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Maintaining and Demonstrating Currency. Gerard Kell Workforce Development Unit. Drivers for Maintaining and Demonstrating Currency. Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations TAFE NSW Minimum entry requirements DEC and TAFE NSW Policy and Procedure. Why is currency important?.
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Maintaining and Demonstrating Currency Gerard Kell Workforce Development Unit
Drivers for Maintaining and Demonstrating Currency • Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations • TAFE NSW Minimum entry requirements • DEC and TAFE NSW Policy and Procedure
Why is currency important? • Competent staff • Learning more relevant to workplace • Employees more productive and engaged • Improved confidence – trainers, students, employer • Improved quality teaching and assessment practices • Employer engagement through industry consultation • Improved reputation of the Institute • Continuous compliance improvement
TAFE Teachers must have • Vocational qualification • Industry experience • Trainer and assessor qualification • Currency
Vocational competency • Vocational competency is defined as broad industry knowledge and experience, usually combined with a relevant industry qualification. • Vocational competency must be considered on an industry-by-industry basis and with reference to the guidance provided in the Assessment Guidelines of the relevant Training Package. • Vocational currency, industry currency, trainer and assessor currency are an integral component of vocational competency.
Vocational currency • teachers should hold an up to date, relevant AQF level qualification and or have the relevant vocational competencies at least to the level being delivered or assessed • be familiar with the content of their vocational area and know their subject • have relevant current experience and an understanding of industry related skills and work practices • have the pedagogical skills required to teach their students
Industry currency • keeping up to date with industry specific skills relevant to today’s workplaces or a discipline area • effective industry consultation • improving professional knowledge, capabilities and practice • current relevant industry qualification
Trainer and assessor currency • the necessary training and assessment competencies (TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment as from 1 July 2013) • VET professional knowledge and skills • VET operating environment • Training and assessment policies and practices
Study Assistance Scheme Return to Industry Right to Private Practice(Private and Secondary employment) Staff Development: General and customised capability development workshops, Faculty endorsed individual and or Section Up-Skilling program (using the ‘DTSC’ course fee exemption code) New Teacher Education Program Head Teacher program Currency strategies
Personalised portfolio (electronic or hard copy) Individual Learning Plans Professional Growth Options Developing Training and Assessment Strategies - Teacher Qualifications Matrix ; Unit of Competence Matrix ; Currency Checklist ; Industry Consultation Record and Industry Consultation Summary Demonstrating Currency Tools
Currency maintenance support • Faculty Director • Head Teacher • Colleagues and networks • Industry partners • Strategic Planning & Performance Unit • Workforce Development Unit