A Collaborative Approach to Workforce Development for the Aged Care Sector Robyn Bosley

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A Collaborative Approach to Workforce Development
for the Aged Care Sector Robyn Bosley Julie
Baturynsky
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Key Points

• Aim
• Goal
• Methodology
• Model of delivery
• Wider context
• Documentation
• What we learned

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Our Aim

• To form an interdisciplinary team with teachers
  from difference teaching sections across the
  Community Health and Personal Services Faculty
  SWSI TAFE to meet the needs of the aged care
  sector.

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Our Goal
To develop staff capabilities to continuously
improve quality of competency based training and
assessment
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Action Learning Cycle
Experiencing Planning Reviewing Conclud
ing .
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Draft Model for HACC Delivery in Industry Meet
agency /workers hold information session -
Enrolment Course content RPL, Learner Evidence
Guide and gathering of evidence
Tools
Worker collects relevant evidence Consultation
with worker to develop individual learning plan
based on evidence collected. Consultation with
agency supervisor regarding workers tasks and
responsibilities.
Non standard RPL
Standard RPL
Learning and Assessment Strategy Gap
training Workshops Assessment pathway Work based
assessment Work based project Workbook
Teacher and learner reviews individual learning
plan
Evidence
Course Complete
Professional Judgement Documentation
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Social Economic Political change
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Discussion Board

• SWSI Wiki used to document processes and collect
  relevant resources
• Review current tools for assessment
• RPL Online Network very useful in discussions of
  evidence and professional judgment
• Articles for work based delivery and assessment
• Discussions on quality and continuous improvement

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Concluding

• Conceptual framework teachers and learners
• Learners needs/ styles
• Team approach needed to implement appropriate
  strategies to support learners
• Continuous improvement both process and product
• Evaluation and review