Course Title: Use foundation skills resources, strategies and advice

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4436 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Course Title: Use foundation skills resources, strategies and advice

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 30

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)

TCHE5964C

City Campus

TAFE

525T Business & Enterprise

Face-to-Face or Internet

 Term1 2024

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

TCHE5964C

City Campus

TAFE

525T Business & Enterprise

Face-to-Face or Internet

 VE 2024 (All)

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 needed to access and integrate foundation skills resources, strategies and advice in vocational training and assessment.

The unit applies to vocational education and training (VET) teachers, trainers and assessors who use a range of technical and training competencies to support the foundation skill needs of learners and candidates in vocational training and assessment. Foundation skills include the core skills and employability skills described by current authorised Australian foundation skill frameworks. Core skills include digital literacy, learning, reading, writing, oral communication, and numeracy skills. Employability skills include skills such as initiative and enterprise, planning and organising, problem solving, self-management, and teamwork.

This unit does not include the competencies used by experienced VET teachers, trainers and assessors to lead the development of foundation skill support.

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:

TAELLN422 Use foundation skills resources, strategies and advice

Elements:

1. Identify integrated foundation skill resources, strategies, and advice

2. Apply integrated foundation skill resources, strategies, and advice

3. Review effectiveness of integrated foundation skill resources, strategies, and advice

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:

  • use foundation skill resources, strategies and advice to meet identified foundation skill support needs in vocational training and assessment as follows:
  • accessing and using foundation skill resources in training at least once
  • accessing and using foundation skill training strategies in training at least once
  • seeking and acting on foundation skill advice from a colleague with skills, knowledge and experience in foundation skills at least once during training or assessment.

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:

  • organisational procedures relating to using foundation skill resources, strategies and advice, including:
  • accessing foundation skill resources
  • working with experienced colleagues with skills, knowledge and experience in foundation skills
  • sources of foundation skill resources, strategies and advice
  • techniques to collaborate with sources of foundation skill support
  • features of good practice resources that address learner foundation skill support needs in vocational education and training
  • features of good practice training and assessment strategies that address:
  • requirements of nationally recognised training products
  • learner foundation skill support needs
  • responsibilities and limitations of own job role and practice in relation to providing foundation skill support in training and assessment
  • mechanisms to review effectiveness of foundation skill resources, strategies and advice, including:
  • methods to seek feedback on resources, strategies and advice
  • criteria for analysing own performance.


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.