Angela McLeod convener Belinda Wilson facilitator

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Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFEvalidation
project 2008P3M6-381-708

• Angela McLeod convener Belinda Wilson -
  facilitator

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Validation project plan

• The key areas are
• Processes and tools
• Development of process guides to support staff
  development
• Integration of Validation practices into training
  and assessment strategies and systems
• A systematic approach
• Meets AQTF requirements
• Meets industry, individual and community
  standards
• Improves outcomes for staff and clients
• Requires a top-down strategy and bottom-up
  implementation

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Project methodology

• Identifying audit of current activity and
  practice benchmark Validation practices of other
  RTOs input from stakeholders about proposed
  Validation practices.
• Synthesising collating data and developing the
  Validation model communicating with stakeholders
  about proposed approach and gaining agreement on
  a new model development of Validation resources
  (guides and templates) internal policy
  procedure
• Implementing communicating the new process
  conduct staff development workshops evaluate and
  review the model evaluate and review the
  project.
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Community of Practice

• The Community of Practice focused on Validation
• strategies and practices and was relevant to
  those who
• were involved in internal and external
  Validation.

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Working party

• Ensures that regular reports are forwarded to
  Managers and that members are regularly updated
  on implementation issues.
• Formulates evaluation processes for the
  collection and analysis of Validation data.
• Evaluates the implementation of plan.
• Facilitates communication and consultation within
  individual jurisdictions and sectors and ensure
  that jurisdictional/sector perspectives and
  positions are taken into account.
• Ensures that consultation occurs with key
  stakeholders including employers, industry and
  staff.
• Develops a communication strategy to ensure
  communication with all interested parties.

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Working Party meeting

• First Working Party meeting 5th August 2008

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Resource development

• Available forms
• Validation assessment plan
• Post assessment validation
• Validation checklist
• Validation feedback
• Validation meeting
• Validation meeting minutes
• Validation of assessment records
• Validation resources checklist

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Anticipated outcomes

• For work teams and organisations

• For the VET system

• Knowledge and benefits of Validation
• Increased awareness and knowledge in the
  implementation of high quality training and
  assessment practices
• Understanding of and ability to apply the
  principles of the revised Validation model
• The ability to participate in Validation
  activities and implement identified improvements
  systematically
• The ability to lead and coordinate Validation
  activities
• The ability to lead and coordinate implementation
  of identified improvements systematically.

• Knowledge of the purpose for and benefits of the
  institutes validation strategy
• The implementation of a validation strategy which
  has managers and staff support
• Ongoing communication with other RTOs and joint
  benchmarking sessions

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Conclusion

• Support from
• senior management
• Angela McLeod (Manager, EDS)
• the working party.
• Feedback from staff
• positive many want to get on-board
• some are disengaged

• Realisations
• reaching disengaged staff will prove difficult
• getting the entire Institute is on-board will
  take longer than first thought
• project time line will need to be extended
• 2008 achievements ensure
• support and buy-in from all staff
• thoughtful consideration, widespread
  consultation, effective staff development and
  time.
• topdown and bottom-up approach
• successful implementation in 2009.