TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

1. 10 Units of Competency TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment This Course Requirements

2. Delivery Program TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment This Course Requirements

3. Learning pathways • individuals navigate their learning and life experiences through education and training, work, community and personal life. • transitions that individuals make both within and between educational sectors • Occupational pathways • movements and progression within a particular vocational area, and these are often promoted by particular industries keen to attract and retain workers • industry-specific training does not necessarily lead to individuals gaining work in that industry. • Career pathways • more broadly conceived and concern the way individuals move between jobs, vocational areas and roles, as well as through education and training programs, both formal and informal. • The career pathway is a lifelong journey. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Pathways

4. A recent NCVER report (Martin 2007) • Ideally, pathways might be conceived of as ordered with known destinations and with routes to them clearly marked out. • Martin’s study suggests that many people follow conventional life-course pathways. • In a predictable order and at predictable ages, they complete school, possibly undertake post-secondary education, enter paid work, partner, have children (and, if they are women, withdraw from paid work permanently or temporarily), and so on. • Martin suggests that increased acquisition of post-secondary qualifications is probably more marked in non-degree qualifications than in degrees and above, and occurring after many—particularly women—are into their 30s. • Martin also notes that patterns of participation are different for different occupations. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Pathways

5. Harris, Rainey and Sumner (2006) • describe a number of different types of learner groups. They include: • Career developers: • those who show consistent interest in a particular area or occupation • Career mergers: • who, having explored interests in other areas, draw these together to move into a more focused course of study. • Pathways are usually non-linear but may be complementary. • Two trackers: • attempt to develop an alternative career as insurance for a time when their current career is no longer possible. • Often occurs when students are trying to improve their chances of earning an income while studying TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Pathways

6. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment • Forced learners: • undertake what appears to be a completely different course of study for professional development reasons • some practical factor obliges them to undertake a particular course, such as affordability, location or entry requirements. • Interest chasers: • follow various personal fields of interest, bouncing between them. Pathways Bridges between pathways Credit transfers Traffic Restrictions for specific pathways Certificates for specific purposes/work (eg. Working at height, etc)

7. from school into VET, higher education or work • within VET, as people move through a range of qualifications in the same or related training packages or to other qualifications. They may also change providers and move up, down or across in the level of qualification undertaken to do this • from VET to work; their work may be in a related or different area from their qualification • from VET to higher education; this may involve studies in the same area, or a different one • within the higher education sector to other courses or institutions TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Major Pathways

8. from higher education to VET, possibly in the same but—more likely—a different field of education (Curtis 2009) • from higher education and into work. At a later stage they may return to university or to VET for further study • from unemployment (whether short- or long-term) or absence from the workforce and into adult education, VET or higher education • from retrenchment, workers’ compensation or a disability or supporting parents pension into study to gain new skills to re-enter the workforce. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Major Pathways Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is the system’s way of trying to formalise the informal, and increasing the level of recognition of prior learning as a path to more quickly obtaining qualifications is a policy objective. In some cases recognising previous learning may be the predominant mechanism by which qualifications are gained.

9. School leavers aged 15–24 years by level of study in 2010 (NCVER Pathways: developing the skills of Australia's workforce, 2011) TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Major Pathways • Of the 201,000 2009 school leavers who enrolled in study • 85,000 followed a VET stream • 116,000 followed a Higher Education Stream

10. Highest prior level of education for people with no post-school education by current VET qualification 2009 TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Major Pathways

11. Students by selected current VET qualifications TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Major Pathways

12. About 120 000 VET students in 2009 already had a higher education qualification. • The largest numbers are enrolled in management and commerce, society and culture, mixed field studies (perhaps curiously) and • education. Most probably those in Education are undertaking the Certificate IV in Training and Education! TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Major Pathways

13. Quite substantial numbers of VET graduates go on to university-level study • A substantial proportion of students going on to further study, including at certificate III level and above, do so at the same or lower level. • the main pathway to higher education would seem to be Year 12 completion. • Substantial numbers of VET students already have VET qualifications. • Substantial numbers of VET students already had higher education qualifications. • about 90% of the possible training package qualifications are active in Australia. • little or no data are gathered about the wide range of programs and pathways offered by private providers, industry, suppliers and other groups. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Summary of major pathways

14. all registered training organisations (RTOs) recognise a qualification or Statement of Attainment issued by another registered training organisation. • providers in both the VET and higher education sectors are responsible for meeting the outcomes required of each qualification, • the process needs to ensure the integrity of the particular awards provided. • the take-up and use of articulation arrangements is affected when institutions are mistrustful of the quality of outcomes of prior programs of study. • VET providers may mistrust the quality of what has been done by schools and, likewise, higher education with VET. • universities have been more receptive to TAFE graduates, treating private VET graduates less favourably The issue of grading in VET is contested ground (Guthrie 2009), but it denies universities and employers alike any information of the relative merit of individuals. (NQC is developing the concept of “levels of Competency”) • Institutions issuing credit have certain obligations in this regard, which include, for example, recognition of learning, regardless of when, how and where it was acquired (provided of course that it is relevant and current). TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Issues of articulation

15. National Goals for Schooling • New Framework for Vocational Education in Schools – Policy Directions, 2001 (MCEETA) p. 11 • Vocational education is an essential and valid element of the education of all students. • Vocational education will improve the transition of young people from school to work by acknowledging the importance of lifelong learning. • Vocational education will help young people learn in a variety of settings, including the classroom, workplace and the wider community. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

16. SWL for VET in Schools • Department of Education, Science and Training, 2005, Guidelines for the • Structured Workplace Learning (SWL) Programme, pp. 1–2) • Provides supervised learning in the workplace • Contributes to assessment of Units of Competency • Monitored through a relevant RTO • Target group being Years 9 – 12 • Recognised in the Senior School Certificate TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

17. VET in Schools • Established part of mainstream senior education across Australia • VETiS programs are part of the Senior Certificate program in nearly ALL schools • The OHS component MUST be delivered before any SWL activity. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

19. Visit the website www.training.com.au for an overview of the VET System • The structure of VET • The history of VET • National Strategies • Legislation • AQTF • National VET Data Strategy • Various Links • National Reporting System TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment The VET Environment

20. Visit the website: ”Training Packages at Work” http://www.tpatwork.com • Australian Qualifications Framework • Australian Quality Training Framework • Industry Skills Councils • National Quality Council • The National Vocational Education and Training System • Vocational Education and Training in schools • Victoria funding arrangements TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Who’s who in VET

21. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Certificate Levels

22. 1. Describe the connectedness between MCTEE, COAG, NQC, AQF, AQTF, VRQA/ASQA, DEEWR, NCVER, ISC and a relevant RTO for the purposes of a VET program in schools. • Using the diagram provided in the learning resource ppt, organise your information in a series of paragraphs or table. • 2. Outline the main components intrinsic to the policies, procedures and rules for VET • Nationally Agreed Standards for vocational education • National Occupational Health and Safety Commission • Access and Equity • AQTF evidence guide • AQTF quality indicators • Standards for Registered Training Organisations TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Assessment 1 activity

23. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment • Complete an AVETMISS form • VET students by Industry • VET students mapping NCVER: National Centre for Vocational Education Research

24. Status of Training Packages Training Packages FAQ TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment FAQ on Training Packages

25. List of Training Packages – linking to Training.gov.au Website Download your Training Package to your memory stick Select your qualification form the list in the table of contents TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Find your Training program

26. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment VCAA View a VCAA Extract for Endorsed Course Match the Training Package rules with VCAA or State Endorsed Packages Ensure the selection of Units for your program meet the requirements for both bodies

27. Coding and Titling • Implementation & Use of Training Packages • Unit Descriptor • Employability Skills – Teaching employability skills • Skill Sets • Application of the Unit • Elements of Competency • Performance Criteria • Required Skills & Knowledge • Range Statement • Evidence Guide • Contextualising a Unit TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Unpacking a Training Package

28. Outline the purposes of each section of a Unit of Competency • Elements • Performance Criteria • Skills and knowledge • Range Statement • Evidence Guide • Employability Skills • Design a Learner Handbook to distribute to students at the beginning of a course . • This should include: TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Assessment Task 1 (cont)

29. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Select Your Qualification

30. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Select Your 2 Units 1. Open your Training Package & select the 2 Units you would plan to use for your program. 2. Enter the Unit code & title in Total VET for each of the 2 Units

31. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Select Your 2 Units Nominal Hours

32. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment • Use of Nominal Hours • 1 VCE Unit credit = 90 Nominal Hours • Nominal hours are the hours of training nationally required to achieve the outcomes of the Unit of Competency • The maximum nominal hours are identified for each Training Package qualification. • Nominal hours may vary within a qualification depending on the units of competency selected and the delivery strategies used • nominal hours are used as a mechanism for funding allocation. Review Nominal Hours for the Units of your training package

33. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Select Your 2 Units Nominal Hours

34. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Organise your Elements for the Unit

35. “Clustering units of competence for learning and assessment can assist RTOs to produce strategies that address the above points as well as realising significant efficiency benefits for the organisation.” Units of competency can be clustered to provide training and/or assessment solutions for particular needs. A cluster can be defined as a grouping of units which together represent a particular work focus, area of competency development or other need that is relevant to the client. The cluster may form the basis of a specific training or learning program. It is different from the qualification outcome but may contribute to the outcome where the unit cluster is drawn from the package of units in the qualification. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Clustering Units

36. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Analyse the Content of the Unit Just paraphrase the general intent from the UoC. Details will be entered in the Mapping Templates later.

37. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Plan the Content of your Delivery

38. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Plan the Formative Exercises Enter relevant dates you expect to run the activity Replace the names with your own

39. In accordance with the AQTF Essential Standards for Registration, an assessment tool includes the following components: • The learning or competency unit(s) to be assessed; • The target group, context and conditions for the assessment; • The tasks to be administered to the candidate; • An outline of the evidence to be gathered from the candidate; • The evidence criteria used to judge the quality of performance (i.e. the assessment decision making rules); as well as • The administration, recording and reporting requirements. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment What is an Assessment Tool?

40. When creating your assessment task, use at least 2 assessment types. • Assessment Types can be identified as: • Observation • Interview • Project • Portfolio • Information about each of these assessment types can be read in • THIS NQC DOCUMENT TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Designing Assessment Tools Guide • Ensure you cover all aspects of: • Performance Criteria • Skills and Knowledge • Evidence Guide From the Range Statements, identify aspects which are relevant to your context. You don’t have to cover all options in the range statements.

41. Complete the details on the Cover Page • Determine an industry focus/context for the task • Using your TV Program Analysis Worksheet, determine the activities students need to complete: • To demonstrate competency for the Performance Criteria • Which clusters relevant Performance Criteria together as appropriate • To contextualise the task suitable for your students • Which fulfil the requirements of Skills and Knowledge • Which fulfil the evidence requirements • Which fulfil the requirements of the Range Statement • Using your Assessor Guide, create a Learner Guide, addressing the components of the assessment to the student in 2nd Person (“You”) • Using the Mapping Template, build your Mapping matrix for the Assessment Task. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Assessment Tool Templates

42. Open you Total VET Excel workbook. • In the “Task List” sheet, type in the name of each assessment task for the relevant Unit of Competency • Click on the relevant “AT” hyperlink which takes you to the assessment sheet for that task • Paraphrase each criterion of the assessment task in the relevant columns of Row 7 • From the Task List sheet, select the relevant AT*SK hyperlink and map the assessment criteria you developed to the skills and knowledge identified in the Unit of Competency. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Assessment Components in Total VET

43. Participants are requested to complete the feedback form, available at http://myclassrecord.com.au/TAE40110_Feedback Referrals: If participants are so inclined, that you would like to refer a teaching colleague to this program, you are welcome to add their details to the feedback form. TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Program Feedback

44. Candidates need to submit their USB memory drive with the following: • - Each of the assessments, saved to the Assessment Directory • Completed TV for TAA Excel Workbook • A review of your 6 week program, noting improvements you would implement TAE40110 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment After your TAE40110 program • Your assessor will review all your assessments within the week • Send your results to ACAS to confirm your qualification status • Post your Certificate and your USB memory drive back to you Before we finish Need an Extension? Extensions are available for up to 3 weeks after the completion of the program. Documentation in digital format on the USB memory drive must be received by COSAMP by the relevant date.