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TAA04TRAINING AND

ASSESSMENT PACKAGE

TAAENV401BWORK EFFECTIVELY IN VOCATIONAL

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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OVERVIEW

This workshop will cover:

the structure and application of

vocational training and the structures

that support it.

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ASSESSMENT

Assessment for these units will be based on :

• Your workshop participation and contribution

• The completion of the learning activities during the workshop

• Completion of a practical assessment tasks which will be fully explained by your facilitator

• Self Assessment• Due 15 May 2009

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TRAINING

Vocational education and training (VET) can be

described as any form of activity and experience

leading to understandings or skills relevant to

work and that can be measured according to industry and work based standards.

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WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?

The VET system is complex• Awareness of policies and frameworks• Understanding of main organisations• Knowledge of relationships between

Commonwealth, State and Territory departments

• How the VET system impacts on you – the practitioner

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ACTIVITY 1

Individually

• Record

5 minutes

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PACKAGES

Training Packages are developed by industry through National Industry Skills Councils or by enterprises to meet the

identified training needs of specific industries or industry sectors. To gain

national endorsement, developers must provide evidence of extensive

consultation and support within the industry area or enterprise

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FOR INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION

Why do you think it is necessary to have national standards for RTO’s?What current practices of trainers are impacted by the standards?

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MONITORING WORK

It is important that you take responsibility for your own tasks

This includes monitoring your own work performance to ensure that your job is

completed in an accurate and timely manner

Look at the quality of the work you are doing and jobs you are completing

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MANAGING WORKWhen planning your own work you need to:

• set clear, realistic, achievable, stretch goals which map against the organisation's goals and against the needs of other sections/ divisions within the organisation

• break goals down into smaller, achievable and measurable tasks – objectives

• determine the resources and inputs required to achieve goals

• determine the most effective strategies • set realistic time frames for achievement• determine the necessary quality standards and

measures of performance • self-monitor and self-evaluate your work to ensure

that it meets quality and time requirements

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FEEDBACK

Feedback is the process of gathering information to determine whether your

performance is meeting the expectations of others

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ACTIVITY 7

Who has received feedback at work?

What was the process?What was the outcome? Did you feel positive or negative

about the process?How could you obtain feedback

from your customers / clients ?Feedback Definitions

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CUSTOMERS

Successful organisations are customer focused

They plan to meet customer needs and expectations

What this means is that they take the time and make the effort to know who their customers

are and what they want

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COMMUNICATING WITH CUSTOMERS

How do you find out what your customers want?

• Communicate with them• Give them information about your

organisation • and about the product/ service you supply• Ask them what they want • Get feedback from them

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RELATIONSHIPS

An organisation that has a culture of collaboration and cooperation can encourage easily achieved

work outcomes and goals

Working collaboratively (ie working together) with different groups, identifying and catering for the

needs of others can also assist in building positive relationships

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ACTIVITY 8

In groups

Discuss

Record

Report 25 minutes

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ASSESSMENT

Assessment for this unit will be based on:

• Your workshop participation and contribution levels

• The completion of the learning activities during the workshop

• Completion of the final assessment task

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METHODS OF CONTROL

Three basic methods of control are:• Feedback – post event• Feedforward – preventative or

preliminary• Concurrent – continuous screening.

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AUSTRALIAN QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK

   

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BIG PICTURE