RIIRAI604E – RPL Candidate Self-Assessment & Reporting
Instructions for Use
- Complete your Candidate Details below.
- Score each question: 2=Very Experienced, 1=Some Experience, 0=No Experience, and add notes and evidence.
- Watch your score update in real-time in the Results panel.
- Click Send Results by Email when complete to receive a copy.
Scoring Guide:
- 0 – No Experience
- 1 – Some Experience
- 2 – Very Experienced
Live Results
Total Score
0 / 68
Eligibility Status
Not Yet Ready
Section 1 – Planning & Preparing Mine Services and Infrastructure
Have you previously obtained, interpreted, clarified, and confirmed work requirements for mine services or infrastructure projects?
Can you interpret mine services plans, infrastructure drawings, specifications, or technical documents (e.g., power distribution layouts, dewatering diagrams)?
Have you identified and managed risks, hazards, and environmental impacts associated with installing or modifying mine services or infrastructure?
Do you understand the legislative requirements (CMSHA, CMSHR) related to mine services and infrastructure?
Have you established specifications for services/infrastructure (e.g., pumps, substations, pipelines, communications)?
Have you analysed technical, operational, and financial information to compare infrastructure options and select the preferred option?
Have you conducted site inspections to determine the best location for mine services and infrastructure, and confirmed alignment with mine plans?
Section Score
0 / 14
Section 2 – Selecting Plant, Equipment, and Services
Have you scoped the operational requirements for mine services or infrastructure projects (e.g., flow rates, power demand, access needs)?
Have you developed selection criteria for plant, equipment, or services?
Have you established specifications for required plant/equipment (e.g., pumps, comms towers, substations, workshops)?
Have you selected preferred equipment or service solutions based on legislative requirements, site standards, and manufacturer specifications?
Section Score
0 / 8
Section 3 – Establishing Installation & Commissioning Systems
Have you established or led hazard identification and risk assessment processes for the installation or commissioning of mine services?
Have you planned how new infrastructure will integrate with existing operational systems?
Have you developed or reviewed installation and commissioning procedures for plant, equipment, or services?
Have you identified training needs and created or contributed to systems that ensure personnel are trained in new infrastructure?
Section Score
0 / 8
Section 4 – Establishing Operational & Maintenance Systems
Have you developed or reviewed operational procedures for mine services and infrastructure?
Have you developed or reviewed maintenance procedures for infrastructure based on OEM and legislative requirements?
Have you implemented or overseen processes to review and improve work procedures?
Have you established procedures for maintaining emergency-related infrastructure (e.g., fire systems, emergency power, evacuation systems)?
Have you established systems for recording and reporting information related to services and infrastructure (logs, inspections, work orders, compliance records)?
Section Score
0 / 10
Section 5 – Implementing Mine Services & Infrastructure
Have you identified and applied legislative and site requirements when implementing mine services or infrastructure projects?
Have you clarified and communicated roles/responsibilities to stakeholders (crews, contractors, engineers, supervisors)?
Have you forecast, scheduled, and allocated resources (labour, machinery, equipment, contractors) for services/infrastructure work?
Have you provided recommendations for improving implementation processes and overseen changes being put in place?
Section Score
0 / 8
Section 6 – Auditing & Reviewing Mine Services & Infrastructure
Have you conducted, contributed to, or overseen audits of mine services, equipment compliance, or infrastructure?
Have you assessed future infrastructure needs based on mine progression, operational plans, or system performance?
Have you established or reviewed systems that audit maintenance and operational compliance?
Have you reviewed or audited training programs for currency and relevance to the mine's infrastructure?
Have you incorporated feedback from audits, crews, supervisors, or contractors into system improvements?
Have you identified or managed responses to non-compliance, defects, or deficiencies in infrastructure systems?
Section Score
0 / 12
Section 7 – Foundation Skills
Numeracy – Can you calculate resource needs, infrastructure capacities, service loads, or demand requirements?
Communication – Do you regularly deliver briefings, handovers, instructions, or technical information clearly?
Reading/Interpretation – Are you confident interpreting legislation, procedures, mine plans, technical specifications, or OEM documents?
Writing – Can you prepare reports, scopes, procedures, specifications, or work plans using correct terminology and structure?
Section Score
0 / 8
Interpretation Matrix
| Score Range | Eligibility Outcome | Recommended Pathway |
|---|---|---|
| 55–68 (80–100%) | Fully RPL Ready | Direct RPL workshop – minimal support required. |
| 41–54 (60–79%) | Slightly Assisted RPL | Guided RPL workshop – some evidence support needed. |
| Below 41 (<60%) | Not Yet Ready for RPL | Gain additional experience or training before RPL. |