During November 2024, I will be presenting a webinar titled, ‘An RPL guide for updating from TAE40116 to TAE40122‘. The webinar will cover a 5-step process:
- Step 1 Select elective units
- Step 2 Determine evidence required and identify evidence that can be gathered
- Step 3 Shop around for an RTO
- Step 4 Contact the preferred RTO and discuss acceptable evidence with the RPL assessor
- Step 5 Apply for RPL and follow RTO’s RPL procedure
This is the second article in a series about updating from the TAE40116 qualification to the TAE40122 qualification.
Step 2. Determine evidence required and identify evidence that can be gathered
Many TAE40122 units supersede and have been declared not equivalent to the relevant TAE40116 units. A unit that is ‘not equivalent’ does not mean that it is ‘completely different’. In other words, a unit that is ‘not equivalent’ can be ‘partly equivalent’.
What parts of a superseded unit are equivalent?
Let’s look at an example.
The TAEDES411 Use nationally recognised training products to meet vocational training needs supersedes and has been deemed not equivalent to TAEDES402 Use training packages and accredited courses to meet client needs.
Performance Criteria
The following table compares the Performance Criteria for the TAEDES411 unit with the Performance Criteria for the TAEDES402 unit.
Most of the Performance Criteria for the TAEDES402 unit are equivalent to the Performance Criteria for the TAEDES411 unit, with two exceptions. Performance Criteria 3.2 and 3.3 for the TAEDES411 unit are not covered by the TAEDES402 unit.
Performance Criteria 3.2
It is not difficult to seek feedback relating to whether applied training products meet specified requirements and identified needs. A person seeking RPL for this unit should be able to prove that they can do this performance.
Performance Criteria 3.3
This is an example of a poorly written Performance Criteria. It is vague, and it does not describe a typical work task. Training products have been developed to meet an identified need that has been specified by industry. The following is an interpretation of changes to product use:
- Change the selected elective units
- Change the clustering or sequence of units.
A person seeking RPL for this unit should be able to prove that they can analyse collected feedback and identify required changes to product use.
Knowledge Evidence
The following table compares the Knowledge Evidence for the TAEDES411 unit with the Knowledge Evidence for the TAEDES402 unit.
The TAEDES411 unit has two Knowledge Evidence items that are not covered by the TAEDES402 unit. A person seeking RPL for this unit may need to prove that they have relevant knowledge relating to some, or all, of the following:
- Standards for RTOs
- Australian Core Skill Framework (ACSF)
- Digital Literacy Skills Framework (DLSF)
- Australian Digital Capability Framework
- Employability Skills Framework
- Core Skills for Work.
What evidence is required?
The above example shows that very little evidence should be needed by a person seeking RPL for the TAEDES411 unit. This gap analysis can be replicated for all TAE40122 units that have superseded and been declared not equivalent to TAE40116 units. This approach should significantly reduce the time and effort required when seeking RPL to update to the TAE40122 qualification from the TAE40116 qualification.
What evidence can be gathered?
After determining the evidence required, the next thing is to identify the evidence that can be gathered that may support an RPL application. This evidence may include recent and relevant work experience.
The following table shows a sample portfolio evidence.
In conclusion
This article has covered the second step of the 5-step process relating to updating from the TAE40116 to the TAE40122. This step is about determining RPL evidence required and identifying RPL evidence that can be gathered.
RPL is a process to assess and recognise relevant skills and knowledge gained through prior training and work experience. RTOs should acknowledge previous training and the completion of TAE40116 units. The discrepancy between superseded TAE40116 and TAE40122 units is often minimal, and many current RTO trainers and TAFE teachers possess the requisite work experience to bridge this gap.
More tips and strategies shall be presented at the upcoming webinar.
Go to the webinar webpage for further details.
Please contact Alan Maguire on 0493 065 396 if you would like more details or if you would like to discuss.
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