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1. November 2010 DELIVERY INDUCTIONPresented byPatricia TuckettNovember 2010
2. November 2010 What we’ll cover The BIG picture
Our Institute
Faculties and delivery teams
Your role and responsibilities
3. November 2010 1: The BIG picture ISO 9001/2008
National Training Framework
Training Packages (TP’s)
Australian Qualification Framework (AQF)
Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF)
Queensland Skills Plan
Sources of funding
User Choice Agreements
4. November 2010 The National Training Framework Training Package Assuring the quality, consistency and industry relevance of training
Australian Quality Assuring the quality and consistence of training
Training Framework delivery and assessment
(AQTF)
Australian Assuring the quality, consistency and portability
Qualification of education and training
Framework (AQF)
5. November 2010 Training Packages A training package is a set of nationally endorsed standards and qualifications for recognising and assessing people’s skills in an industry.
Training packages aim to ensure quality, consistency and industry relevance
6. November 2010 Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) The AQF sets out nationally recognised qualifications in schools, vocational education and training and higher education
It ensures the quality, consistency and portability of training outcomes across Australia
7. November 2010 AQF
8. November 2010 Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) The AQTF is the set of nationally agreed quality assurance arrangements for training and assessment delivered by training organisations
New AQTF standards have recently been introduced
9. November 2010 Queensland Skills Plan The QSP outlines the current government’s policy framework that matches the supply of skilled labour to industry’s needs and the economy’s demands
There are four key elements and twenty-four actions
10. November 2010 Sources of funding VRG: VET Revenue General (Profile/Direct Grant)
User Choice
Fee for service
11. November 2010 User Choice Agreement Re-negotiated annually
Available on Business Services site
Requires different rules for archiving
Supported by Business Services Unit
Contact Kim Bennett on 5219
12. November 2010 2: Our Institute Quality System
Registration
Audits
Statutory Authority
13. November 2010 Quality, Registration and Business Improvement Unit BRIT’s quality management system helps us meet the standards of the AQTF and the international quality standard AS/NZS ISO 9001:2008.
The Quality and Registration Unit is responsible for managing this system, and has created a number of quality documents to help us, including:
? Procedures ? Policies ? Forms ? Templates
14. November 2010 Quality… Maintains staff profiles on the Teacher Profile Management System (TPMS)
Processes registration applications
Purchases National Training Packages / Syllabus
Maintains BRIT’s scope of registration
15. November 2010 Quality… Investigates and resolve complex award eligibility issues
Manages:
Delegation 45
Internal and Integrated audits
ISO certification
Customer comments (CC's)
Student evaluations
Student and business satisfaction surveys
16. November 2010 Quality - people to know… Rhonda Flynn – ext. 5315
Manager, Business Improvement
Lisa Herman – ext. 5241
Quality & Registration Support Officer
Catherine Randalls – ext. 5245
Business Improvement Coordinator
17. November 2010 Quality – more people to know… Caitlin Jones – Customer Services Support Officer - ext. 5261
John Walsh – ext. 5284 Patricia Tuckett – 6329/5663
Lead Auditor Lead Auditor
18. November 2010 Registration Under the AQTF we must be registered to deliver training
The BRIT Registration Review Committee meets weekly to view registration submissions
Institute Director approved registrations are published in the BRIT Scope of Registration Document (publication site)
Registered qualifications are sent to Product Services who add them to ISAS
Our registered courses can be viewed on NTIS
19. November 2010 BRIT Audits
20. November 2010 Statutory Authority BRIT is currently working with five other regional Institutes with the possibility of forming a Statutory Authority
A number of working groups are identifying how the Statutory Authority may operate
Updates are given regularly through email broadcasts and at Staff Forums
21. November 2010 3: Faculties and Delivery Teams Faculties
Team Performance Plans
Team Program Agreements
Individual Performance Plans
Training and Assessment Strategies
Teaching and learning networks
Validation/Moderation
Industry Consultation
Communication Corridor
22. November 2010 Faculties There are three faculties across BRIT, with three directors, EPMs for each faculty and a number of delivery teams
The BRIT Organisational Chart can be accessed through the Executive link on the intranet
23. November 2010 Team performance plan - Delivery Your team plan is completed at the beginning of each year
Signed by all team members
Helpful for writing your own individual Performance Plan (IPP)
Kept by EPM
24. November 2010 Team program agreement A spreadsheet completed by all team members at the beginning of both semesters
Records your planned teaching hours, other responsibilities, and proposed leave
Managed by EPM or Team Leader
25. November 2010 Teaching and Learning Network T&L networks put you in contact with teachers in your discipline through the state
Every teaching area has a T&LN representative
Your T&LN representative can give you information about meetings and advise what is happening in other institutes
26. November 2010 Validation/Moderation Assessment tools and completed assessments are validated/moderated at least annually by all teaching teams
Findings from validation/moderation are recorded on a Validation/ Moderation Record Sheet (BRI-FM5284)
Rectifications identified need to be completed by the prescribed date
27. November 2010 Industry consultation Delivery teams need to regularly keep in touch with industry to ascertain if their training and assessment meets industry needs
Industry consultation needs to be planned
Feedback from consultation needs to be documented and discussed at team meetings
Feedback should be given to industry on any changes made as a result of consultation
28. November 2010 Communication corridor Each Thursday between 8.30am - 10.30am is designated as our Communication Corridor
All staff are expected to be on campus during this time, whether or not they have a scheduled meeting
No classes should be scheduled for this time
Once a month a mandatory Staff Forum is held at this time and videolinqed across all campuses
Forum details are included on the Institute Calendar
29. November 2010 4: Your role and responsibilities Staff profile
Individual performance plans
Participate in Institute, faculty and team activities
Prepare for delivery
Training and Assessment Strategy
Delivery Packages (DPs)
30. November 2010 Staff profile – Caitlin Jones Your staff profile is an important electronic document which shows your employment history, units you are delivering, and mapping of those units to qualifications and currency
You need to update your staff profile prior to your performance review; it’s a good idea to keep it updated regularly
31. November 2010 Individual performance plan (IPP) Your IPP builds on your Team Performance Plan and Team Program Agreement
IPPs are prepared at the beginning of each year and agreed with your EPM by 31 March or within 4 weeks of commencement
IPPs are generally reviewed in August
32. November 2010 Participate in Institute, faculty and team activities Industry consultation
Team performance plans and agreements
Validation/Moderation
Planning days / Annual staff conference
Communication corridor
T&LNs
33. November 2010 Prepare to deliver your program Develop/update
Training and assessment strategy
Teaching resources
Assessment matrix, tools and model answers
Study Guides and Lesson plans
Roles and student files
There are a number of templates on the Quality Site
34. November 2010 Training and Assessment Strategy Before training is delivered, a Training and Assessment Strategy (T&AS) is prepared
The T&AS is a numbered, electronic document also called an eRegistration
Your T&AS details all aspects of delivery including program duration, delivery staff, unit mapping, assessment strategies and resources
Each T&AS is reviewed regularly during the Program Planning Review
35. November 2010 Delivery Packages (DPs) A Delivery Package is Programs / Courses / Classes which have been grouped together for the delivery of training
Students know a DP as an “Enrolment (Selection) Form”
The responsible teacher discusses the need for a DP with the Team Leader and completes the DP template
The DP paperwork is then sent to ISAS Assist for entering into the system
Once the DP is on ISAS, students can enrol
36. November 2010 Select and enrol students Offer and/or conduct
RPL
Credit transfer
LLN support/testing
37. November 2010 Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) RPL allows clients to prove existing skills/abilities through their story, evidence and supervisor’s verification
Evidence may include job description, resume, testimonials, work samples or training records
Skilling Solutions Queensland provides a free RPL assessment and possible scholarships ($500 or $1000)
POOR recording of RPL decisions and the quality of those decisions was a MAJOR issue during our recent monitoring audit
38. November 2010 Student orientation Orientation checklist
Student code of conduct
Student rules and handbook
Individual leaning plan (ILP)
Timetable
Study guide - how training will be delivered and assessed
Support services
39. November 2010 Deliver training Provide detailed, clearly written study and unit guides
Keep accurate rolls
Document student progress
Seek assistance from support staff as required
Provide feedback and support to students
Be a role model
40. November 2010 Invalid enrolment (IE) When we cannot prove an enrolled student has participated in learning this is called an invalid enrolment (IE)
When an invalid enrolment is identified during an IE audit we lose $$$
Keeping accurate rolls/records of student participation is CRITICALLY IMPORTANT and EVERY teacher’s responsibility
41. November 2010 Assess your students Provide good quality, unambiguous assessments with clear instructions
Use an assessment coversheet
Document reasonable adjustment
Ensure ALL aspects of the unit are assessed
Follow CBT principles
Provide/document assessment feedback
Enter results in a timely manner
42. November 2010 Competency based training (CBT) An approach to learning that:
Places primary emphasis on what the learner can actually do
Is focussed on outcomes
Is concerned with the attainment and application of knowledge and skills to a specified level of competence
Is concerned with achieving flexibility in the use of competency standards at both the national and enterprise level
43. November 2010 Student results
44. November 2010 Student results
45. November 2010 Evaluating student satisfaction Getting started survey
Unit/Module survey
End of study survey
Student focus groups
Student exit survey
BRI-IP-24 – Student and client feedback
46. November 2010 Outcome of surveys Discuss findings and actions at team meetings and document in minutes
Forward summary of findings and actions to the Director of Studies/Educational Program Manager for information and action if required
Where relevant, provide feedback to participants and stakeholders on actions taken and DOCUMENT same
Consider findings from surveys conducted throughout the year during the annual program review process in accordance with BRI-IP-130
47. November 2010 Any questions ?