1. Better business through innovation
IBSA Academy
Better business through innovation

2. Overview About IBSA IBSA Academy Features & Benefits
What is it? and Why use it?
Features & Benefits
Courses currently available

3. About IBSA Innovation & Business Skills Australia
Operated as an Industry Skills Council for BSB, TAE, FNS and ICT Training Packages, among others
Developed and sold high quality learning resources for some of these packages, predominantly BSB and TAE
Recently awarded an SSO contract for the Manufacturing Industry.

4. About IBSA Innovation in our sights…. Rebuild TAE offering
Upgrade our Financial Services Units
Online Self Assessment Tool
TAELLN411 & TAEASS502 (The new TAE40116 Core Units)
Improved e-learning through our LMS
New content supporting new units and/or qualifications
IBSA Academy

5. IBSA Academy
Professional Development Service developed for the VET Sector
Online
Accessed via IBSA e-learning platform or placed on own LMS
Record of completion
Non-accredited

6. IBSA Academy How it typically works… Approximately 1 hour duration
Accessed through the IBSA LMS portal or placed on an RTO’s intranet/portal via an embedded link
Courses can be stopped and re-started at any time
Can be completed at a time convenient for the Individual and the RTO.

7. Why use it? ASQA Standards
Clause 1.13 states that “Training and assessment is delivered only by persons who have … current knowledge and skills in vocational training and learning that informs their training and assessment”. Clause 1.16 states ““the RTO must ensure that all trainers and assessors undertake professional development in the fields of the knowledge and practice of vocational training, learning and assessment including competency based training and assessment”. The clause then goes further on to declare that as a matter of compliance “RTOs must retain evidence that all trainers and assessors have undertaken relevant professional development in VET”.

8. Why use it? Continued… Skills First Contract Obligations
2017 VET Funding Contract states (Restricted and Standard), Training Providers must comply with the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (2015) The Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) defines Professional Development as activities that develop and/or maintain an individual’s skills, knowledge, expertise and other characteristics as a trainer or assessor. This includes both formal and informal activities that encompass vocational competencies, currency of industry skills and knowledge and practice of vocational training, learning and assessment, including competency based training and assessment.

9. Features & Benefits IBSA Academy…..
supports ASQA Practitioner PD requirements
supports Skills First Practitioner PD requirements
is cost-effective
can be completed at a convenient time
is user-friendly
is engaging
easily generates evidence of participation.

10. IBSA Academy Courses Courses Currently Available…
Analyse Training Needs
Customisation vs. Contextualisation
Customise and Contextualise a Training Program
Build Network Skills
Establish and Maintain a Network

11. IBSA Academy Courses Courses Currently Available… Time Management
Set Goals
Set Priorities
Manage Stress
Good Working Habits