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Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (TAA)

Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (TAA). Introduction to VET Desma Moshou. AIMS OF TODAY’S SESSION. Greater familiarity with the various acronyms used in the VET sector Increased knowledge of competency based training (CBT)

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Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (TAA)

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  1. Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (TAA) Introduction to VET Desma Moshou

  2. AIMS OF TODAY’S SESSION • Greater familiarity with the various acronyms used in the VET sector • Increased knowledge of competency based training (CBT) • Valuing this qualification as a means of increased work options • More confidence about the RPL process for the Units which will not be covered through training

  3. We will explore the following acronyms: • VET – Vocational Education and Training • CBT – Competency Based Training • ANTA – Australian National Training Authority (Role now performed by DEST – Dept Education Science & Training) • ITAB – Industry Training Advisory Body • RTO – Registered Training Organistion • AQF – Australian Qualifications Framework • AQTF – Australian Quality Training Framework

  4. VET - What is it? • Vocational education and training is ‘education and training for work’. • It exists to develop and recognise competencies of learners. • It has traditionally been seen as post-secondary, non-university education and training. • Reforms in the past decade: VET programs offered in secondary schools, stronger links with university study options six levels of qualifications offered in most industries

  5. Reasons for increased focus in the VET Sector: • Globalisation and the need for increased productivity & efficiency • Changes in work arrangements such as increases in part-time and casual employment • Increased demand for multi-skilled employees • Increased demand for flexibility to move between jobs, industries and locations • New information and communication technologies • Increased demand for more relevant workplace training

  6. ANTA Australian National Training Authority HISTORICALLY Established in 1994 to provide a national focusfor VET Advises the Ministerial Council (MINCO) of Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers responsible for VET on: • Sets VET policy, strategy, priorities, goals and objectives nationally • Sets VET plans detailing how States and Territories propose to meet national priorities, goals and objectives. • ANTA administers national programs and the Commonwealth funding of the national VET system. • These responsibilities are now taken up by DEST since July 2005 (Department of Education, Science & Training – Federal Gov)

  7. AQF: Australian Qualifications FrameworkProvides a national framework for all education and training qualifications in Australia

  8. Qualification Levels

  9. AQTF – Australian Quality Training Framework Ensures consistency in the accreditation and recognition of training throughout Australia • Consistency in the accreditation of courses and recognition of training programs • Consistency in the registration of providers (RTOs) • Recognition and portability of individual competencies • Recognition of training in the public and private sectors • Recognised standards of training.

  10. RTOs – Registered Training Organisations Under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), and the AQTF requirements for provision of quality, only Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) can issue nationally recognised qualifications and Statements of Attainment for training and assessment against Competency Standards

  11. Standard 1: The RTO provides quality training and assessment across all of its operations • Element 1.4 – Training and assessment is delivered by trainers and assessors who: • a) have the training and assessment competencies determined by the National Quality Council or its successors; • b) have the relevant vocational competencies at least to the level being delivered or assessed; and continue to develop their vocational and training and assessment competencies to support continuous improvements in the delivery of RTO services. • Note – The requirements for trainer and assessor competence have not changed. Three assessor units for assessors and the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment for trainers.

  12. Competency-based training • the emphasis is on: • identifying what people need to do in their jobs • identifying what people need to know to do their job • indicating clearly the standard of performance required in the job by the industry or enterprise, which determine Benchmarks and Best Practice processes • indicating how, when, where and by whom training and assessment will occur • A vital component of CBT is Skills Recognition (RPL)

  13. What is Competency? • Refers to effective performance, at a given level, within a specific workplace environment • Components of a competency are: Knowledge Skills Attitudes Behaviours

  14. What are the dimensions of competency?

  15. Competency Standards are used for: • Compiling job descriptions and organising work structures and accountabilities • Effective Staff Recruitment & Selection • Determining training needs • Appraisals and skills evaluations • Linkages between skills and Industrial Award classifications

  16. Key Competencies or Generic Skills All Training Packages require the integration of Key Competencies usually across each qualification • Collecting , analysing and organising information • Communicating ideas and information • Planning and organising activities • Working with others in teams • Solving problems • Using mathematical ideas and techniques • Using technology

  17. Industry Training Advisory Bodies (ITABS) and Industry Skills Councils • These bodies provide a way for industry needs to be identified, communicated and serviced. • They have primary responsibility for the development and maintenance of Training Packages. • There are 23 national ITABs and they work closely with a network of State and Territory ITABs and Industry Skills Councils.

  18. Training Packages • are sets of nationally endorsed standards and qualifications for recognising and assessing people's skills. • they specify the combination of competency standards required to achieve a particular qualification. • learners who complete part of a qualification are awarded a Statement of Attainment, and have the option of attaining the full qualification • they describe the skills and knowledge needed to perform effectively in the workplace at each given level. • They do not prescribe how an individual should be trained.

  19. Packaging of Qualifications: • Depending on the level, there are a defined minimum number of competencies required at each level • Qualifications usually consists of a group of core units, and a choice of electives to allow for the flexibility to suit individual needs • Important to choose the right TP, based on the generic units, and the specialist units required

  20. EG: Packaging of B S T P Qualifications

  21. Training Packages consist of endorsed and non‑endorsed components: • Endorsed components include industry competency standards, national qualifications and guidelines for assessing competence. • Non‑endorsed components include a range of resources to support learning and assessment as well as professional development materials.

  22. Composition of Competency Unitseg: TAAASS404A (National Code)

  23. TAAASS404A (cont)

  24. TAAASS404A (cont)

  25. Training and Assessment Training Package (TAA04) • designed to meet the current and future competency development and qualification needs of new and existing personnel working in VET • addresses a range of competency areas that represent the key areas of work undertaken within RTOs • Each of these broad areas is called a Field in the Training and Assessment Training Package (TAA04). • Seven Fields have been identified with an eighth Field encompassing imported competency standards.

  26. Key Features of the Training and Assessment Training Package (TAA04) • Supporting multiple audiences and audience needs • Focus on learning • Cohesiveness • Clear specifications • Competency themes • Broadly focused qualifications • Comprehensive Assessment Guidelines

  27. Useful Websites • National Training Information Services website at http://www.ntis.gov.au • Australian National Training Authority – http://www.anta.gov.au now performed by DEST • The Dept of Education Science and Technologyhttp://www.dest.gov.au • Innovation and Business Skills Australia at www.ibsa.org.au • National Centre for Vocational Education Research www.ncver.edu.au • National Occupational Health and Safety Commission www.nohsc.gov.au • Australian Qualifications Framework http://www.aqf.edu.au

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