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Staff Competence

Relevant Standards SNR 15.4 Training and assessment is delivered by trainers and assessors who: a)have the necessary training and assessment competencies as determined by the National Skills Standard Council or its successors; and b)have the relevant vocational competencies at least to the level being delivered or assessed; and 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. Staff competence

Qualifications Trainers and Assessors Direct Supervision Cert IV in Training and Assessment (TAE) Vocational Competencies Training and Assessment Competence Industry Skills VET Knowledge and Skills

Currency

Developing training & assessment competencies Developing general VET knowledge & skills Maintaining industry currency

Developing training and assessment competencies Professional development with a training and assessment focus (particularly CBA) Moderation/validation activities Participation in internal reviews Shadowing/working closely with other teachers Reading VET professional journals Participating in a VET network

What’s your plan to maintain currency in your trainer and assessor competencies?

Developing training & assessment competencies Developing general VET knowledge and skills Maintaining industry currency Paid/unpaid work in industry Formal work placement Conferences/seminars/trade shows PD activities specific to the industry Work experience visits Reading of industry professional journals, websites Membership of a professional association Relevant personal or extra curricular activities Networking Participation in industry projects Site visits

What’s your plan to maintain currency in your industry skills?

Developing training and assessment competencies Developing general VET knowledge & skills Staff VET meetings Internal review participation Annual VQF staff induction VET newsletters Reading of training and assessment websites/journals

What’s your plan to maintain currency in your VET knowledge and skills?

Looking at currency requirements in this way may help teachers see that currency can be evidenced through many day-to-day, real world activities. Real world evidence Not just another paper chase. A personal professional activity, rather than a process undertaken to “satisfy the auditor”.