QualiTrans: Student Credit Transfer & Pathway Mapping
How GetPost Labs approaches education pathway automation. Credit mapping, qualification transitions, and student pathway planning.
Executive Summary
The Problem: When qualifications are superseded, training managers spend weeks manually mapping credits for thousands of students. Some students are told to repeat completed units. Dropout rates spike during transitions.
The Solution: QualiTrans maps student credits to new qualifications in minutes. Direct equivalents are identified automatically. Gap analysis shows exactly what each student still needs.
The Outcome: Students never repeat completed work. Transition plans are generated instantly. Retention improves because the process is seamless, not burdensome.
The Challenge
Understanding the problem space
"When a major qualification was superseded, we spent 3 weeks manually mapping credits for 2,400 students. Some students were told they had to repeat completed units."
— Training Manager, Brisbane Skills Institute
Australian qualifications are regularly updated through national training packages. When a qualification is superseded, every enrolled student needs their completed units mapped to the new qualification. For RTOs with thousands of students, this is enormous manual work.
Errors in credit mapping mean students repeat units they've already passed — damaging trust and causing dropouts. International credit transfers add another layer of complexity with foreign qualification frameworks.
The Solution
What GetPost Labs would build
Core Capabilities
How Retention Is Protected
Seamless transitions, not bureaucratic hurdles
Student retention improves when transitions are automated and transparent:
Credit Mapping
Training manager opens old and new qualification docs side by side, manually matching each unit. 2,400 students × 12 units each.
System maps all completed units against new qualification in minutes. Direct equivalents auto-approved. Exceptions flagged for review.
Student Communication
Staff individually email each affected student with (often incorrect) updated requirements. Students confused, frustrated.
Personalised transition letter generated per student showing credited units, remaining requirements, and new pathway.
International Transfers
Advisor manually researches overseas institution, compares subject outlines, makes judgment call. Takes 2+ weeks per student.
System matches against 4,200 known equivalencies. Draft assessment in minutes. Advisor reviews and approves.
BPMN Workflow
The business process modelled
Qualification Transition Process
User Journey
Student Credit Transfer Assessment
Scenario: International student transferring from overseas university needs credit assessment for remaining subjects.
Student uploads overseas transcript and subject outlines via student portal. Documents auto-OCR processed
AI extracts subject names, credit points, grades. Matches against 4,200 known equivalencies in database
Produces draft assessment: 6 subjects matched (48 credits), 2 subjects need manual review, pathway options calculated
Advisor reviews auto-matches (all correct). Manually assesses 2 remaining subjects — approves 1, requests more info on 1
Student uploads detailed syllabus for queried subject via portal. Notification confirms receipt
Registrar reviews complete assessment, approves all 8 subjects (64 credits). Digital signature applied
Student record updated, enrolment pathway generated. Student notified with credit letter PDF and remaining subjects list
Outcome: Credit assessment completed in 2 days instead of 2 weeks. Student can enrol immediately.
Interactive Prototype
Functional dashboard demonstrating the concept
Credit Mapping
97% time saved
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Functional prototype. Click on cells and entries to see interactions.
System Context
Where QualiTrans fits in the ecosystem
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