1. LEARNING & ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES for BUSINESS EXCELLENCE DRIVING YOUR BUSINESS Shane Earls Melbourne: April 2009 1www.nara.tvetaustralia.com.au

2. LEARNING & ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS EXCELLENCE To make an explicit link between the goals of: o Registered Training Organisations o The Australian Quality Training Framework o The principles of sound business & management practices www.nara.tvetaustralia.com.au2 Objectives:

3. LEARNING & ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS EXCELLENCE Meeting Business/RTO needs Meeting AQTF Essential Standards for Registration Enhancing business practice & management www.nara.tvetaustralia.com.au3

4. LEARNING & ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS EXCELLENCE www.nara.tvetaustralia.com.au4 Enhancing business practice & management: Compliance  Enhanced Business Practices and Management  Embedded culture of Continuous Improvement 

5. LEARNING & ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS EXCELLENCE www.nara.tvetaustralia.com.au5 RTO Business Plan - incorporating its Strategic Plan, Business Objectives, Operational Planning and Performance Management Planning Quality indicators (Data Collection) Excellence Criteria Continuous Improvement STRATEGIC OPERATIONAL AQTF Essential Standards & Conditions of Registration Learning & Assessment Strategy

6. LEARNING & ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS EXCELLENCE A learning & Assessment Strategy might include: o Training Package & Workplace Requirements (Element 1.1, 1.2, 1.5 a+c, 2.3) o Assessment methodologies incl RPL contextualisation, reasonable adjustment etc (Element 1.5 & 2.3) o Training & Assessment materials, equipment, facilities etc (Element 1.3) o Trainer & Assessor competencies (Element 1.4) o RPL strategy (Element 1.2 & 1.5) o Review strategy (Element 1.1, 2.1, 3.1) www.nara.tvetaustralia.com.au6 OPERATIONAL Learning & Assessment Strategy

7. www.nara.tvetaustralia.com.au7 RTO Business Plan - incorporating its Strategic Plan, Business Objectives, Operational Planning and Performance Management Planning Excellence Criteria Continuous Improvement Quality indicators (Data Collection) AQTF Essential Standards & Conditions of Registration OPERATIONAL Assessment methodologies incl RPL, contextualisation, reasonable adjustment (Element 1.5 & 2.3) Upfront information (Element 2.2 & 2.6) RPL Policies & Procedures (Element 2.6) RPL Strategy (Element 1.2, 1.5) Training & assessment materials, equipment, facilities (Element 1.3) Training Package & Workplace Requirements (Element 1.1, 1.2,1.5 a+c, 2.3) Training program design (Element 1.1 1.2, 1.5, 2.3 &2.4) Participation & progress Records (Element 3.3) Trainer & Assessor competencies (Element 1.4) Learning & Assessment Strategy

8. www.nara.tvetaustralia.com.au8 RTO Business Plan - incorporating its Strategic Plan, Business Objectives, Operational Planning and Performance Management Planning Excellence Criteria Continuous Improvement Quality indicators (Data Collection) AQTF Essential Standards & Conditions of Registration OPERATIONAL Assessment methodologies incl RPL, contextualisation, reasonable adjustment (Element 1.5 & 2.3) Upfront information (Element 2.2 & 2.6) RTP Policies & Procedures (Element 2.6) RPL Strategy (Element 1.2, 1.5) Training & assessment materials, equipment, facilities (Element 1.3) Training Package & Workplace Requirements (Element 1.1, 1.2,1.5 a+c, 2.3) Training program design (Element 1.1 1.2, 1.5, 2.3 &2.4) Participation & progress Records (Element 3.3) Trainer & Assessor competencies (Element 1.4) Learning & Assessment Strategy Enhanced Business Practices and Management

9. LEARNING & ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS EXCELLENCE To make an explicit link between the goals of: o Registered Training Organisations o The Australian Quality Training Framework o The principles of sound business & management practices www.nara.tvetaustralia.com.au9 Objectives were to:

10. Take Home Message LAS to be included in any Strategic Planning Function Link LAS to Business Planning Decide how you might measure your Business Function against the AQTF RTO Business Plan - incorporating its Strategic Plan, Business Objectives, Operational Planning and Performance Management Planning

11. LEARNING & ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS EXCELLENCE www.nara.tvetaustralia.com.au11 THANK YOU Free-call 1300 00 NARA (1300 00 6272)

12. LEARNING & ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS EXCELLENCE www.nara.tvetaustralia.com.au12 Shane Earls JSAC Consulting & Project Management PO Box 107 HAHNDORF SA 5245 P 08 8373 7721 M 0408 181 141 E jsac@bold.net.au