1. A Process for Planning an ACE Course
Foundation Skills
A Process for Planning an ACE Course
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2. A Process for Planning an ACE Course
Synopsis of this presentation
This presentation explains a process which can be followed to plan an ACE course.
This presentation suggests that this process be undertaken prior to writing the ACE Grant Application document. Ideally, the Coordinator of ACE as well as the Tutor and other relevant contributors within your organisation, should negotiate collectively.
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3. A Process for Planning an ACE Course
Initial Questions to Consider
What are the learning needs in my community?
Which cohort of learners is being targeted for the course?
What Foundation Skills is the course designed to develop within the learners?
In which context will the course be delivered – Foundation Skills embedded into vocational content?
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4. A Process for Planning an ACE Course
What are the learning needs in my community?
Consider the issues that are prominent in the local community.
For example:
High unemployment
Significant CALD population
Youth who have left school early
New employment opportunities coming into the area
Etc.
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5. A Process for Planning an ACE Course
Which cohort of learners is being targeted for the course?
This could include but not be limited to:
Diverse group
Youth
Women
Newly unemployed
Those will little English usage
Etc.
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6. A Process for Planning an ACE Course
What Foundation Skills is the course designed to develop within the learners?
LEARNING
NUMERACY
READING
WRITING
ORAL COMMUNICATION
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7. A Process for Planning an ACE Course
In which context will the course be delivered – Foundation Skills embedded into vocational content?
The Core Skill of READING can be taught in a cooking context (reading recipes) and in a computer context (reading instructions on-line or from a learning manual)
Similarly, for example, the Employability Skills of TEAMWORK and PLANNING AND ORGANISING could be taught and practised in either of the named vocational contexts of learning.
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8. A Process for Planning an ACE Course
Select the Appropriate Unit of Competency
Having decided upon the learner cohort, their
identified needs and the Foundation
Skills to be embedded into
the ACE course, an appropriate
unit of competency from the
Foundation Skills Training Package
must be selected.
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9. A Process for Planning an ACE Course
The Next Steps
It is now time to consider issues including, but not limited to:
Barriers to learning the group may have
Learning outcomes for the ACE course
How development of foundation Skills will be assessed and learner progress recorded
The sequential development of the ACE course content
The resources etc. to be utilised in the delivery of the course
How to document the ACE course
Etc.
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10. Questions
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