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Meeting
purpose
Date, time,
and place
Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council
Complementary and Alternative Health Sector
Industry Reference Group Meeting
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� To provide an overview of current drivers in the VET sector affecting
the HLT training package, including streamlining of training packages
� Presentation of the CS&HISC plan for streamlining
� Presentation of the proposed timeline for the Complementary and
Alternative Health Sector
� The proposed governance structure for the Complementary and
Alternative Health Sector
� Allocation of Subject Matter Expert Groupings
� To set the date for next meeting
Date: Tuesday 1 st of May 2012
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Location:
CS&HISC Boardroom
Level 9, 46-56 Kippax St
Surry Hills NSW 2010
Attendees See Appendix A for attendance and apologies
Topics
addressed
The table below identifies the topics discussed in the meeting and the person
who led each discussion.
Topic Discussion Leader
Welcome and introductions CS&HISC
Role of the Industry Reference Group
CS&HISC
� Overview – objectives for the day
� Terms of Reference
CS&HISC, VET policy and streamlining
CS&HISC
� Overview of the CS&HISC
� Types of changes to Training Packages
� Sample streamlined units of competency (sector specific)
� Companion Volumes
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Welcome and
introductions
Role of the
Industry
Reference
Group
CS&HISC, VET
policy and
streamlining
CS&HISC work plan
� Timelines
� Deliverables
Governance structure
� Subject Matter Expert Groups (SMEGs)
� Priority areas and questions for discussion
Workforce Development
� Training Quality
Other business
� Next IRG meeting
CS&HISC and IRG
members
CS&HISC and IRG
members
CS&HISC
CS&HISC
The CS&HISC project lead welcomed the IRG members, conducted
housekeeping, and invited members to introduce themselves and the
organisation they are representing.
It was discussed with the IRG members that the project lead would be
the chair for the day; a nominated member from the group was asked
to chair the next meeting. Nominations to be emailed to the project
lead.
The project lead introduced the agenda and the meeting objectives of
the day.
Action item 1: IRG members to nominate a chair for the next meeting
The project lead referred to the terms of reference and invited IRG
members to comment. The IRG accepted the terms of reference and
was moved by David Stelfox and seconded by Claudia Joy Wingo.
Terms of reference and other meeting documentation will be available
on the Complementary and Alternative Health Sector project page on
the CS&HISC website.
The CS&HISC project lead provided a profile of the CS&HISC and its
governance structure; including the structure of the IRG and the
Training Package Advisory Committee (TPAC). It was explained to the
group that David Stelfox was the Complementary and Alternative
Health committee representative on the TPAC and if they would like
anything to be discussed or raised at the TPAC level to contact David.
Key industry intelligence and a general overview of the 2012
Environmental Scan was provided, as well as public enrolment data
for the health sector for 2010. (Please see the Power point
presentation from this meeting)
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Overview of NSSC streamlining policy
The CS&HISC Training Packages Manager provided an overview of
Training Packages and the National Skills Standards Council’s
(NSSC) reform of Training Packages, in particular the implementation
of the ‘streamlined’ design model for Training Packages. Below is a
summary of points presented and discussed.
Qualifications
� Qualifications reflect the job roles
� “Nested” qualifications not allowed in new model – this
includes move away from entry requirements where possible
� Focus on flexibility by keeping core units to a minimum and
wide range of electives – however acknowledge that a
qualification needs to describe the job role so if there are tasks
that must be completed by all workers, these should be core
� Move towards skill sets to broaden and specialise
� Credit arrangements – proposed in new design model although
details have not been finalised by NSSC. IRG will be informed
when developments are made on this front.
� The CS&HISC highlighted that streamlining promotes a move
away from entry requirements for qualifications. Should a
qualification require the skills and knowledge of a lower level
qualification then this need to be explicit in the qualification
� Qualifications should be seen as stand along
Units of Competency
� Reflect performance standards for specific job tasks
� Will be divided into two sections (‘two documents’):
o performance standards for the workplace
o assessment requirements
� Range Statement to be removed and replaced with a Range of
Conditions. The existing contents are to be reviewed and
incorporated into assessment requirements or companion
volume/implementation guide.
� Foundation skills (ACSF + employability skills) section which
are assessable
� Move away from pre-requisite units as these denote “hidden
effort” – these must only be kept if a job task requires formally
assessed competence in another task before being able to
undertake it.
� There is scope for the Assessment Requirements to be
prescriptive and specific depending on industry needs e.g.
How often does someone have to perform a skill to
demonstrate competency? Where does it have to be done?
Can it be done in a simulated environment?
� Move away from unit “levels” as units describe what a person
does in their job, not the level it is performed (e.g. low “level”
admin units in a Diploma qualification)
� Assessment requirements could be a basis of a performance
review – more flexible for other options, and probably for
recognition
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Companion Volumes
� Quality assured “Implementation Guides” for users (industry,
RTOs, learners)
� CS&HISC is not currently funded to develop companion
volumes, however will be developed wherever feasible
through the scope of this project
� The IRG discussed possibilities for including guide to
Foundation skills and ACSF for trainers who are not familiar
with these terms
Quality Principles
� Quality principles will be used this to guide decision making
process during development and drafting of new components
� Quality principles form part of the case for endorsement that
must be submitted to the NSSC for new training package
material, these criteria must be met and should be considered
early
Sample streamlining units of competency (sector specific)
The CS&HISC project lead presented a sample streamlined unit of
competency from the aromatherapy qualification - (HLTARO401B)
The IRG discussed nominal hours/funding models and the difference
between this and assessment conditions. It was highlighted that the
wording within the assessment conditions had to be concise and
agreed by industry so that industry/association criteria are met; clear
and concise language to assess the student as competent.
The CS&HISC identified that at a unit level there would not be any
identification of other units that could be assessed holistically and in
conjunction with that unit, this was not the intent of streamlining.
The IRG discussed:
� the groups role in responsiveness by moderating feedback
provided by the industry
� assessment context and simulated environment verses
workplace assessment.
� an industry definition of supervised practice in relation to
assessment would be good to have.
� the shift in terminology of the title ‘Complementary and
Alternative Health’, a movement to new terminology to only
using ‘complementary health’ or would it be possible to use
‘complementary medicine’.
Action item 2 – for CS&HISC, the IRG asked would it be possible to
get an industry definition of ‘supervised practise’ in relation to
assessment
Action item 3 – CS&HISC to add terminology discussion point as a
standing agenda item for future IRG’s and SMEG’s
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CS&HISC work
plan/governance
structure
Priority
areas/feedback
from CIP
Subject Matter Expert Groups (SMEGs)
The CS&HISC project lead provided an overview of the Continuous
Improvement Process (CIP) and led the discussion on the sector
priorities influencing the project. A framework for the Subject Matter
Expert Groups (SMEGs) was presented and IRG members agreed
that the proposed SMEGs were a good reflection of groupings.
The CS&HISC project lead explained to the IRG that they could
nominate relevant people for the Subject Matter Expert Groups with
each group having approximately 3-6 members per SMEG. IRG
members were asked to provide a rational for their SMEG
nominations. IRG members could nominate themselves to sit on these
SMEGs.
The IRG agreed the following waves/SMEG groupings for phase 2
and 3:
First wave:
� remedial massage/ massage therapy practice
� aromatherapy/ aromatic medicine
� kinesiology
Second wave:
� reflexology
� shiatsu and oriental therapies
Third Wave:
� ayurveda
� chinese medicine remedial massage (An Mo Tui Na)
Fourth Wave
� homeopathy
� western herbal medicine
� nutritional medicine/ naturopathy
Action item 4: IRG members to send SMEG nominations to the
project lead
The CS&HISC Project Lead gave an overview of feedback received to
date through the CS&HISC CIP that was not actioned in the latest
version of the training package.
The feedback was presented to the group for validation. Feedback
that required smaller changes was validated that it was still current
and could be addressed alongside streamlining.
� Feedback item 1 – Request to develop Certificate IV in
Reflexology (as an entry level to the profession) – IRG agreed
that this feedback was still valid.
� Feedback item 2 and 3 – Investigate development of
Advanced Diploma of Kinesiology and review Certificate IV and
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Diploma in Kinesiology – particularly range statements –
Agreed by the IRG member representing the area for
Kinesiology.
� Feedback item 4 - Certificate IV in Aromatherapy – review
essential skills and knowledge with regard to appropriateness
and some small typos - IRG agreed the review of the essential
skills and knowledge is required, can be completed through
streamlining.
� Feedback item 5 –Diploma of Aromatherapy – include new
elective, check typos - IRG Agreed
� Feedback item 6 – Adv Dip of Naturo/Adv Dip of Homoe -
review number and complexity of units and consider need for
Certificate IV or Diploma level qualifications to incorporate prerequisites
of WHS, first aid and business common units - IRG
disagrees, there is no need for a lower entry level for
naturopathy.
� Feedback item 7 – Review of the Ayurveda qualifications –
Units of competency will be reviewed through the streamlining
process.
The IRG discussed dry needling and WHS and IRG members asked
to be notified if there was further discussion around dry needling or
invasive therapy.
Priority areas and questions for discussion
Question 1
Cross sector challenges for the sector
� health care funds and how health funds can change their
preferred qualification list
� distance education was also a challenge for certain sectors
Aromatherapy
� advanced diploma are graduating at the moment but
associations have not recognised them
Question 2
Massage
� healthcare funds have withdrawn from Certificate IV in
Massage Therapy, therefore there is a lower number of
enrolments
� AMMT is questioning the need for the Certificate IV in
Massage Therapy
� AMT recommends the Certificate IV to stay as part of general
health maintenance. The diploma is for treating a clinical
condition using assessment and looking for outcomes.
Cross sector
� Health care funds are dictating qualifications and industry
standards
� It comes back to the associations to inform the health care
funds and set the standard, not the other way round
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Workforce
Development
Other business
Action Items
Question 3
Cross sector
� Qualifications are still current
� There has been a drop in the number of VET enrolments, more
moving into higher education, particularly in the areas of
naturopathy and nutrition.
Reflexology
� Lack of students doing reflexology, as it is too expensive to
study
Kinesiology
� Issues with training in the industry, a number of complaints
from students
The CS&HISC Workforce Development Team gave an overview of
their function and approach to workforce planning and quality of
training.
Next IRG meeting
It was agreed the next IRG meeting would be held on Tuesday 20th
November at the CSHISC head office.
The IRG requested a list of member contact details (incl. email) to be
distributed with the minutes.
The table below identifies the actions and timelines for implementing the decisions
made during the meeting:
Action Item By Whom When
ACTION 1: IRG members to nominate a
chair for the next meeting
IRG ASAP
ACTION 2: CS&HISC, an industry CS&HISC Before
definition of ‘supervised practise’ in
November
relation to assessment.
meeting
ACTION 3: CS&HISC to add terminology
discussion point as a standing agenda
item for future IRG’s and SMEG’s
ACTION 4: IRG members to send SMEG
nominations to the project lead
ACTION 5: CS&HISC to provide member
contact list with the minutes
ACTION 6: CS&HISC to load meeting
documentation onto website with
meeting minutes
CS&HISC On-going
IRG ASAP
CS&HISC ASAP
CS&HISC ASAP
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Appendix A - IRG members
Name Organisations Position State
David Stelfox
(Director)
Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS) Director, Chair of Academia Review
Committee (ATMS)
Mark Shoring Australian Natural Therapists Association (ANTA) Director QLD
Rebecca
Barnett
Association of massage Therapists (AMT) Secretary NSW
Dr Colin
Thornby
Australian Association of Massage Therapists (AAMT) Director VIC
Angela Jan Australian Register of Homeopaths (AROH) Course Assessor QLD
Shanti
Gowans
Annie
Mitchell
Rosemary
Dunne
Heather
Edwards
Anne
McDermott
Claudia Joy
Wingo
Maria
Mitchell
Australasian Ayurvedic Practitioners Association President QLD
Australian Kinesiology Association (AKA) Secretary VIC
Australian Naturopathic Practitioners Association (ANPA) ANPA National President/Committee
Proxy
VIC
Reflexology Association of Australia Director QLD
Shiatsu Therapy Association of Australia(STAA) Education Committee Rep VIC
National Herbalists Association of Australia (NHAA) Coordinating Examiner - Executive
board
International Aromatherapy and Aromatic Medicine Association
(IAAMA)
Judy James Australian Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Association Ltd
(AACMA)
Apologises
VIC
NSW
Vice President NSW
Executive Officer QLD
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Scott Strand TAFE Directors Australia Coordinator Complementary Health QLD
Dr Sarath
Jayawardana
Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) Dean of Studies - AIHM WA
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