PROGRAM INFORMATION TRAINING SKILLS FOR UNION EDUCATORS / CERT IV IN TAA Last Updated: ** Page 1 of 5

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1 Last Updated: ** Page 1 of 5 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110 ) is a nationally accredited qualification. Participants: This course is designed for union trainers/educators, especially those who are responsible for design and delivery of their union's delegate courses. It is also recommended for other union staff such as organisers or industrial staff who deliver sessions or courses to delegates and members as part of their role. Participants must be nominated by a union (or be a union member) to enroll. Additionally, for participants wishing to achieve the Cert IV in TAA, it is recommended they have: Access to a workplace for completion of some assessment activities Good reading, writing, computing and internet skills and web access, a personal computer and telephone Aims and Learning Outcomes: The course aims to give educators and organisers the knowledge and skills to prepare and deliver short training sessions for members, activists and delegates. At the end of this course, participants will be able to: Describe the values and key principles that underpin union education; Prepare session plans, including aims and objectives; Identify learning styles and strategies to meet different learner needs; Develop activities, visual aids and other supporting resources; Identify strategies to manage group dynamics; Demonstrate basic training techniques and presentation skills; Explain the overlap and separation between accredited and non-accredited training. Define VET and analyse Training Packages and Units of Competency; Design Learning Programs that meet the requirements of Units of Competency; Plan, develop and conduct competency based assessments, including RPL; Conduct assessment review and validation. Delivery & Assessment: The course comprises: 7 days of face-to-face delivery, split into 2 Workshops with approximately 1 month between, Learner Guide reading and activities; Participants need to allocate for these at work and at home. Topic and Units: Covered during Assessment Tasks: VET Planning & Design TAEDES401A Design and develop learning programs TAEDES402A Use training packages and accredited courses to meet client needs Reading / Learner Guides Answer general questions about VET Design a Learning Program Plan for Communicate with workers based on a case-study Design a Learning Program Plan for a unit of your own choice for your own training participants

2 Last Updated: ** Page 2 of 5 Topic and Units: Covered during Assessment Tasks: Deliver Training TAEDEL401A Plan, organise and deliver group-based learning BSBCMM401A Make a presentation TAEDEL402A Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace TAELLN401A Address adult language, literacy and numeracy needs Competency Based Assessment (CBA) TAEASS301B Contribute to assessment TAEASS401B Plan assessment activities and processes TAEASS402B Assess competence TAEASS403B Participate in assessment validation Workshop 1 Reading / Learner Guides Answer general questions about training delivery Write and deliver a session on Write and deliver 2 consecutive sessions on units of your own choice Design and implement an Individual Work-Based Learning Plan (1) Design and implement an Individual Work-Based Learning Plan (2) Address LLN Answer general questions about CBA Plan and conduct an assessment of Plan and conduct an assessment of BSBOHS303B Conduct an RPL for Validate an assessment for Validate an assessment for BSBOHS303B To achieve Certificate IV in TAA, participants complete a number of assessment tasks. Some tasks will be completed during the Workshops. Participants need to allocate at work and home to complete remaining tasks. Participants complete each assessment task, sign the front cover and submit to their educator or orgcentre@actu.org.au Educators will assess and provide feedback. Participants have the right to appeal against assessment decisions made by an Educator. They should follow the Appeals Procedure available on the website. All discussion and outcomes will be documented in the participant file. Participants gaining TAE40110 Certificate IV in TAA may wish to continue their studies in the Diploma of Training and Assessment (TAA50104). Duration: Enrolment in the qualification is for 12 months. If needing more to complete assessment, they may request an extension up to a maximum of 2 years from the date of enrolment. After 2 years, if participants wish to complete outstanding work, they must re-enrol and pay for the course again.

3 Last Updated: ** Page 3 of 5 Units of Competency: Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110) is a nationally accredited qualification, comprising 10 units of competency. Below are summaries of each unit TAEDES401A Design and develop learning programs This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to conceptualise, design, develop and review learning programs to meet an identified need for a group of learners. The unit addresses the skills and knowledge needed to identify the parameters of a learning program, determine the design, outline the content and review its effectiveness. 1. Define parameters of the learning program 2. Work within the vocational education and training (VET) policy framework 3. Develop program content 4. Design structure of the learning program TAEDES402A Use Training Packages and accredited courses to meet client needs This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to use training packages and accredited courses as tools to support industry, organisation and individual competency development needs 1. Select appropriate training package or accredited course 2. Analyse and interpret the qualifications framework 3. Analyse and interpret units of competency and accredited modules 4. Contextualise units and modules for client applications 5. Analyse and interpret assessment guidance TAEDEL401A Plan, organise and deliver group based learning This unit typically applies to a person working as an entry-level trainer, teacher or facilitator in or with a training and assessment organisation. The person will be working from a learning program developed by someone else, and structuring the learning around that program. 1. Interpret learning environment and delivery requirements 2. Prepare session plans 3. Prepare resources for delivery 4. Deliver and facilitate training sessions 5. Support and monitor learning BSBCMM401A Make a presentation This unit covers the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to prepare, deliver and review a presentation to a target audience. 1. Prepare a presentation 2. Deliver a presentation 3. Review the presentation

4 Last Updated: ** Page 4 of 5 TAELLN411 Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to recognize the core language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) demands of training and assessment, and to tailor training and assessment to suit individual skill levels, including accessing relevant support resources 1. Determine the core LLN requirements of the training 2. Access specialist learning support 3. Customise program to develop core LLN skills TAEDEL402A Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to plan, organise and facilitate learning for individuals in a workplace. 1. Establish effective work environment for learning 2. Develop a work-based learning pathway 3. Establish the learning-facilitation relationship 4. Implement work-based learning pathway 5. Maintain and develop the learning/facilitation relationship 6. Close and evaluate the learning/facilitation relationship 7. Monitor and review the effectiveness of the work-based learning pathway TAEASS301B Contribute to assessment This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to contribute to the assessment process. It applies to persons with technical or vocational expertise who are in supervisory or mentoring / coaching work roles and for whom collecting evidence for assessment is an adjunct to principal work responsibilities. 1. Clarify role and responsibilities in the assessment process 2. Confirm organisational arrangements for evidence gathering 3. Collect evidence in accordance with the assessment plan 4. Record and report findings TAEASS401B Plan assessment activities and processes This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to plan and organise the assessment process, including recognition of prior learning (RPL), in a competency-based assessment system. It also includes the development of simple assessment instruments. 1. Determine assessment approach 2. Prepare the assessment plan 3. Develop assessment instruments

5 Last Updated: ** Page 5 of 5 TAEASS402B Assess competence This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to assess the competence of a candidate 1. Prepare for assessment 2. Gather quality evidence 3. Support the candidate 4. Make the assessment decision 5. Record and report the assessment decision 6. Review the assessment process TAEASS403B Participate in assessment validation This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to participate in an assessment validation process 1. Prepare for validation 2. Contribute to validation process 3. Contribute to validation outcomes RTO Policies: All participants of accredited training should be familiar with their rights and responsibilities when enrolled with ACTU Organising Centre. See our RTO Policies and Cancellations Policies available on the website.