Alternative Education Equivalency Scheme (AEES)

The Department of Defence is seeking tenders from appropriately skilled and experienced organisations to provide Defence Force Recruiting (DFR) with alternative educational equivalency information on candidates who cannot provide formal evidence of, or who do not possess the educational standards required for entry into the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

Defence Force Recruiting (DFR), as part of its responsibilities for the provision of recruiting services to the Australian Defence Force (ADF), receives applications for entry to the ADF from candidates who are unable to provide evidence of their educational attainment, or do not have the required education standard. In such cases, if the employment category the candidate seeks requires specific educational attainment, their application may be referred to the Alternative Education Equivalency Scheme (AEES).

The AEES was developed as a way for Defence to assess the potential of candidates who do not have the formal education attainment certificates or are of a mature age and may not have the formal education standard required for the avenue of entry they are interested in for acceptance into the Australia Defence Force (ADF).

The AEES is a series of tests used to assess candidate competency against secondary educational standards.

This scheme comprises:

a.testing and assessment services provided on a National basis;

b.Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) assessment services; and

c.an online website and candidate booking system.