From Home Cook to Pro Chef with RPL Qualification
You've been cooking at home for years, dinner parties, holiday meals, maybe some catering gigs on the side. That doesn't automatically make you a professional chef, but here's the thing: all that experience actually counts for something. Lots of people have legitimate skills but zero paperwork to prove it. That's where Recognition of Prior Learning comes in. It takes your years of actual cooking and converts them into formal qualifications, without making you sit through beginner classes relearning how to dice an onion. What RPL Actually Does RPL looks at what you already know and matches those skills against official training standards. If your experience lines up with what they're looking for, you get the qualification without the fluff. You don't waste time on basics you mastered five years ago, which saves both time and money. It works for anyone with real-world experience in their field, not just cooking, either. Getting Qualified in Commercial Cooking If...