VET Quality Training Framework Monitoring Audit – Axiom College
Date of audit: February 2013
Site/s visited 18 Mayneview Street, Milton, Qld.
Standards audited Essential Standards for Continuing Registration 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22.2, 23.
Axiom College participated in a VET Quality Framework monitoring audit conducted on 13 and 14 February 2013. The audit focused on the qualifications and units of competency selected by ASQA from organisation’s scope of registration as listed below.
The audit identified evidence of compliance with most requirements of the VET Quality Framework, however some areas of non-compliance were also identified. The following is a summary of the audit findings (including each area of non-compliance).
Audit Outcomes – Some non-compliances were identified. All non-compliances were rectified within the timeframe required.
Qualification
audited
Audit non-compliance
identified
Rectification required
Actions taken to rectify
non-compliances
BSB30407 Certificate III in Business Administration
Assessment:
BSBCUS301B Deliver and monitor a service to customers
The assessment tools/tasks provided by the organisation did not address all of the unit of competency
Requirements. Further, criteria defining acceptable performance were
not outlined for all assessment
tools/tasks, in particular, task 1 and task 2 for the unit listed
Assessment:
Provide evidence to demonstrate that its assessment tools/tasks address all of the units of competency requirements listed, in particular, the required skills, knowledge and critical aspects for assessment.
Further, the organisation is required to provide evidence it has developed assessment criteria which defines acceptable level of performance for all assessment tools/tasks.
Assessment: The assessment for
BSBCUS301B Deliver and monitor a service to customers
has been revised to include additional tasks, marking guide detail and other information to fully address the requirements of the unit of competency. BSB51107 Diploma of Management none CPP31011 Certificate III in Cleaning Operations none
PRM30104 Certificate III in Asset Maintenance (Cleaning Operations) none FNS40207 Certificate IV in Financial Services (Bookkeeping)
Training and Assessment Strategy (TAS) The TAS provided contained misleading information in client group/s statement regarding the requirements for BAS registration.
Course structure exceeds packaging rules by 1 elective unit. There is no information provided in the TAS to suggest flexibility in the selection of elective units to support the additional units listed.
TAS
The organisation is required to provide evidence to demonstrate its training and assessment strategies for the
qualifications listed, meets the requirements of the relevant training package and qualifications, including packaging rules and any entry requirements as described
TAS
The misleading statement has been removed. The course structure meets the packaging rules, so no change has been deemed necessary to the units. Clarification of the choice of electives has been added to the course structure.
The TAS has been updated to include the instructions that enable flexibility in the selection of elective units.
FNS40211 Certificate IV in Bookkeeping
FNSACC403B Make a decision in a legal context
The organisation was unable to provide evidence to demonstrate it has access to or has developed assessment resources for the unit of competency listed.
The organisation is required to provide evidence to demonstrate it has developed or has access to assessment tools/tasks for the unit of competency listed which fully address the
requirements of the unit of competency.
The assessment / marking guide for FNSACC403B Make a decision in a legal context has been provided.
FNS40610 Certificate IV in Accounting
TAS
All units available for selection are listed in the Packaging Rules section of the TAS, and the instructions are not explicit as to their selection. It is implied that the ‘list below’ is the full range of
electives to be used.
TAS
The organisation is required to provide evidence to demonstrate its training and assessment strategies meets the requirements of the relevant training package and qualifications,
The TAS now includes only the units that Axiom College is offering, which includes all core units and 5 electives, of which any 4 electives may be chosen.
The TAS Course Structure section has been updated to include the instructions that enable flexibility in the selection of elective units.
ICA30111 Certificate III in Information, Digital Media and Technology
ICA40805 Certificate IV in Information Technology (Multimedia) none ICA40811 Certificate IV in Information Technology (Multimedia) none MSA41108 Certificate IV in Competitive Manufacturing none MSS40312 Certificate IV in Competitive Systems and Practices none SIR20207 Certificate II in Retail/SIR20212 Certificate II in Retail Services Assessments:
SIRXFIN201 Balance and secure point-of-sale terminal (SIR20212)
SIRXSLS002A Advise on products and services (SIR20212)
The assessment tools/tasks provided did not address all of the unit of competency requirements, in particular, the required skills, knowledge and critical aspects for assessment.
Further, criteria defining acceptable performance were not outlined for all instruments.
Assessments:
Provide evidence to demonstrate that its assessment tools/tasks address all of the units of competency requirements listed, in particular, the required skills, knowledge and critical aspects for assessment.
Further, the organisation is required to provide evidence it has developed assessment criteria which defines acceptable level of performance for all assessment tools/tasks.
The assessment for
SIRXFIN201 Balance and secure point-of-sale terminal (SIR20212)
and
SIRXSLS002A Advise on products and services (SIR20212)
have been revised to include additional tasks, marking guide detail and other information to fully address the requirements of the unit of competency.
SIR30207 Certificate III in Retail/SIR30212
Certificate III in Retail Operations
Assessments:
SIRXINV002A Maintain and order stock (SIR30212)
SIRXSLS201 Sell products and services (SIR30212)
The assessment tools/tasks provided did not address all of the unit of competency requirements; criteria defining
acceptable performance were not outlined for all instruments
Assessments:
Provide evidence to demonstrate that its assessment tools/tasks address all of the units of competency requirements listed, in particular, the required skills, knowledge and critical aspects for assessment.
Further, the organisation is required to provide evidence it has developed assessment criteria which defines acceptable level of performance for all assessment tools/tasks.
The assessment for
SIRXINV002A Maintain and order stock (SIR30212)and
SIRXSLS201 Sell products and services (SIR30212)
have been revised to include additional tasks, marking guide detail and other information to fully address the requirements of the unit of competency.
SIT30707 Certificate III in Hospitality
TAS
Clustering of units does not appear to be consistent with requirements of the training package.
Assessments:
SITHFAB012B Prepare and serve espresso coffee
The assessment tools/tasks the
organisation provided did not address all requirements of the unit of competency, in particular, the required knowledge, skills and required range statement; the assessment tools/tasks did not provide clear information to students and assessors about assessment requirements. In addition, some assessment tools/tasks did not have sufficient criteria defining acceptable performance, in particular the observation checklist.
TAS
provide evidence to demonstrate its training and assessment strategies for the qualification meets the
requirements of the relevant training package and qualification
Assessments
Provide evidence to demonstrate it has developed or has access to assessment tools/tasks for the unit of competency listed which fully address the
requirements of the unit of competency. Further, the organisation is required to provide evidence to demonstrate it has developed assessment criteria
which defines acceptable level of performance for all assessment tools/tasks to ensure training package requirements are met and to ensure consistency in the judgements made across assessors.
TAS
Clarification of the clustering and/or grouping of units was provided – no changes to the TAS required
Assessments
The assessment for SITHFAB012B Prepare and serve espresso coffee has been revised to include additional tasks, marking guide detail and other information to fully address the requirements of the unit of competency.
TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
TAS: Training and Assessment Strategy did not specifically detail the strategy for online delivery
Assessments:
TAEDEL402A Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace TAEASS502B Design and develop assessment tools
The assessment tasks provided were the online version. Given the qualification is assessed holistically assessment, it was difficult to determine how each unit of competency requirements are met. Assessment tasks not pitched at the correct AQF level; no clear information about assessment requirements provided to students; criteria defining acceptable performance for some of the tasks were incomplete
Provide a Training and Assessment Strategy that details the online delivery, the training and assessment
arrangements and outlines the macro level requirements of the training and assessment process
Assessments:
Provide evidence to demonstrate that its assessment tools/tasks (on-line) fully address the requirements of the units of competency listed including the
required knowledge, skills and critical aspects for assessment and training package requirements.
Further, the assessment tools/tasks provided as evidence must be pitched at the correct AQF level of the
qualification and provide student or assessor with clear information about assessment requirements including how assessment will be conducted and recorded
A new Training and Assessment Strategy has been developed specifically for the Online program.
Assessments:
1. Mapping matrix summary TAE40110 A mapping matrix summary is included showing the alignment of the Assessment Activities to the units of competency included in the TAE40110 program.
This mapping matrix summary includes an overview of the key critical evidence aspects of each unit.
2. Validation Mapping Matrices
A complete validation mapping matrix is provided for each unit.
3. Assessments / Marking Guides
Additionally, for these two specified units, a complete set of Activities relating to each unit is provided.
TLI21210 Certificate II in Driving Operations
none TLI31610 Certificate III in
Warehousing Operations none CPCCDE3014A Remove non-friable asbestos none CPCCOHS1001A Work
safely in the construction industry
none
TLILIC108A License to operate a forklift truck
none
