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Training and Assessment: Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Almost every day I am asked about RPL for the qualification, TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment from people that have some experience in different forms of Education. I will group the more common questions I get asked to help you understand our position.

“I have a Bachelor of Adult Education can I RPL TAE40110?”

“I have been a teacher in high school for 15 years can I RPL TAE40110?”

“I have been teaching our internal training for 5 years can I apply for RPL?”

“I have been leading and training people at work for 10 years can I apply for RPL for TAE40110?”

“I have been an educator overseas for 14 years, can I RPL Tae40110?”

To each of these questions I answer as follows:

Broadly speaking, TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment is, in part, about using training packages from Australia’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector, deconstructing them and creating various (and numerous) resources, tools and instruments required to facilitate and assess.

If the training you have designed or facilitated is a nationally recognised or a state accredited qualification then it will certainly be considered for RPL.

RPL is assessed purely on evidence and if you have the evidence you get the RPL.

Evidence needs to conform to the Rules of Evidence, which are:

Currency

Validity

Authenticity

Sufficiency

Currency in TAE is a maximum of 5 years so whatever you did over 5 years ago is generally not regarded as evidence. Currency has to be maintained year on year and we have an accompanying document that details Currency.

Successive Governments have spoken about the creation of an articulation pathway between Higher Education and VET, unfortunately no such pathway has been created thus a University qualification will generally not provide RPL against TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

If you go onto our web site, courses, TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and go down about two thirds of the page, you will see a heading RPL under that is a button that says Download. Hit that and you will have the RPL tool. It provides you with information on what is required to apply for RPL; along with the elements, we seek evidence against for this qualification.

  –  Harold Baldry

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What Constitutes Currency?

One of the more “interesting” discussions I have with people that apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) concerns Currency. In Vocational Education and Training (VET) you may well have completed TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment in (say) 2008 and you want to ‘upgrade’ to TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. If we consider the Units of Competency are similar then one could easily think it should be able to be done seamlessly via RPL.

One of the Rules of Evidence is Currency and in this respect a qualification is a bit like the cough medicine we all buy at our local Pharmacy. As medicine ages it loses its veracity (effectiveness) and your qualification is exactly the same. To maintain Currency you need to have 2 activities in position:

Ongoing professional use of the qualification

Ongoing professional development of you

Consider the hypothetical situation of the following 2 scenarios:

“I completed TAA40104 in 2008 and worked for the local TAFE teaching cooking qualifications. In 2010 I changed positions and am now the manager of Great Mystical Foods Pty Ltd. I wish to claim RPL for TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.”

“I completed TAA40104 in 2008 and went overseas for 2 years, I returned to Brisbane in 2010 and have been teaching at Too Little Beauty, a private RTO since then teaching Beauty qualifications. I wish to claim RPL for TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.”

When we consider the above we can see that person 2 can show ongoing professional use of the qualification whereas person 1 cannot thus, person 1 does not hold evidence that is Current.

Now we consider the following:

“I have been working at Plot your Life, a Private RTO for the past 5 years teaching and assessing Work Health and Safety. I hold TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and have not attended any Professional Development activities but I read all the safety journals and attend the safety shows. I wish to claim RPL for TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.”

“I have been working at Strained Knowledge, a Private RTO for the past 5 years teaching and assessing Work Health and Safety. I attend seminars conducted by ASQA twice a year and attend the VELG Conference each year. I also attend the workshops conducted by our own Compliance Manager. Here is the evidence of my activity. I wish to claim RPL for TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.”

Clearly person 3 has allowed their Training and Assessment qualification to lose its Currency whereas person 4 has retained it by virtue of their ongoing Professional Development in Training and Development.

Remember, even a Medical Doctor who holds a PhD qualification has to prove Professional Development each year by accumulating a series of points through a variety of activities.

  –  Harold Baldry

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Quality Auditing

At HBA Learning Centres we have had BSB51615 Diploma of Quality Auditing and its predecessor on our Scope of Registration for several years. HBA has received and assessed its fair share of RPL claims for this qualification, (many from Auditors who work for the various regulators around the country) and we have conducted face to face courses in the eastern states.

We have recently noticed an increase in the number of enquiries for this course so to meet the demand we have scheduled courses for Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide and the Gold Coast. At HBA we have 3 trainers qualified to deliver and assess this qualification.

BSB51615 Diploma of Quality Auditing is an extremely detailed qualification where we utilise the latest AS/NZS ISO 9001:2016 Quality Management Standard as our benchmark. Within your course fee is the use of a copy of the standard for the purposes of learning only. The licensor, SAI Global has licensed us to use the standard for our course.

The course consists of 8 Units of Competency and uniquely, there are no Core Units. The UOC’s HBA Learning Centres has chosen for its BSB51615 Diploma of Quality Auditing are:

BSBAUD402   Participate in a quality audit

BSBAUD501   Initiate a quality audit

BSBAUD503   Lead a quality audit

BSBAUD504   Report on a quality audit

BSBINM501    Manage an information or knowledge management system

BSBRSK501   Manage Risk

BSBMGT516  Facilitate continuous improvement

BSBWOR502  Lead and manage team effectiveness

Under the rules of the Training Package, you may be able to import Units of Competency from another qualification to replace some Units with those you have completed previously. Please refer to the Training Package Rules for further information regarding this BSB51615 Diploma of Quality Auditing

Our course may be completed via self-paced Learning or our 5 day Intensive Delivery. Please note you will not finish the qualification in 5 days; there is pre and post course work to be completed.

For further information regarding this course with HBA, download an information pack below or you may contact us directly on 1300 721 503.

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Time for a bit of fun at HBA

Have you ever heard of a reverse auction? It is like a normal auction but works backwards!!!

We will offer several seats each month on a reverse auction basis and it will work like this:

Day 1. The seat is offered at its face value (say) $1,500

Day 2. The seat drops by $100 dollars

Day 3 and beyond*. Each day the seat drops by $100 until someone buys it.

Once the seat is gone the reverse auction is finished.

We will offer a small number of seats on various courses each month and you are free to bid on them at any time. If we do not receive your enrolment form and payment within 48 hours of your bid the seat will be returned to the auction.

To bid on a seat all you need to do is, visit us on Facebook and each day we will display the latest auction prices, we will also note as soon as a course is sold.

So have a bit of fun. How low will you let it go before you start to worry that someone else will buy it? 

Courses will only go ahead if minimum numbers are met. HBA retain the right to cancel the course. *Excludes weekends

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Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for OHS to WHS qualifications

We are seeing more and more people who hold qualifications such as BSB41407 Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety or BSB51307 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety wanting to transition to the latest 2015 qualifications and unfortunately it is not straight forward.

Our Compliance Manager has put together a template that shows what is transferable and what is not.

If you would like a copy of the instrument for either qualification simply email harold@hba.edu.au and we will send it to you.

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So you have completed a BSB41415 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety. What’s next?

BBS41415 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety is a qualification obtained by people working in a Work Health and Safety role.

In Vocational Education and Training, we are very interested in Learning Pathways thus the natural pathway from the  BSB41415 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety is to BSB51315 Diploma of Work Health and Safety qualification, which is suitable for people who coordinate and maintain Work Health and Safety in an organisation.  As a graduate of HBA (of the subordinate qualification), you are now entitled to enter the Diploma at a preferential price.

The higher the level of qualification you hold, the more knowledge and experience you obtain, the more desirable you become as an employee; more ‘doors’ open up for you. If you would like to know the price of either self-paced learning or our intensive delivery simply send an email to Lesley@hba.edu.au

If you are interested in our Intensive delivery model here are the course dates

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HBA’s Introduction to BSB41415 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety

Complimentary Workshop

Locations Date North Sydney 21 June 2017 Melbourne 6 July 2017 Gold Coast (Bundall) 20 July 2017 Perth 3 August 2017

As an industry leader HBA Learning Centres understands many people want to enrol in BSB41415 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety qualification but have little understanding re its content. Some think it is all about legislation and whilst this is part of one Core Unit of Competency, it is not the major element of the course.

The course is highly technical and is not an easy to do qualification. Consider this, keeping people safe at work is the most serious of tasks a person can possible have plus it is a legal responsibility. As a Safety professional you are charged with ensuring everyone goes home in the same state as they were in when they attended work in the morning.

We have decided to offer a complimentary introductory day of Training:

During this day you will:

Be given the history of OHS/WHS

Understand the structure of Vocational Education

Become familiar with and gain an understanding of:

The WHS legislation

Understand the difference between:

Common Law and Statute Law

A Unit of Competency

Codes of Practice

Duty of Care

You will become familiar with how to asses risk

You will be appraised of the legal liability involved in the safety task

During this day you will participate in informal discussion and classroom activities

This is a complimentary 1 day workshop; all you have to do is register by sending an email to Carol@hba.edu.au

Places are limited to 10 participants and these will be allocated on a first in first served basis.

NB: If you register and are unable to attend, please let us know ASAP and allow someone else to take advantage of this opportunity.

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The “Golden Hour”, Notifiable Incidents and Incident Response.

The “Golden Hour” was brought into light by R Adams Cowley, founder of Baltimore’s renowned Shock Trauma Institute”. In 1975 in a written article Dr Cowley wrote ‘The first hour after injury will largely determine a critically injured persons chance for survival’.  Dr Cowley recognised that the sooner trauma patients reached definitive care, particularly if they arrived within 60 minutes of being injured – the better their chance of survival.  Dr Cowley came to this conclusion from his personal experiences and observations in post- World War II Europe as a military surgeon and then in his home town of Baltimore in the 1960s. The concept of the golden hour remains controversial and has been debated over the years with the main argument revolving around that the golden hour isn’t a strictly defined time period however the common belief remains amongst medical professionals is that time really does matter when it comes to a critically injured person. In the case of severe trauma where surgical intervention is required, complications such as shock may occur if the patient is not transported as fast as possible to a hospital for definitive treatment.

The Facts- Work Related Incidents

The shocking realisation is that as of the 11th of May 2017, 57 Australian workers have been killed at work in 2017. In the 13 years from 2003 to 2015, 3207 workers lost their lives in work-related incidents. Industries with the highest level of fatalities include transport, agriculture and construction.

Incident response

The following has been taken from the New South Wales Work Health and Safety Act 2011:

Section 35 Part 35  What is a notifiable incident

(a) the death of a person, or

(b) a serious injury or illness of a person, or

(c) a dangerous incident.

An incident/emergency can be broken down into (3) stages

Initial Response

Secondary Response

Monitor and review effectiveness

Initial Response

Key considerations to be mindful of during the initial response phase include: Keeping everyone calm and warn anyone in immediate danger, Actions to limit the impact on people (priority), property and the environment. Collecting of information and contact emergency agencies is a critical component of the initial response phase should the situation require it, every second is critical and this should be done as a priority.

Secondary Response

Management after the evacuation including the management of the muster points and containment/accounting of personnel in evacuation areas. Further considerations may also include determining damage and repair of facilities to prepare workers for return to work. Counselling services may also be required for some workers.

Monitor and review effectiveness

Post incident it is critical to review the following:

Did everyone follow the plan/know what the plan was?

Was there any confusion about responsibilities?

Did everyone exit egress with minimum difficulty?

Were appropriate emergency services notified within a minimum time frame?

Depending on the nature of operations of each business it is crucially important to run through practices/drills of evacuation procedures. Daily monitoring should include following advice from safety personnel, Ensuring that all emergency equipment and electronic warning devices are maintained and treating alarms trigger by fire, leaks and spill as real until proven otherwise.

In order to avoid an incident it is critically important to understand that safety is everyone’s responsibility!

Stay Safe,

WHS Trainer & Assessor

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The Last Post!

TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment This will be the last post we create about this qualification as it may not be issued after 5th October 2017. The replacement qualification is going to be very difficult to deliver and assess by comparison, the requirements placed on you the Learner and the issuing RTO are substantial and onerous. It is clear the Government, through the National Regulator, is seeking to have a wholesale change on the delivery process and the outcomes.

We have said many times and we repeat it now, if you are interested in completing a TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment then you should enrol now. We will cease to take self-paced enrolments at the close of business on Friday 2nd June and our last intensive courses will be conducted in the week of 12th June. You will need to enrol no later than Friday the 3rd June if you wish to attend an intensive course. There can be no extensions. To support our Learners we offer free 3 day extended delivery programs in some of our locations, check our web site for the dates.

If you complete TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (which remains a Nationally Recognised Qualification) you will only have gap training to do to transition to the new qualification.

Our plans going forward include establishing a simulated RTO in Sydney where Learners may practise with each other in the actual delivery and assessment processes. Our course, should we ever have it added to our Scope of Delivery, will be circa $3,450 and there will be many days of face to face facilitation over a protracted period, even self-paced Learners will be required to attend some days.

So for the last time, we urge you, if you have interest in obtaining this qualification now is the time to enrol.

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Our schedule:

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VIC

QLD

WA

May

North Sydney (5 Day): May 8

North Sydney (5 Day): May 15

Campbelltown (5 Day): May 22

June

North Sydney (5 Day): Jun 5

Newcastle (5 Day): Jun 5

July

North Sydney (3 Day Extended): Jul 3

North Sydney (3 Day Extended): Jul 10

North Sydney (3 Day Extended): Jul 17

North Sydney (3 Day Extended): Jul 31

August

North Sydney (3 Day Extended): Aug 7

North Sydney (3 Day Extended): Aug 14

North Sydney (3 Day Extended): Aug 21

May

Melbourne (3 Day Extended): May 1

Melbourne (5 Day): May 8

Melbourne (5 Day): May 29

June

No scheduled dates

July

Melbourne (3 Day Extended): Jul 10

Melbourne (3 Day Extended): Jul 24

August

Melbourne (3 Day Extended): Aug 7

May

Brisbane (5 Day): May 29

June

Gold Coast (Bundall) (5 Day): Jun 5

July

Gold Coast (Bundall) (3 Day Extended): Jul 24

August

Gold Coast (Bundall) (3 Day Extended): Aug 21

May

Perth (5 Day): May 1

Perth (5 Day): May 29

June

Perth (3 Day Extended): Jun 6

Perth (4 Day): Jun 12

July

Perth (3 Day Extended): Jul 10

August

Perth (3 Day Extended): Aug 7

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Special discount on BSB41415 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety

As members of the Safety Institute of Australia we have this morning been advised as follows:

Friday 28th April is World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers Memorial Day.

This is a day to honour and reflect on the 45 work place death’s that have occurred within Australia so far in 2017.

Throughout the day, companies around the world will be taking the lead in workplace safety.

HBA wishes to participate in this memorial day and will offer a one off special discount on all BSB41415 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety  enrolments received from now until 0830 Monday the 1st of May. We cannot extend this offer and reiterate it is a one off to remember those that have fallen in the workplace in Australia.

Our offer is for both Self-Paced and Intensive delivery enrolments.

Self-Paced normal price $1150 Less 25% $862

Intensive normal price $1500 Less 25% $1125

For all upcoming course dates click here. Take advantage of this offer, enrol now.

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Free 3 Day Extension Courses TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast, Perth

HBA Learning Centres wants to help all its Learners complete. If you enrol in our 5 day intensive delivery TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment course you will be entitled to take advantage of our unique offer. Within your course price will be an entitlement to attend our free of charge 3 day extension course. These are designed to help you and our thousands of Learners get through the TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment qualification. These courses will commence at the end of June and will be offered in the above locations.

Demand for seats in these courses will be extremely high as it represents a unique and generous offer plus an opportunity to accelerate your pathway through the myriad of assessment activities.

Here is our 5 day intensive delivery schedule, enrol to take advantage of our offer.

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UPDATE on TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Applying for TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment to be added to our Scope of Registration has been the most traumatic and detailed activity our RTO has ever been involved with. The regulator (ASQA) has decided to apply a level of detail to the approval process that is simply unparalleled in Vocational Education and Training. We have spent tens of thousands of dollars and literally over 1000 hours on this activity and we are still battling away with the requirements. The process has caused many RTO’s that have traditionally delivered TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment to give up and to not apply for the new qualification. We believe the regulator is making an error in its approach to this subject. We conclude the regulator wishes TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment to be facilitated and assessed in a similar vein to a Diploma of Education ie over a protracted period. We currently have 2 of the best specialist VET consultants reviewing and modifying our existing resources and we expect these to be completed by the end of June. HBA has always believed in being 100% transparent with everyone (that’s why you can easily find our prices on the web site) and we will update the market place as we progress with this detailed and arduous process. For the record the days of a $1500 course will be long gone with the advent of the new qualification, the price will definitely start with a 3 given the work the RTO has to do in the assessment activity. Enrol now and finish TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and once that is complete undertake the Gap training, it will be a lot quicker and much cheaper for you.

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Tuta Aqua

You may be thinking it’s  a strange title to this short narrative, From the Latin …”Tuta Aqua” translates to …”Safe Water”.  I have been asked to share with you my experiences during my career in the Royal Australian Navy’s Mine Warfare branch. I joined the RAN as a young kid straight out of school originating from a NSW country town, further I had no connection or family members who joined the service. By a set of personal circumstances I left home in 1988 as a young, frightened kid that couldn’t even shave properly and embarked on journey that lasted sixteen years.

After surviving nine months at HMAS Cerberus in Western Port Bay, I was rated as a “Quartermaster Gunner” charged with the maintenance and operation of ships weapons systems. For the next few years I was travelling the world and experienced many things perhaps I shouldn’t share in this story. During this time I was deployed to the Persian Gulf on Operation Damask, this was the first naval operational deployment since the Vietnam Conflict of the 1970’s. Needless to say I was …”Sh** Scared” but excited of the opportunity to serve.

During this time I had my first encounter with naval sea mines and the men that were charged with the detection and prosecution of these weapons.

We were in the area of operations for nine months and during this time we were required to conduct numerous tasks especially on watch on the forecastle as a lookout and with a loaded L1A1 Self Loading Rifle at the ready to engage these weapons when they were positively identified. There were numerous occasions whereby we detonated these devices, this spiked my interest into this specialised world.

Upon returning to Australia in early 1991 I was hooked and commenced the process of transferring into the newly formed Mine Warfare Branch at HMAS Waterhen. Fast forward two years, I was eventually qualified as a young MW and embarking onto my first mine sweeper. These days I remember fondly as we operated outside of normal naval operations, we dressed differently, we acted differently and on occasion were labelled pirates. We operated as a squadron, one unit. The branch had a full complement at the time of about 100 personnel. This cultivated a brotherhood that is still strong today. Like many ex-servicemen we enjoy a bond only a few men encounter in their working life.

The primary purpose Mine Counter Measure (MCM) vessels is to advance ahead of the fleet and lead them through approaches and channels safely. This required us to deploy long sweep wires with explosive cutters that are designed to engage the mooring wires of the buoyant mine and render it inert enough for clearance divers or “Bubble Heads” to weave their magic in the disposal of these weapons. These vessels were converted from wooden fishing trawlers that adapted commercial equipment such as winches, long serrated wires and depressors that enabled the wires to be splayed out to create a swath in the water to capture these weapons.

A normal day would involve being at sea on small vessels that were not built for extended durations in rough weather, the living spaces were cramped and small. We travelled throughout Australian waters and ventured into the South Pacific on occasion on operations.

Our working day consisted of 16-20 hours with interrupted sleep as we were operating around the clock. By day or night we worked on deck in all conditions, further we encountered other RAN surface and sub surface units on operation.

The years passed very quickly and new technologies were introduced into this very specialized field within the RAN community. My postings saw me commissioning Coastal Mine Hunters, working with analysts and embark on many trials and exercises whilst maintaining a body of knowledge in navigation, firefighting, maritime engineering and maritime tactical operations.

In 2005 I decided to leave the  navy after sixteen years, the skills, experience and attributes I attained during my service has equipped me with the behavioural and technical acumen needed in my current field as a safety professional. It’s with fond memory I recall these exciting days and the lifelong friends I have had the honour to serve with.

 …“May you have fair seas and the wind at your back”.

  Safe Waters

  Rick Geddes

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Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Claims

Of recent times we are receiving a large number of RPL claims for BSB51315 Diploma of Work Health and Safety and BSB60615 Advanced Diploma of Work Health and Safety from folk who hold a superseded OHS qualification, usually a BSB41407 or BSB51307 code.

These claims are made complex as there was no entry requirement for BSB51307 Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety thus there is a conflict between the OHS and WHS pathways. The Training Package is very clear that to gain entry into  BSB51315 Diploma of Work Health and Safety one must hold the core Units of Competency of the BSB41415 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety and to gain entry into BSB60615 Advanced Diploma of Work Health and Safety one must hold the Core Units of Competency in the Diploma. We have asked the Regulator and the Skills Service Organisation for a ruling on what our position should be on this and the answer is we must follow the Training Package rules thus, anyone who wishes to apply for RPL from an OHS qualification to a WHS qualification has several steps in the process.

To determine what steps you need to take, should you wish to update your superseded qualification, simply drop us a line to Harold@hba.edu.au and send us a copy of your qualification and the statement of results together with your resume and we will provide you with an informal opinion at no cost.

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What Constitutes Validity?

Some time ago we wrote an article entitled What Constitutes Currency? This article produced quite a bit of correspondence as many thought Currency should be up to 10 years of age.

We will now discuss the second Rule of Evidence which is Validity.

Word Origin and History for valid adj. 1570s, “having force in law, legally binding,” from Middle French valide, from Latin validus “strong, effective,” from valere “be strong” (see valiant). The meaning “supported by facts or authority” is first recorded 1640s.

If we consider where evidence falls down in this category, there is that which is blatantly wrong e.g. we seek evidence that you can build a house and you give is a statement from your next door neighbour telling us what a great child you were as a teenager. Clearly that is not valid because it clearly does not relate to that which we are trying to prove.

Where Validity becomes a little hazy is when we are assessing Recognition Prior Learning (RPL) claims and we do many of these each and every day.

If you were applying for RPL against TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment we might ask for evidence of you conducting an assessment. You may in turn send us a blank assessment tool that meets all of the evidentiary requirements (instructions for the Learners, instructions for the Assessor, instruments for collecting data etc.) and superficially that would appear to meet the element however what you have sent is not Valid because it is not proving you have conducted the assessment, the tool only serves to prove it exists in its own right. To meet the requirement we would want to see a completely detailed tool with Learners name, date, location, a description of the assessment, elements detailed etc. and an assessment decision signed by you and agreed or not by the Learner.

This amount of detail may seem overzealous to the uninformed but it is a requirement imposed by the Rules of Evidence and all assessments must comply with these.

In our next Blog we will consider the Rule of Evidence entitled Authenticity. Until then stay safe in this trouble world.

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The Learning Fields of TAE40110 Certificate IV Training and Assessment

If we take an overview of this qualification we consider it has 4 different core subjects, at HBA we call these Learning Fields. They are as follows:

ENVIRONMENT: This field includes but is not limited to such subjects as, who are the regulators? What powers do they have? What are the Standards for RTO’s and how do you comply with them? It considers the role of the Federal Government and its State and Territory counterparts. It identifies the roles of Industry Skills Councils, Service Skills Organisations and Industry Reference Committees. This Learning Field is where you are introduced to the endless stream of acronyms that form the basis of “VET talk”. We conclude this Learning Field has a degree of difficulty of 5 out of 10 attached to it.

DESIGN: Without doubt the most difficult Learning Field in TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. It introduces you to Training Packages and you will learn how to “unpack” them. You will have to produce instruments, tools and resources for a Unit of Competency. You will discover how to use Precision Instruments to measure an individual’s core skills and you will use this information to modify, within the training package rules, the resources you create. You will produce Learning Programs, session plans and be exposed to Recognition of Prior Learning. You will learn about validation, consultation and moderation. We conclude this Learning Field has a degree of difficulty of 10 out of 10 attached to it.

DELIVERY: Most folk tend to think this is simply about standing and delivering training and certainly there is an element of this in the Units of Competency, in fact you will have a number of presentations to do and these will be formally assessed. In addition you will be involved in Work Based Learning Pathways e.g. Traineeships and Apprenticeships. You will learn how these are designed and implanted into organisations. We conclude this Learning Field has a degree of difficulty of 8 out of 10 attached to it.

ASSESSMENT: This is the Learning Field where your legal liability resides. You will be introduced to the Rules of Evidence and the Principles of Assessment. You will learn how to design assessment tools and you will learn how to assess in keeping with the rules of a Training Package; what you are allowed to do and what you could do, what you must collect and what you might collect etc. You will create an RPL process and be involved in testing it. We conclude this Learning Field has a degree of difficulty of 9 out of 10 attached to it.

Many people undertake TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment via self-paced learning and whilst that does suit some people, most find it quite challenging. The course is best delivered by a qualified HBA Learning Centres Trainer who can provide you with individual and tailored assistance.

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A Day in the Life of an Early Childhood Educator

Dear Diary,

Today was another wonderful day at work. I started on an Early Shift today- I love starting early, and no it’s not just because I leave earlier, it is mostly because it gives me the opportunity to plan for the day and have the activities ready for the children who find it difficult to settle on arrival.

Today I was assigned as the floater- it’s pretty challenging to have to move around all 3 rooms but I do enjoy it. First I started in the babies room (my favourite) the babies were quite content today, except on first arrival (as expected). We had a few crying babies, one in particular never stopped crying for almost an hour. I tried so many different ways to settle her: I rocked her, I tried to distract her with photos, I used activities she liked- it felt like it took forever! But when I finally got her to settle, it was the most beautiful moment, and all of the past events were long gone from my memory. Later that morning I took all the babies for a group time experience and we sang a very popular children’s song called open, shut them-  the reaction on their faces throughout was really funny and I could tell they really did enjoy it – some children pulled faces and raised their hands really high when I demonstrated the hand actions. I decided to explore the music concept ‘tempo’ – they thought it was hilarious when I sang it really fast and they couldn’t stop laughing.

After spending the morning with the babies, I was moved over to the pre-schoolers. At this time, it was almost time for lunch, I spent some time on the floor helping some children construct a space ship- it is amazing to see how developed children are at this age- they were following step by step photo instructions and hardly needed my assistance, it was lovely to see them working as a team. Every now and then I would scaffold their learning by working alongside giving verbal prompts but it wasn’t much. At 12, the Room Leader reminded children ‘’it’s nearly time for lunch boys and girls”  about 5 minutes later I started to sing the pack away song whilst prompting the children to join- it goes something like this: Everybody pack away, pack away, pack away. Everybody pack away, just like… then you insert a child’s name in. There was one little boy who continued to play and did not seem to want to listen to me, so I started to praise other children around him, soon enough he was also packing away- it’s amazing what a little recognition does.

Lastly, I moved across to the toddler’s room. By this time toddlers were going down for a nap. I sat down next to 2 children (one of which was known to be difficult to get down to sleep). He got up and began to jump on his bed, I asked him nicely to lie down however, he ignored this and continued to jump and sing. There were certain strategies the mother had asked us to apply however, as I was not a permanent staff, I was not fully aware- I asked the Room Leader and she told me that he would need his special bunny – it was a little difficult (actually, very difficult) but eventually I got him to sleep.  I need to work on applying certain behaviour management skills with children, but I think in time I will be ok. Thank goodness I am studying my CHC30113 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care! I think if I didn’t have any prior theoretical knowledge I would be stepping in side this industry blind. I hope one day I will gain the confidence to take on more of a management role and do my Diploma- but until then, I need some extra work.

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