I work for a small RTO and am also the only trainer and assessor in my specific industry area. How can our RTO validate assessments? (Clauses 1.9 – 1.11)

You may undertake validation through a ‘team’ approach, where collectively, team members hold the required qualifications, skills and knowledge. Trainers and assessors who are involved in the training and assessment delivery being considered as part of the validation process may participate in validation activities, as long as they are not solely responsible for determining the outcomes of validation.

Combined, the people involved in validation must have:

• vocational competencies and current industry skills relevant to the assessment being validated, 
• current knowledge and skills in vocational teaching and learning, and 
• the training and assessment credential specified in Item 2 or Item 5 of Schedule 1.