Most TAFE teachers, trainers and assessors working for an RTO learnt about designing competency-based training when they studied for their Certificate IV in Training and Assessment qualification . But designing a competency-based training program for real is often very different to learning about it at a TAE training course.
On Target Work Skills is delivering a training webinar that provides a simple and practical approach to designing competency-based training. The aim is to improve capability for new and experienced VET practitioners.
Webinar objectives
The training objectives are:
- Identify compliance requirements relating to the design of competency-based training
- Describe a 7-step process for designing competency-based training
- Estimate total training duration
- Develop a draft training agenda
- Check that the entire unit of competency is covered
- List the 6 essential elements of a training program plan.
Key content points
The key content for this training are:
- Compliance requirements (as per the Standards for RTOs)
- Definition of competency
- Units of Competency and Assessment Requirements
- Instructional design theory
- Robert Gagné’s 9-events of instruction
- David Merrill’s first principles of instruction
- Malcolm Knowles’ assumptions about adult learners
- 7-step process for designing competency-based training
- Modes of delivery
- AQF volume of learning and nominal hours
- Chucking and sequencing
- Training session structure
- Introductions and conclusions
- Structure of a knowledge training session
- Structure of a skill or task-based training session
- Summaries, self-reflection and breaks
- Active learning and the importance of learn by doing
- 6 essential elements of a training program plan.
Location
The webinar shall be conducted via Zoom. Therefore, you can attend the webinar from your workplace or home.
Duration
3-hour webinar
Note: There are two short breaks provided during the webinar.
Also, this webinar can be delivered to a work group. It can be a relevant and timely professional development activity for a group of trainers.
Date and start time
Please call Alan Maguire on 0493 065 396 to discuss.
Training trainers since 1986
On Target Work Skills 
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