About 3CIR
3CIR is Australia's leading RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) specialist for Australian Defence Force (ADF) and emergency services personnel. Founded in 2016 by Australian Army veterans, we convert the skills and experience of ADF members, police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and SES volunteers into nationally recognised qualifications — with a 25% discount applied to every qualification, every time.
3CIR was born from a frustration every veteran knows: watching skilled, experienced people struggle to get civilian employers to see the value of their service.
Our founders lived it — transitioning from the Australian Army into civilian life and discovering that years of leadership, operational planning, and high-stakes decision-making meant little without formal qualifications on paper.
That gap between what you can do and what you can prove isn't unique to defence force personnel. Police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and SES volunteers face the same challenge. Decades of frontline experience, incident command, risk management, and team leadership — all invisible to employers who only see a resume missing formal credentials.
In 2016, our founders set out to fix this through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) — a government-regulated process that converts real-world skills into nationally recognised qualifications. They built 3CIR specifically for the people they understood best: military and emergency services personnel.
Within a year, 3CIR partnered with Asset College (RTO #31718) to deliver qualifications through a nationally accredited Registered Training Organisation — a partnership that continues to this day. By 2018, the service had expanded beyond the ADF to include police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and SES volunteers.
Today, with a 5.0/5 Google rating, an 85% RPL success rate, and 37+ qualifications available from Certificate II to Graduate Diploma, 3CIR is a veteran-owned RPL specialist for those who serve — delivering fast-track, nationally recognised qualifications Australia-wide with a 25% discount applied automatically.
Training and assessment are delivered under a third-party arrangement with Asset College RTO #31718.
Our name carries meaning. Every letter represents a value that guides how we work with military and emergency services personnel every single day.
These five values aren't just words — they're how we treat every person who comes to us for recognition of prior learning, whether you're Army, Navy, Air Force, Police, Fire, Ambulance, or SES.
At the core of 3CIR is a deep-rooted commitment to serve those who serve. Here’s what that promise looks like in practice for Australian Defence Force (ADF) and emergency services personnel.
No cost · No obligation · Results in 24–48 hours
Training and assessment are delivered under a third-party arrangement with Asset College RTO #31718.
3CIR works with trusted partners to deliver nationally recognised qualifications and career support for military and emergency services personnel.
All RPL qualifications issued through 3CIR are delivered under a third-party arrangement with Asset College (RTO 31718), a nationally accredited Registered Training Organisation. This means every qualification — whether it's a Certificate IV in Leadership and Management or a Diploma of Security Risk Management — carries full AQF accreditation and appears on your USI transcript, identical to any TAFE-issued credential.
Every 3CIR RPL client receives exclusive access to KLCC (Kate Langford Career Consulting) at no extra cost. Whether you're navigating ADF transition, seeking a promotion within emergency services, or pivoting to a civilian career in security, leadership, or project management, KLCC provides personalised career support designed for people with service backgrounds.
Watch how 3CIR's RPL process maps your military or emergency services experience against any of our 37+ qualifications — no classroom, no online modules, no repeating what your service has already proven.
Trusted by hundreds of Australian Defence Force (ADF) members and emergency services personnel across Australia for fast, reliable Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
Training and assessment are delivered under a third-party arrangement with Asset College RTO #31718.
3CIR’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) qualifications are trusted by employers across government, defence contractors, mining, security, police, fire, ambulance, and emergency services sectors nationwide.
Thousands of Australian Defence Force (ADF) members, Police officers, Firefighters, Paramedics, and SES volunteers have trusted 3CIR with their Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) journey.
Everything you need to know about 3CIR and how we help military and emergency services personnel.
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Whether you’re Australian Defence Force (ADF), Police, Fire, Ambulance, or SES — find out which nationally recognised qualifications your experience already qualifies you for, anywhere in Australia, through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). It takes 30 seconds and costs nothing.
Training and assessment are delivered under a third-party arrangement with Asset College RTO #31718.