Networker Newsletter WINTER - VETnetwork Australia

VET networkerVET MYTH BUSTERSTeachers and TAA40104 Certificate IV in Trainingand Assessment (TAA)MYTH ONEI have a Bachelor of Education - this is all I need to teach VET.BUSTEDarticlesDid your Education studies include an understanding of training packages, competency-based training andcompetency-based assessment? If you have answered “yes” then your RTO may deem that you can demonstrateequivalence to Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and that your academic transcript can be mapped to therequirements of the competencies in TAA. Your degree alone is insufficient - you need evidence in relation to yourknowledge of competency-based delivery and assessment and your ability to work effectively in vocationaleducation and training.Standard 7.3/7.4 of the Australian Quality Training Framework, 2005 (AQTF) states that the RTO must ensure staffinvolved in training and assessment in VET must have one of the following:• BSZ40198 Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training or demonstrated equivalence prior to23 November, 2005 or• TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or demonstrated equivalence.If a teacher does not have the necessary assessment competencies or their equivalence then they must work withsomeone who does meet the requirements. In order to deliver VET, teachers need Certificate IV or its equivalenceor work under the direct supervision of a person who does meet the requirements. Direct supervision is achievedwhen the person delivering the training has regular guidance, support and direction from the designated person.The designated person is accountable for delivery and must monitor delivery.Equivalence to TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment could be demonstrated by using the IBSAversion of the Self Assessment tool www.ibsa.org.au or the Queensland Studies Authority Self Assessment toolwww.qsa.qld.edu.auDemonstration of equivalent competence is where an RTO accepts that you have broadly achieved the outcomesand standard of performance of a unit of competency as a result of other courses, qualifications, experiences. It isnot a formal assessment process so you do not achieve a Statement of Attainment or a qualification. If an RTOaccepts that a person has demonstrated equivalence then documentary evidence such as a self assessment toolshould be filed and retained by the RTO for AQTF compliance purposes.4