national qualifications.

Deb also contributed to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia'sMigrant Skills Verification Project with Palladium Group, developing a quality assurance framework to boost local labor market productivity for national giga-projects.

Her dedication to the field earned her a ConferenceScholarship from NCVER (National Centre for Vocational Education Research Centre) for her 2019 master’s thesis, ‘The RPL Candidate – a neglected stakeholder’. She has shared her research through 10 webinars on 'Doing RPLBetter' and the ILO's (International Labour Organisation) RPL MOOC. Additionally, Deb developed global guidelines for the Recognition, Validation,and Accreditation of refugees and migrants with UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning and is partnering with UNESCO to recognise the skills of 50,000 working-aged refugees in Armenia.

Currently, Deb is researching how to improve Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in Australia. This project is commissioned by AVETRA, Australia's only independent vocational education research centre, and theVictorian Skills Authority, a state government body.

Pursuing a PhD at Charles Darwin University, Deb aims tobridge the gap between RPL policy and practice, empowering those who take alternative pathways to credentialing in their learning and earning journeys.

Key Links / Information

Deb Carr’s LinkedIn - Skills Recognition Expert and PhDCandidate

https://www.linkedin.com/in/debcarrtvetglobal/

23 Reasons Why WeDo RPL - Deb Carr - Skills RecognitionExpert and PhD Candidate

Economic - reduced training time and/or costs / improved job prospects / increased renumeration / increased job security

Ability - academic persistence and completion / increased professional knowledge/ professional performance /professional reflection practice/ meta-learning /skills to prepare evidence of competency/ academic performance

Psychological – greater sense of agency/improvedself-awareness / greater sense of accomplishment & self-efficacy/ improved career aspirations/ improved learning identity / improved professional identity/ increased job satisfaction/ motivation and in further learning / improvedself-esteem and confidence

Social – strengthen communities / upwards socialmobility/ increased social inclusion