Course Title: Design and develop plans for vocational training

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4436 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Course Title: Design and develop plans for vocational training

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 60

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

TCHE5956C

City Campus

TAFE

525T Business & Enterprise

Face-to-Face or Internet

 Term1 2024

Course Contact: Jeremy Glover

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99251485

Course Contact Email: jeremy.glover@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design, develop and document plans for vocational training to be delivered by vocational education and training (VET) teachers and trainers. It involves identifying the objectives and intended outcomes of the training and the characteristics of the target learners, selecting nationally recognised training products, developing the plan for training and individual session plans.

The unit applies to individuals who design training for group learning in face-to-face, online and blended vocational training contexts using nationally recognised products.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

TAEDES412 Design and develop plans for vocational training

Elements:

1. Plan vocational training

2. Design a plan for vocational training

3. Develop session plans for vocational training

Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

Performance Evidence

The individual must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

  • design, develop and document plans for group learning that:
  • cover at least 2 entire units of competency from a nationally recognised training package or accredited course
  • detail at least 3 consecutive sessions for each different unit of competency
  • are tailored to target learner group characteristics and identified learner needs, including foundation skills
  • include a range of facilitation techniques and checks for learner understanding, including presentation methods, learning activities, and formative assessment activities.

 

In the course of the above, the individual must:

  • document an overall plan for the group learning for each unit of competency
  • document the following in the session plans:
  • learning objectives or outcomes
  • presentation methods
  • learning activities
  • formative assessment activities
  • sequence and timing of activities within a session
  • required resources
  • total duration of sessions
  • confirm that requirements of units of competency and their assessment requirements have been fully addressed in the overall plan.

Knowledge Evidence

The individual must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

  • legislative and vocational education and training (VET) regulatory requirements relating to designing and developing plans for vocational training, including:
  • meeting the requirements of nationally recognised training products
  • amount of training to provide to each learner and learner group
  • tailoring the plans to target learner group
  • organisational policies and procedures for designing, developing and finalising plans for vocational training, including for consulting with required stakeholders
  • purpose and use of National Register of VET (Training.gov.au, or its successor), including to identify changes to nationally recognised training products
  • basic instructional design principles relating to designing and developing plans for vocational training
  • purposes and key content of plans for vocational training, including logically sequenced learning content that:
  • engages and progresses learners
  • provides a safe and inclusive learning environment
  • covers required skills and knowledge
  • uses resources and that support and engage learners
  • key components of training and assessment strategies and how to use them when designing and developing plans for vocational training
  • facilitation techniques that support and engage learners and check for learner understanding, including presentation methods, learning activities, and formative assessment activities
  • features of different modes of delivery, including face-to-face, online and blended delivery; and how those features are represented in plans for vocational training
  • relationship between training and assessment, and implications for designing and developing plans for vocational training
  • types of learner characteristics and implications for designing and developing plans for vocational training
  • processes for interpreting nationally recognised units of competency to identify the standard of performance required, including for identifying:
  • skill and knowledge requirements in the products, including requirements relating to foundation skills: language, literacy, numeracy, digital literacy and employability skills
  • dimensions of competency and how they guide training practices and planning
  • contents of Companion Volume Implementation Guides relating to designing and developing plans for vocational training
  • learning theories and adult learning principles relating to designing and developing plans for vocational training
  • sustainability matters to consider when designing and developing plans for vocational training.


Feedback 

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions.  You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress. 

You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.