A Collaborative Approach to Workforce Development for the

Aged Care Sector Robyn Bosley & Julie Baturynsky

Key Points

• Aim• Goal• Methodology• Model of delivery • Wider context• Documentation • What we learned

Our Aim

• To form an interdisciplinary team with teachers from difference teaching sections across the Community Health and Personal Services Faculty SWSI TAFE to meet the needs of the aged care sector.

Our Goal

To develop staff capabilities to continuously improve quality of competency based training and assessment

Action Learning Cycle

Experiencing

Planning Reviewing

Concluding

.

Draft Model for HACC Delivery in IndustryMeet agency /workers – hold information session - Enrolment

Course content RPL, Learner Evidence Guide and gathering of evidence

Worker collects relevant evidence Consultation with worker to develop individual learning plan based on evidence collected.Consultation with agency supervisor regarding worker’s tasks and responsibilities.

StandardRPL

Non standardRPL

Learning and Assessment StrategyGap trainingWorkshopsAssessment pathwayWork based assessment Work based projectWorkbook

Course Complete

Evidence

Tools

Teacher and learnerreviews individual

learning plan

ProfessionalJudgement &

Documentation

Professional development

Lifel

ong l

earn

ing

Indu

stry n

eeds

Funding/Tender

Workforce development

Individual workers

Train

ees

Licensing standards

VET Sector/VETAB

AQTF

Train

ing r

equi

remen

ts/CO

AG

TAFE delivery

Govern

ment se

rvices

NGOs

Service providers

Social

Economic

&

Political

change

Discussion Board

• SWSI Wiki used to document processes and collect relevant resources

• Review current tools for assessment• RPL Online Network very useful in discussions of

evidence and professional judgment• Articles for work based delivery and assessment • Discussions on quality and continuous improvement

Concluding

• Conceptual framework – teachers and learners• Learners needs/ styles • Team approach needed to implement

appropriate strategies to support learners• Continuous improvement both process and

product• Evaluation and review