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These last 2 months have been the
busiest in my life, I have just completed the VET Quality Framework
events – 6 States twice with over 200 attendees, I met some
wonderful educators, and thank you for your feedback. I finally
completed my Masters of Education; the last subject was research
based and really took the life out of me. ‘Burning the Candle at
Both Ends’ - during this period I have been dissecting the National
Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 and associated
instruments in development of new resources (due November). I am
now in “Monk Mode” (no appointments for next 4 weeks) completing
the new CD.
Insight to SNRs
I have noted many subtle and yet critical changes to the
standards which RTOs must be aware of. Let’s look at one in
particular:
SNR 15.2 Strategies for training and
assessment meet the requirements of the relevant Training Package
or VET accredited course and have been developed through effective
consultation with industry.
The key word inserts are: ‘have
been’ (past tense) and ‘through effective’
(via formal consultation).
What does this mean?
My interpretation: The RTO has conducted preliminary
consultation with industry during the ‘development’
of strategies for training and assessment; this will help the RTO
understand the needs of industry accounting for trends and changes
in technology. The mode of consultation may take the form of an
initial phone conversation, email follow-up plus a final face to
face discussion where the industry person may be asked to complete
a questionnaire (developed specifically for the target industry).
The feedback from questionnaire should then be documented and
analysed for appropriateness of use in the structure of the
training and assessment strategy. Outcomes of the analysis should
be provided back to industry.
The next stage of consultation with
industry would be a discussion ‘in more detail’
considering the assessment processes, methods and tools to be used
in the course; this further consultation will provide the RTO with
the final touches to the training and assessment strategy. Not to
forget that the strategies must meet the requirements of the
Training Package or VET accredited course.
The final stage is quality assurance
via the process of validation of the course, which is covered in
other SNRs.
Finally, don’t forget to have
industry endorsement on the Training and Assessment Strategy. |
