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In this unit, you will learn about planning and organising the assessment process. This process can be for either a learning and assessment pathway or for the purpose of skills recognition.
The unit will help you identify the assessment requirements, develop an assessment plan and organise the arrangements for the assessment. You will achieve this by completing a project that is based on an assessment request made by an OLS client.
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In this unit, you will learn about the process of assessing a candidate for competence. This may be for a learning and assessment pathway or for skills recognition.
The unit will help you interpret collected evidence and make a decision on competence according to specific standards, rules of evidence and principles of assessment. You will complete a project based on an assessment request made by a client.
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This unit requires you to design and develop effective and relevant assessment tools, which are tailored to meet the needs of individual candidates.
You will learn how to interpret the evidence requirements of the specified competency standards, analyse the assessment context, identify assessment methods which most effectively address those evidence requirements and design and develop the documentation to support the collection of evidence.
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This unit specifies the competence required to participate in an assessment validation process.
Validation is a process involving assessors working together to review, compare and evaluate their assessment process and their assessment outcomes. Validation is part of an RTO's quality system and is undertaken to improve the quality of the assessment process. You will be able to practise the process by validating some assessment instruments in the project.
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This unit requires you to work effectively in the operating environment of the VET sector. To achieve competency you will need to provide evidence that you have acquired knowledge of the key policies and features of the national vocational education and training system. You will also need to show how you integrate this knowledge into all aspects of your work in a vocational education and training organisation.
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In this unit, you will address the responsibilities of all persons in a Training/Assessment Organisation to promote a positive and inclusive learning culture which actively acknowledges, respects and builds on individual differences, and integrates principles which underpin inclusivity into all training and/or assessment practices.
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This unit addresses the legislative and common law duty of care responsibilities of trainers and assessors and other relevant parties to address health and safety in the delivery of training and conduct of assessment.
This unit defines the knowledge and skills to assess the learning environment for hazards and risks and to apply risk control strategies to ensure the safety, health and welfare of the learner.
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This unit is about using Training Packages to meet particular client needs. You will learn about the structure and content of Training Packages as well as how to use them as a tool to support the training needs for industry, organisations and individual learners.
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In this unit, you will learn about designing and developing learning programs that meet the needs of a variety of learner groups and satisfy appropriate benchmarks, such as endorsed competency standards or organisation performance standards. You will achieve this by completing a project that is based on a request from an Optimal Learning Solutions client.
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This unit provides the skills and knowledge needed to customise and modify an existing learning program to reflect the needs of the specific learner group.
The planning and organising of group-based delivery is essential to the effective conduct of group delivery/facilitation.
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Training and facilitating learning to a group involves a complex process of preparing, guiding, supporting and managing learners. It involves the use of delivery methods, knowledge, skills and behaviour that enhance learning in others.
The focus of this unit is on guiding and managing the delivery/facilitation process in accordance with the learning program and delivery plan.
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This unit provides the skills and knowledge needed to identify which learners and learning contexts may benefit from individual facilitation, and apply techniques that centre on the development of interpersonal relationships between the trainer/facilitator and learner.
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This unit addresses the processes, skills and knowledge involved in using work processes and work environments as the basis for learning in the workplace.
Learning through work may contribute to an educational outcome, such as a qualification or Statement of Attainment; and/or a work outcome, or personal outcome.
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