TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment - Skill Sets
Assessor Skill Set |
overview - enrolment requirements - fees - delivery - assessment - RPL - qualifications - entry points - exit points |
Overview of the full Certificate
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This Skill Set is defined by the TAA04 Training and Assessment Training Package. It is designed to meet the needs of applicants who need to have specific skills for assessing competencies according to AQTF 2007 requirements.
We are happy to send you our further information, available either in electronic (web-based) or printed format. This valuable resource contains our Prospectus, enrolment forms, unit information and important policies and procedures which you must be familiar with when you enrol.
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Certificate IV in Training and Assessment requirements
You will need to complete 3 units of competency to complete this Skill Set. The combination of required core units is identified on our enrolment form and include:
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Entry requirements
The TAA04 Training and Assessment Training Package version 2.1 (pages 68-39) specifies the following entry requirements:
- a sound grasp of written and verbal English to at least a Year 10 English and Maths standard is required
- familiarity with at least basic computer operations and with using programs such as Microsoft Word™, Excel™ and Power Point™ to at least Certificate III in Business Administration level
- vocational competence at least at the same level as the assessment you expect to undertake with an RTO (including practical experience, not just acquisition of knowledge)
These are identified in more detail within our Prospectus and page 6 of our Enrolment Form.
HBTA does restrict enrolments to clients aged 25+ as younger applicants usually have difficulty in satisfying the vocational competence requirements.
Prerequisite and Corequisite requirements
The core unit TAAASS402C Assess competence must be completed before attempting TAAASS404B Participate in assessment validation.
There are no defined corequisite units, though the training package makes recommendations in this regard and HBTA delivers the program holistically. This means that one workshop or workbook will usually cover multiple units that have similar or inter-related content.
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Fees and charges
Skill Set fees are listed in the table above. Our Training and Assessment Programmes - Assessor Skill Set Information Kit describes the fee structure in more detail. This fee includes all training resources and workbooks needed to complete course requirements.
There are some additional fees which you might become liable for, such as
- transport to and, if necessary, accommodation for workshops
- internet access
- self-catering requirements (unless expressly included in your workshop program)
- replacing a Certificate or Statement of Attainment
Unlike enrolment fees, these service charges attract GST.
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Delivery
This Skill Set is delivered in several ways:
- a workshop program, with candidates completing additional work and assessments through self-paced study
- entirely through self-paced learning with some assessments completed on-job or through other relevant work-based evidence
- Recognition of existing knowledge and skills gained through practical experience in a similar context (for example, facilitating non-accredited assessments)
We recommend that candidates enrolled in flexible delivery/self paced programs complete at least one unit per month to ensure that you complete the work in a reasonable time frame. You can complete the work at a faster rate if you wish.
Workshop dates are posted here and you can also ask to go onto a waiting list if a class if full of if no classes appear to be scheduled in a given period. Elective units may may be delivered as individual mentoring sessions or within a group setting due to the number of these available.
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Assessments
All assessments are based on your ability to demonstrate competence to the requirements set by the standards. All of our graduates leave our programs with highly employable skills. We do not facilitate exams or 1,000 word assignments based on what you think you would do in a given situation. This is a practical qualification which therefore demands practical assessment strategies.
You are assessed through a variety of formative and summative assessment tasks, all based on real work activities. Some of the tasks dictate that you have access to learners (which can include your fellow workshop participants, fellow workers or family members) in order to conducts vocational assessments written to assess a unit from an accredited training package and demonstrate various facets of facilitation skills. This could be accomplished in the workshop or through actual on-job demonstration with HBTA assessors observing your delivery.
Unlike the BSZ40198 qualification formerly offered by some RTOs, candidates will not be able to demonstrate competency in delivering a training session on folding paper napkins, making cups of tea or lighting a match. The assessment facilitation must relate to your vocational competencies as confirmed and described on your enrolment form and directly address specific units of competency which you are qualified to assess.
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Recognition assessment
There are many ways to complete a program. This process recognises that you may not be a 'clean slate'. You may have completed training with another organisation (registered or unregistered training organisation or witn an employer, for example). You may also have working and life experience which you can use to demonstrate that you can already fulfill the tasks required by your chosen unit/s of competency.
There are four ways you can obtain a recognition assessment:
- Recognition of Prior Learning - your previous learning experiences & decided on the basis of documentary or interview evidence
- Recognition of Current Competencies - your current skills and skills, gained through a variety of means which do not inlcude formal learning, decided using a variety of methods
- National Recognition - automatically applies for an identical unit (same code, title and standards) in your program with us
- Credit Transfer - requires a judgement on our part between broadly equivalent (but not identical) Units or modules (combination of units) from accredited courses.
If you are interested in applying for Recognition, we recommend that you read the TAA40104 Programs RPL Handbook before contacting us and requesting an Application for an RPL Kit. The Handbook contains important and useful information regarding the collection of appropriate evidence. It also describes the process which we are obliged to follow in assessing Recognition applications.
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Qualifications
You will receive a Statement of Attainment in partial recognition of the TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
These qualifications are not issued under traineeship arrangements in Queensland.
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Entry Points for this qualification include:
- candidate is new to the VET industry and has no formal assessment qualifications or experience other than vocational competencies
- candidate works in the VET industry but has no current certified qualifications other than vocational competencies
- candidate has vocational competencies and contracts to an RTO to provide accredited assessment services
- candidate works in an organisation with a job role requiring on-job assessment against nationally recognised units of competency
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Exit Points include:
- qualified assessor
- progression to Enterprise Trainer Skill Set
- progression to full TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
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Last updated on July 4, 2008