Course Title: Analyse and apply education and training information

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2011

Course Code: EMPL5755C

Course Title: Analyse and apply education and training information

School: 360T Education

Campus: Bundoora Campus

Program: C4266 - Certificate IV in Career Development

Course Contact : Judy Heard

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7513

Course Contact Email:judy.heard @rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 30

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 pre-requistes or Co-requistes .

Course Description

This unit involves the collection, analysis and application of education and training information to enhance delivery of career information services.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CHCCDP403B Analyse and apply education and training information

Element:

1.Collect education and training information

Performance Criteria:

1.1Identify the type of education and training information to be collected
1.2Identify and access a range of suitable information sources
1.3Use a range of appropriate methods to collect education and training information
1.4Provide information that defines relevant characteristics of education and training context
1.5Confirm currency of education and training information

Element:

2.Analyse education and training information

Performance Criteria:

2.1Analyse education and training information to identify effects upon future pathways
2.2Report and discuss results of analysis

Element:

3.Develop and apply workable solutions

Performance Criteria:

3.1Develop workable solutions on consideration of relevant information and options
3.2Communicate or implement proposed solutions as required


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

Learning activities for this course, are prescribed in the Australian Career Development Studies materials. These activities require you to read, discuss with colleagues, complete short answer questions as well as participate in case studies based on your reading.

If you have negotiated  a workplace learning project as part of your Learning and Assessment plan, you are expected to access these materials to provide you with the underpinning  knowledge required in developing and implementing your project.


Teaching Schedule

This course is self paced and materials can be accessed online at a time that best suits your study schedule. You are required to  develop  your own study schedule that enables you to complete your study within the timeframes negotiated in your Learning and Assessment Plan.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

There is no prescribed textbook for this course. Please see Other Resources below.


References


Other Resources

Learning materials for this course are available through myRMIT Studies or at the Australian Career Development Studies website - http://www.career.edu.au/.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment in the Certificate IV in Career Development may consist of RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning), assessment activities tailored to the student’s workplace or completion of  assessment activities based on the Australian Career Development Studies materials. 


Assessment Tasks

Recognition of Prior Learning - students undertaking RPL will need to provide evidence of their competency. Please read the RPL Kit and complete the RPL Ready!  mapping document  as the first stage of the RPL Process. You and your assessor will discuss  your  RPL Ready mapping and suitability for RPL. If you are using RPL as assessment for this competency, you and your assessor  once you have collected your evidence, will  undertake a structured professional conversation about your evidence in order to assess your  competency. 



Workplace project assessment - students are required to provide a written report add/or presentation of your project showing evidence of your engagement with the elements of the competency, underpinning knowledge and use of appropriate skills.



Students undertaking study in this unit of competency are required to complete tasks that include:
•    the completion of  ACDS learning material activities
•    application of knowledge to their workplace
The application of knowledge to their workplace task is negotiated with the student and might include the development of resources for clients, that application of your  knowledge to meet your  client’s needs and  implementing new initiatives in the workplace or your practice, completion of case studies and online research


Assessment Matrix

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