Course Title: Use Training Packages to meet client needs

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2009

Course Code: TCHE5129C

Course Title: Use Training Packages to meet client needs

School: 360T Education

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4177 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Course Contact : Maria Dimitrakopoulos

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4933

Course Contact Email:maria.dimitrakopoulos@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 20

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

There are no formal entrance requirements for this course. However, applicants are required to have effective language, communications and interpersonal skills and the ability to write a range of documentation.

Course Description

This unit specifies the competency required to use Training Packages and accredited courses as a tool to support industry, organisation or individual competency development needs.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	TAADES401B Use Training Packages to meet client needs
Element:	01 Define the basis for using Training Package/s and accredited courses
Performance Criteria:	• Discussions are held with relevant persons to confirm training and/or assessment needs of the client • Training Packages and/or accredited courses which could satisfy client needs are identified and sourced • Endorsed components of the Training Package/s and/or accredited courses are explored to determine whether client needs are addressed • Additional sources of information are identified to clarify Training Package and/or accredited courses content and requirements, where necessary • The specific purpose and application/s of using Training Packages and/or accredited courses are confirmed with relevant persons
Element:	02 Analyse and interpret the qualifications framework
Performance Criteria:	• The qualifications framework of the selected Training Packages and/or accredited courses, including the packaging rules, is read and interpreted accurately • Advice is sought from experts and others where guidance on interpretation is needed • The qualifications framework is applied to meet client needs, where appropriate
Element:	03 Analyse and interpret competency standards and accredited modules for client application/s
Performance Criteria:	• Individual competency standards are selected to meet client needs in accordance with any packaging rules and co-relationships between units • All parts of the competency standard and/or accredited modules format and structure are read, analysed and interpreted for meaning • All parts of the competency standard and/or accredited modules are analysed for English language, literacy and numeracy requirements • The selected competency standards and/or accredited modules are analysed to identify the dimensions of competency • The relationships between the parts of the competency standard are identified and the whole competency standard is used in the application to meet client needs • The relationship between parts of modules are identified and the whole module is used in the application to meet client needs • Content links between competency standards and/or accredited modules are analysed to develop effective applications for the client • Advice is sought from experts where guidance on interpretation is needed • Analysis and interpretation of competency standards and/or accredited modules is documented
Element:	04 Contextualise competency standards and accredited courses for client application/s
Performance Criteria:	• Clarification is sought from the client regarding the need for contextualisation of competency standards or accredited courses • If required, competency standards or accredited courses are contextualised using the relevant Training Package's or curricula guidelines/advice on contextualisation • Feedback is sought from experts to ensure contextualisation meets the competency standards and the Training Package's or accredited courses contextualisation advice
Element:	05 Analyse and interpret assessment guidance for client application
Performance Criteria:	• All sections of the Assessment Guidelines of the Training Package/s and/or accredited courses are read, interpreted and applied to the application • Where two or more Training Packages and/or accredited courses are used to meet client needs, the assessment guidelines of each Training Package and/or curricula are applied • Advice is sought from experts where guidance on interpretation is needed
Element:	06 Use Training Package/s and accredited courses as an integrated tool for client application
Performance Criteria:	• All analysis and interpretation of Training Package and/or accredited courses content is reviewed against the purpose and the application to meet client needs • All analysis and interpretation of Training Package and/or accredited courses content is reviewed against requirements and guidelines • The interrelationships in content between the three endorsed components of the Training Package are evident in the application or in the case of accredited courses, the relationship between component parts • The user of the Training Package and/or accredited courses reflects on the process and continuous improvements for other applications

Learning Outcomes

Details of Learning Activities

Students will study the principles and skills involved in training and assessment through a range of classroom based and out of classroom based activities. The use of ‘real world’ examples will assist students throughout the course to contextualise the course content.

Classroom learning will be active. Students will individually, in pairs, in small groups and with the whole group have the opportunity to :
• reflect on and discuss key concepts.
• apply concepts to current training situations.
• make presentations to the class
• participate in case studies and problem solving scenarios
• research using the internet

The training material and assessment tasks also aid in the development of skills and reflection and consolidation of the learning.

In the delivery of material in this program, the trainer models effective training methods and practices. Students are encouraged to critically examine teaching strategies and identify potential application for their teaching situation. This means that learning happens on two levels: through the actual content and the experience of the course delivery

Teaching Schedule

A course guide is provided to the participant before the course begins.

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

Overview of Assessment

Assessment will take place throughout the course. You work will be assessed on a competent/not yet competent basis – it will not be graded. Work in class and out of class is assessed. It will include:
• Individual assignments, group tasks and presentations
• workplace projects

Assessment task list are provided for each Module – this will include ‘in class’ tasks and individual projects out of class time

Assessment Tasks

Assessment will take place throughout the course. You work will be assessed on a competent/not yet competent basis – it will not be graded. Work in class and out of class is assessed. It will include:
• Individual assignments and case studies
• workplace projects

Assessment task list are provided for each Module – this will include ‘in class’ tasks and individual projects out of class time

Assessment Matrix

A student must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a particular competency to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including technical requirements documentation, homework and in class exercises, written tests, practical problem solving exercises and practical tests. Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met

This program covers fourteen competencies required for the TAA Certificate IV. An assessment matrix containing the competencies and their elements is matched against the assessment tasks submitted by each student.

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