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Webinar Topics

• New Department of Industry

• Smart and Skilled Update

• Changes to NSSC Determination for Trainer and

Assessor Competencies

• New TAFE NSW Higher Education offering

• IBSA Competency Framework

• Currency

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New Department of Industryhttp://www.industry.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx

• Department of Industry was established on 18 September 2013

• The current Ministers are:• The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP - Minister for Industry

• The Hon Bob Baldwin MP - Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry

• Core Skills for Work Developmental Framework In August 2013, the Australian Government released the Core Skills

for Work Developmental Framework (CSfW).  Core Skills for Work Developmental Framework Overview (PDF 396KB) |

(DOCX 1.0MB)

Core Skills for Work Developmental Framework (PDF 769KB) |

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Smart and Skilled Updatehttps://www.training.nsw.gov.au/vet/skills_reform/index.html

• Implementation from1 January 2015

• Eligible individuals will have an entitlement to select foundation courses and full qualifications up to and including Certificate III.

• Pre-vocational training, skill sets and qualifications from Certificate IV to Advanced Diploma will also be funded through TAFE NSW and the training market.

• Students will pay a fee for their course rather than an annual or semester fee. Concessions and exemptions will continue to be available for disadvantaged groups.

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NSSC Determination for Trainer and Assessor Competencies

Effective as of 1 July 2013

A – Trainer (TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment)

B – Person under supervision(TAESS00007 Enterprise Trainer – Presenting Skill Set or the TAESS00008 Enterprise Trainer – Mentoring Skill Set )

C – Assessor(TAESS00001 Assessor Skill Set )

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TAFE NSW Higher Education

Associate Degree of Applied Engineering (Renewable Energy Technologies) will operate in 2014

Hunter Institute’s Newcastle campus, Sydney Institute’s Ultimo campus and Western Sydney Institute’s Mount Druitt campus

Articulates to the Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Renewable Energy) at the University of Newcastle

http://www.highered.tafensw.edu.au/

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IBSA VET Capability Framework

https://ibsa.org.au/about-vet-practitioner-capability-framework

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Currency

The National Skills Standards Council has determined that from 1 July 2013:

A - TRAINERS MUST:

iii. be able to demonstrate how they are continuing to develop their VET knowledge and skills as well as maintaining their industry currency and trainer/ assessor competence.

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Drivers for Maintaining and Demonstrating Currency

• Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations

• TAFE NSW Minimum entry requirements

• DEC and TAFE NSW Policy and Procedure

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Why is currency important?

• Competent staff• Learning more relevant to workplace• Employees more productive and engaged• Improved confidence – trainers, students, employer• Improved quality teaching and assessment practices • Employer engagement through industry consultation• Improved reputation of the Institute • Continuous compliance improvement

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TAFE Teachers

• Vocational qualification

• Industry experience

• Trainer and assessor qualification

• Currency

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Vocational competency

• Vocational competency is defined as broad industry knowledge and experience, usually combined with a relevant industry qualification.

• Vocational competency must be considered on an industry-by-industry basis and with reference to the guidance provided in the Assessment Guidelines of the relevant Training Package.

• Vocational currency, industry currency, trainer and assessor currency are an integral component of vocational competency.

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Vocational currency

• teachers should hold an up to date, relevant AQF level qualification and or have the relevant vocational competencies at least to the level being delivered or assessed

• be familiar with the content of their vocational area and know their subject

• have relevant current experience and an understanding of industry related skills and work practices

• have the pedagogical skills required to teach their students

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Industry currency

• keeping up to date with industry specific skills relevant to today’s workplaces or a discipline area

• effective industry consultation

• improving professional knowledge, capabilities and practice

• current relevant industry qualification

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Trainer and assessor currency

• the necessary training and assessment competencies

TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment as from 1 July 2013

TAELLN401 core from 1 July 2014

TAELLN411 to replace TAELLN401

All VET practitioners to comply by July 2015

• VET professional knowledge and skills• VET operating environment • Training and assessment policies and practices

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Tips for currencyAttend /organise sessions with guest speakers from industry for students

Meetings with industry representatives

Return to industry

Attend professional development industry speakers

Assessment validation Voluntary work

Attend conference Meetings with clients Visiting apprentices or trainees in the workplace

Membership of industry association

Industry excursions with students

Participation in networks or communities of practice

Work-based Delivery and or Assessment

Attending trade fairs Mentoring or coaching by staff member with current industry expertise

Consulting work related to industry skills councils

Visiting other educational institutions

Qualifications completed

Private employment outside TAFE NSW

Reading journals /subscriptions/RSS feeds

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Currency strategies

• Study Assistance Scheme• Return to Industry• Right to Private Practice (Private and Secondary

employment)• Staff Development

: General and customised capability development workshops,

• Faculty endorsed individual and or Section Up-Skilling program (using the ‘DTSC’ course fee exemption code)

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Demonstrating Currency Tools

• Personalised portfolio

• Individual Learning Plans

• Professional Growth Options

• Teacher Compliance Toolkit: Teacher Qualifications Matrix ; Unit of Competence Matrix ;

Currency Checklist ; Industry Consultation Record and

Industry Consultation Summary ;

Currency - Guide for maintaining and demonstrating currency for train

ers and assessors

http://sitwww.tafensw.edu.au/focuson/document/view/?AYCXQ84P3JM1Z0CMN906

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Currency maintenance support

• Faculty Director

• Head Teacher

• Colleagues and networks

• Industry partners

• Strategic Planning & Performance Unit

• Workforce Development Unit

Notes

1) NSW State Training Services (STS) https://www.training.nsw.gov.au/vet/skills_reform/index.html

2) IBSA VET Practitioner Capability Frameworkhttps://ibsa.org.au/about-vet-practitioner-capability-framework

3) NSSC http://www.nssc.natese.gov.au

4) Department of Industryhttp://www.industry.gov.au/

5) TAFE Strategy VETaware emagazinehttps://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/tafe/strategy/vet_dev/vet_aware.htm

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Sydney TAFE

Smart Skilled and Savvy Teacher ProgramWebinar Series

What’s new in the VET environment

Facilitator

Gerard KellMEdLead BEd DipTeach DipTAA Cert IV TAE

Manager Workforce ServicesWorkforce Development Unit

November 2013