Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA40104)
68Vocational Education and Training (VET) means education and training for work. This training system recognises the knowledge and skills of learners across 6 different levels of qualification ranging from Certificate 1 through to Advance Diploma.
VET programs are delivered in schools, private training organisations, workplaces, TAFE and community colleges.
Competency based training and assessment is the process used within the VET system to determine whether an individual can perform a task to a set of requirements that is benchmarked (identified with a specific industry training package).
The VETAB accredited course in Training and Assessment is ideal for those who want to become a trainer and assessor in either the workplace or within the VET sector (TAFE or other Registered Training Organisation).
It's a nationally recognised qualification and with it you can become trainer, training manager, teacher (TAFE, but not primary or secondary schools), facilitator or assessor.
You'll learn how the VET system works and also how to develop, design, deliver and assess training programs.
You need to complete 14 units for a TAA40104 qualifcation. Of those 12 are core (compulsory) units and 2 are elective. They are divided into 4 fields: Envrionment (which is the background of how the whole thing works), Design, Delivery and Assessment (those 3 are pretty much self explanatory).
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It's not hard to become a trainer, but to start your own RTO? I can't see that happening.
This is similar to the NVQ system in the UK. At NVQ Level IIII - you can go on to do a training/trainers module (I don't think it's generic, tailored to the vocation) which allows you to train, teach, facilitate ... pretty much the same. It's a great career choice from what I remember, though the trainers I came across often did a fair bit of travelling.
I remember doing my Level III - the units coupled with the awful structure drove me crazy. One thing the NVQ system needs is tightening up. It's incredibly messy and besides being an awful lot of hard work, you also have a lot of ticking and cross referencing. I'd rather produce more essays or delivere on the job evidence than tick box after box :)
Thanks for the informative Hub, Darkside. I'm getting too old to renew my general training on almost everything except writing and surviving. I read a lot of books, but most of them are on how to write books, communicate better, etc. Some are novels. I really like mysteries and have one in the making now, myself. No, I'm not interested in being a trainer, but when you think about it, we are all trainers in some way when we write articles that get sent out broadly.
Don White
Great information at a very important time…Many people will be training for new fields in this changing time. Thanks for giving everyone a heads up!
Hi Darkside,
You have posted a good article about training and assessment.
I am also a Quality management system Lead auditor and trainer. this info will help me a lot.
Thanks,
Jyoti Kothari
New South Wales
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ht33rad says:
2 months ago
You thinking of becoming your own RTO?