AQTF and Continued

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AQTF and Continued
Professional Practice
Celebrating
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Continued Professional Practice

• Enables staff to
• demonstrate currency
• possibly demonstrate equiv competency
• continue to develop skills and knowledge related
  to VET, training and assessment and industry
  currency
• Meet AQTF requirements

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AQTF 2010

• Training and assessment services are conducted by
  trainers and assessors who
• a)have the necessary training and assessment
  competencies as determined by the National
  Quality Council or its successors, AND
• b) have the relevant vocational competencies at
  least to the level being delivered or assessed,
  AND

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AQTF 2010

• Training and assessment services are conducted by
  trainers and assessors who
• c) can demonstrate current industry skills
  directly relevant to the training/assessment
  being undertaken, AND
• d) continue to develop their Vocational Education
  and Training (VET) knowledge and skills as well
  as their industry currency and trainer/assessor
  competence

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National Quality Council (NQC)

• it is not the NQCs intention to require
  trainers and assessors to upgrade their formal
  qualifications if they are able to demonstrate
  they have gained the required competencies
  through continued professional practice

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Continued Professional Practice

• Continued professional practice may assist
  staff with a previous version of the Certificate
  IV in Training and Assessment to demonstrate
  equivalent competencies
• must be a clear and verified relationship between
  trainer/assessor experience and learning and
  units /modules
• documented process developed supported by
  relevant records

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Example of Continued Professional Practice - may
include

• Recent engagement with industry or professional
  association AND
• Professional development activities related to
  teaching and learning and VET environment AND
• Regular and current delivery of training

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Workforce Development New Initiatives

• Educational Edge program teacher development
  program targeting critical areas of trainer and
  assessor competency and VET
• Participants receive an e-portfolio to record
  learning achievements, experience and currency.
  Templates related to Certificate IV / Diploma in
  Training and Assessment and AQTF requirements

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AQTF 2010 Requirements for Trainers and Assessors
(current)

• In addition to training and assessment
  competencies determined by NQC
• demonstrate current industry skills relevant to
  training and assessment undertaking and
• continue to develop trainer and assessor
  competencies, VET knowledge and skills, and
  industry currency

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By 17 June 2012

• According to the National Quality Council
• training and assessment will be delivered by
  trainers /assessors who have the Certificate IV
  in Training and Assessment TAE40110 or
• demonstrated equivalent competencies or
• work under direct supervision (training)

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Continued Professional Practice

• Staff engagement
• Morale
• Productivity
• Empowered
• Provide opportunities for career development

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