TRAINING & ASSESSMENT
YOUR GUIDE
Randall Smith
WELCOME
Hello and congratulations on your decision to gain the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment with us.
We’ve produced this guide just for you. To take you through, step by step:
• what the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment is • how it can benefit you
• how the Recognition of Prior Learning process works • what you need to do
• and all the things we will do for you!
We also give it to you with a promise. If at the end of the guide you still have a question that wasn’t answered, you just have to reach out and let us know. We’re more than happy to help with any answer you’re looking for.
To your success!
Randall Smith
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Churchill Education
Graduating with the Certificate IV in
Training and Assessment is proof that you
have the skills and experience to be able
to develop, design and deliver training
courses and programs.
WHAT’S COVERED IN THE COURSE?
Graduating with the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment is proof that you have the skills and experience to be able to develop, design and deliver training courses and programs. It’s the minimum requirement in Australia for you to work as a trainer in the vocational education and training (VET) sector. It is also an extremely useful qualification to hold if your role involves training in a workplace context.
The qualification focuses on aspects of training and assessment such as: planning assessment activities and processes, assessment validation, mentoring in the workplace, designing and developing learning programs and delivering group based learning.
Possible relevant roles for the Certificate IV in Training an d Assessment in clude: RTO Assessor, vocational education teacher, Registered Training Organisation Trainer and Internal Trainer.
SO, HOW IS THE COURSE DELIVERED? WHICH TYPE OF
STUDY DO YOU OFFER?
The main thing to remember when studying with us is that You will never, ever, be left with a stack of course material to work on your own with no direction!
You’ll have your own, personal mentor
Every single student studying with us is allocated their very own personal mentor.
Your mentor will be there to answer questions, guide you, help you learn and make sure your course is based on real
world scenarios so that you get the most value out of your experience with us. Your mentor will be happy to chat about any aspects of the course you are particularly interested in as much as those things you may want extra help with.
You will have access to your mentor at any time, either on the telephone, via email, or even Skype – whichever suits you best! You’re also more than welcome to come and have a coffee with them if you’re passing…
Our course materials are designed to specifically suit your way of learning
Your course will be delivered to you in a comprehensive, select package of study materials, media and personalised support.
The main base of your learning will be through a personal login to our interactive online learning system. You will be able to access this at any time throughout the course.
You will also receive lots of additional support, tailored to your situation, your preferred way of learning and how you’re looking to use your qualification. In addition to round the clock access to your personal mentor, this support includes:
• Textbooks sent directly to you
• Additional electronic documents handpicked by your mentor just for you • Hard copy material handpicked and sent by your mentor to you
• Videos • Podcasts.
What kind of exams and assessments are there?
There are no old-school exams with a clock. The course is based on your competency in the subject. This means that your mentor works with you until you achieve the level of competency required for each unit of study.
Assessments are based on different scenarios and can include written or oral questioning, projects, actual work experience or third party reports ( e.g. from your manager).
Your mentor will work with you to personally design your assessments based on your needs, experience and preferred way of learning.
AM I REALLY GOING TO COMPLETE THIS COURSE?
Yes, you are.
You may have heard from colleagues and friends who have started online courses and have never finished them. Unfortunately that’s very common. Often you’re left alone to figure out a course with next to no support. This is why the average amount of people completing online courses is only around 35%.
This is where we’re different. And why 93 - 98% of people studying with us celebrate their graduation.
Because we will be with you all the way, no matter what, supporting you and helping you move forwards towards graduation in any way we can.
We have a saying that we use here all the time. We love it because it sums up exactly how the journey to graduation should be.
‘We will ride out together in the beginning and we will ride in together at the end. What happens between that is just stuff.’
The ‘stuff’ i n between i s everything we are dedicated to s upporting yo u through. We se e you graduating, you see yourself graduating. The rest of it we’ll get through together.
… And if you’re looking for a little bit of solid evidence, have a look at our 93 - 98% student completion rate, compared to the average for the industry of 35%.
We truly are committed to your success.
SO, WHAT DO I NEED IN ORDER TO STUDY WITH YOU?
Yourself. Your computer. Some internet access and an enthusiasm to learn. That’s it!
We will talk you though any eligibility requirements and any proof of identity before you enrol, so all of the paperwork is well wrapped up well before you think about starting the course.
Once that quick process is completed, your personal mentor will contact you for a chat about how you want to learn around your lifestyle, your preferred ways of studying, what you are looking to gain with the qualification and to answer every single question you may have about the course. When you are happy and your mentor, after a good chat, has established the very best learning solution for you, the course will begin.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD KNOW?
The Churchill Education Community
Once you begin working on your qualification, you will automatically be welcomed in to the Churchill Education community. As a member of the community you will be invited to attend events including a formal graduation ceremony; receive resources by both email and post that will be of real use to you in your role, gain automatic eligibility for our Referral Scheme, receiving financial rewards for referring others and much, much more.
The opportunity to achieve units of study through Recognition of Prior
Learning
If you are studying a qualification in an area where you have some experience, you may be able to achieve certain units through Recognition of Prior Learning.
What recognised prior learning means is that you are assessed based on the knowledge and skills you already possess. You can have acquired these skills and knowledge from a range of experiences: from volunteer positions, from paid employment, from previous training.
If you think that you have previous experience in any part of the course, let your personal mentor know. We will then conduct a full assessment for you, based on evidence you can give us of your experience. If we think that you can use RPL, we conduct all of the academic mapping and paperwork for you, whilst you concentrate on another unit of study.
Recognition of Prior Learning is a completely valid way of achieving a unit of study and may well save you re-learning parts of the course you’re already putting into practice!
mary
CAVANOUGH’S EXPERIENCE
How Mary was able to learn new skills AND dramatically improve her
workplace performance
In the course of 11 months, Mary Cavanough completed two Diplomas with Churchill Education.
When Mary began her study with us, she had already had some not-so-great experiences with training providers.
“I had one trainer who was like a textbook, old school, they are just teaching out of books. There was no interaction, and it was like a teacher or a classroom in high school and you do that because you have got to be there.”
When Mary met Melody McNulty, her Trainer and Mentor from Churchill Education, she quickly realised that this was going to be a very different style of education.
“It was the training style. It was the attention, the listening, the giving the advice, the mentoring – that was what I took in for me. It was like old friends having a conversation but I was actually learning and gaining knowledge.”
Mary embraced the opportunity to apply her learning to her role and her workplace.
“I like to think all those things that I learnt made me see things a different way.”
Mary found herself really looking into what was happening in her workplace, comparing what she was learning and seeing it applied by colleagues.
“Everything that I was learning I saw in people at work, hopefully I saw some of that learning in myself, and if not, I changed to those new styles I had learnt about, so that having that extra information was good. I have taken a lot out of the learning and I have retained it all.”
After graduation, Mary wrote to us to share her thoughts on her whole training experience with Churchill Education. Her fan mail brought a smile to all of our faces!
“Fantastic!!!”
From start to finish the quality of service from all staff was excellent, but what stands out the most and is responsible for this fantastic experience would be my trainer Melody McNulty.
Tricia Velthuizen
Co-Founder Randall SmithCo-Founder
David Kirkby
CEO Ruth KirkbyMentor Skills Development Lisa Godden Officer
A SNAPSHOT OF CHURCHILL EDUCATION
G’day,
We are Churchill Education and since 2006, we are immensely proud to have been helping people chase their ambitions with a little extra power boosting them to work success and achieving their career goals.
We exist to help people achieve nationally recognised qualifications with the aid of tailored, high-impact learning through highly experienced mentors.
Based in picturesque Samford, Queensland, our students are spread all over Australia, New Zealand (and some other parts of the world!)
Our main focus, for each and every one of our students, is that they have the opportunity to study what they want in the way that benefits them the most. We work extremely hard to ensure that each student has a personal experience with support that continues long after graduation.
Registered Training Organisation (National Provider No. 31430)
TAE40110
So you may be wondering, what are the nuts and bolts of this training package?
Let’s go through the package and course units.
The Package
Entry Requirements
NilPackaging Rules
Total number of units = 10 7 core units plus
3 elective units
At least 2 elective units must be selected from the elective units listed following. One elective unit may be selected from any currently endorsed Training Package or accredited course. Elective units must be relevant to the work outcome, local industry requirements and the qualification level. Where a unit is chosen from another currently endorsed Training Package or accredited course, it must be from a qualification or course at Certificate III level or above, and must contribute towards the vocational outcome of the program.
Quality Auditing
TAEASS402B Assess competence
TAEASS403B Participate in assessment validation
TAEDEL401A Plan, organise and deliver group-based learning
TAEDEL402A Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace
TAEDES401A Design and develop learning programs
TAEDES402A Use training packages and accredited courses to meet client needs
Elective Units
ASSESSMENT
TAEASS301B Contribute to assessment
TAEASS502B Design and develop assessment tools
DELIVERY AND FACILITATION
TAEDEL301A Provide work skill instruction
TAEDEL403A Coordinate and facilitate distance-based learning
TAEDEL404A Mentor in the workplace
TAEDEL501A Facilitate e-learning
LANGUAGE, LITERACY AND NUMERACY
TAELLN401A Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills
OR
TAELLN411 Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills
TRAINING ADVISORY SERVICES
TAETAS401A Maintain training and assessment information
IMPORTED UNITS
BSBAUD402B Participate in a quality audit
BSBCMM401A Make a presentation
BSBLED401A Develop teams and individuals
BSBMKG413A Promote products and services
BSBREL402A Build client relationships and business networks
