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Professional Development

When is enough, enough?

About the presenter

Richard Turner – Director

www.tbsconsulting.com.au

Vision: To provide guidance and direction to clients in all aspects of compliance and business operations. And to provide strategies and solutions to address the ever changing VET sector. Clients will become independent and self sufficient with a strong in-built culture of continuous improvement.

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Webinar overview

• Let’s put the auditors aside for a moment? • Continuous improvement – for you!

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• Time Management • Pieces of the ‘puzzle’ 2

• Record everything • Link your activities to your training 3

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How would you describe your current approach to professional development (PD)?

“The process of obtaining the skills,

qualifications and experience that allow you to

make progress in your career.”

Source: MacMillan Dictionary

Definition

What do the standards say? AQTF 1.4 / SNR 15.4 Training and assessment is delivered by trainers and assessors who:

• have the necessary training and assessment competencies as

determined by the National Quality Council or its successors; and • have the relevant vocational competencies at least to the level being

delivered or assessed; and • can demonstrate current industry skills directly relevant to the

training/assessment being undertaken; and • continue to develop their vocational education and training (VET)

knowledge and skills as well as their industry currency and trainer/assessor competence.

Back to basics

Back to basics

TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training & Assessment

Continue to develop training and assessing skills/knowledge

Attain the academic teaching

qualification Continue to maintain and improve industry skills/knowledge

Achieve industry

experience and

qualifications

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• Identify a skills gap

• Presentation skills

• Assessment design

• Recognition of prior learning

Training and Assessing Skills

Link your activities

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• ‘In House’ opportunities

• Regular team meetings

• ‘Sit in’ and provide feedback

• Staff induction on VET P&P

• Record / Skills Matrix

Training and Assessing Skills

Time and Money?

• Seminars / Webinars

• National Conference

• Join associations • Newsletters

• Networking

• Social media

Training and Assessing Skills

Professional Development Opportunities

• TAE50111 Diploma of Vocational Education & Training

• TAE50211 Diploma of Training & Design & Development

• TAE80210 Vocation Graduate Diploma of Management

(Learning)

Training and Assessing Skills

Formal Qualifications

• Based on the dynamics of your industry

• Sufficient to bring the latest industry trends, ideas

and systems to your class

Industry Skills Development

How Often? How Much?

$64M Question!

• Hands on / Get your hands dirty

• Connect with (current) industry • Technology

• Legislation

• Machinery / Equipment

• Innovations

• Record everything

Industry Skills Development

Up to AQF Level 3

• Become the industry ‘expert’

• Write: blogs, journals, Wikipedia, Linked In

• Presentations to colleagues / industry

• Take part in consultative committees

• Expert panels and forums

Industry Skills Development

AQF level 4 and above

• Indicate skills and credentials to train and assess

each unit of competency

• Consolidate site visits, meetings, phone calls

• Maintain a current resume

Collating and Recording

Everything funnels back to the skills matrix

Skills Matrix Examples

Websites and Downloads

Supporting Resources

• www.training.gov.au

• www.vetpd.qld.gov.au

• http://moodle.westone.wa.gov.au/mod/book/view.php

?id=6960?menu=2&menuItem=1

Keep assembling the pieces of the puzzle

Underlying Message

• Embrace professional development!

• Don’t focus on ‘just’ enough for the audit

• Innovate, share and communicate

What did we cover today?

• Let’s put the auditors aside for a moment? • Continuous improvement – for you!

1

• Time Management • Pieces of the ‘puzzle’ 2

• Record everything • Link your activities to your training 3

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What happens now?

You will receive an email within 48 hours that will include: A Statement of Attendance Feedback survey PowerPoint 2 week access to the recording of the webinar

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Tuesday 11 September 2012 11am - 12pm OR 1pm - 2pm (AEST)

Definitions & capturing industry

validation

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richard@tbsconsulting.com.au

www.tbsconsulting.com.au