Hi Monika,
Thanks for the reply. Currently I am working as a SAP Functional Consultant for the past 6 years. Being a functional consultant, I will not be having a programming knowledge, but I will be having the functional knowledge which I use to provide functional solutions to my client. More specifically I am working in the area of Application Support. Application Support means, SAP solution was already implanted at Client's location. Our role is to provide 24X7 support to the client. As part of this profile, I will be fixing the day to day production issues in the space of SAP, and also advising for changes to the current production behaviour, planning, designing, testing and implementing changes, wherever required. This is because the client may come up with a revised requirement to change the behaviour that was already configured.
So in nutshell, my profile is not that normal software professional, who writes the programs. Rather, I am supporting an application that is already implemented.
In addition I had obtained a SAP FICO certification from SAP Germany. But I believe this is not part of external certifications that were recognized by ACS.
Considering my above profile, what I need your guidance is, is it mandatory that I need to fill each and every key areas of knowledge in RPL?
If we refer the guidelines document that is published by ACS with the list of Key Areas of Knowledge, they had specified this sentence;
"The purpose of RPL is to give applicants the opportunity to demonstrate that they have acquired a level of knowledge equivalent to that of a formal tertiary ICT qualification by addressing as many of the areas referred to in the key areas of knowledge they consider are covered by their acquired knowledge"
So, I would like reconfirm, whether this is sufficient, if I address just those key areas, that are relevant to me and ignore others.
For example here are the key areas of knowledge that were specified;
TR. TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES
TR1.Hardware and Software fundamentals
TR2. Data and information management
TR3.Networking
TB.TECHNOLOGY BUILDING
TB1.Programming
TB2.Human-Computer interaction
TB3 & TB4. System development and acquisition
SM.SERVICE MANANGEMENT
SM1.Service Management
SM2.Security Management
OM.OUTCOMES MANAGEMENT
OM1.Organisational and Management Concepts
OM2.Change Management
Now, my analysis reveals that, I can fill only the below mentioned blocks;
TR1. Hardware and Software fundamentals as part of TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES..... Since I had done basic courses on hardware and software fundamentals both as part of non ICT education and also as part of corporate in house trainings, I can fill this block by quoting all the trainings I had from my current employer
TR2 and TR3, SIMPLY I CANNOT FILL ANYTHING
TB. TECHNOLOGY BUILDING is not applicable to me, as I do not do any programming
I am unsure, my regular activity of enhancements to the current production by way of small enhancements will fit under TB3&TB4, considering that even now, I do not do the programming, but I assess the total end to end system, provide a functional solution, provide the test cases, but the actual programming of my solution is done by other technical colleagues, who knows programming language.
TB2 on data and information management is also not applicable.
Now, out of SM, SM1 Service Management is really the one, which I should cover extensively, as this is what I perform day to day when I provide service management functionality to my client. This topic, I am planning to write at least one to couple of pages
Again SM2 is not applicable to me
Finally, I can fill extensively both OM1 and OM2 of OM extensively.
So in nutshell, I can really fill only
TR1
SM1
OM1
OM2
So, my question is, is it fine If I prepare my RPL around only the above 4 areas? Will this be treated as a negative to my RPL application?
I had approached an Immigration lawyer to assist me to compile RPL application. I got from him a basic format, which looks like nothing but a compilation of what he had done for other clients and he had filled/copied from earlier applications against all key areas of knowledge.
But my argument is that I cannot simply fill all the blocks. I should fill only the blocks that I really worked. Also, the two project reports that I am going to prepare are in and around couple of production support stuff I had done which covers SM and OM.
Am sorry, if my mail is very long. Appreciate, if you can help clarify my queries.
Regards
GRK