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Achieving the Credential Policy in practice

The following provides guidance on achieving compliance with sections 3A - 3B of the Credential Policy as well as important considerations, and risks to mitigate or avoid. Further to the credentialling requirements set out below, the Outcome Standards set out additional requirements relating to individuals undertaking VET training and assessment activities and as such, this Practice Guide should be read in conjunction with the Instrument and the Practice Guides relating to VET Workforce.

To help determine whether you have achieved this Standard refer to the self-assurance questions below.

 

Section 3: Credentials for Validation of Assessment  

This section specifies credential requirements for individuals conducting validation of assessment for the purposes of Standard 1.5. Standard 1.5 also sets out additional requirements for individuals participating in validation.

  • To conduct validation in relation to any AQF qualification or skill set from the TAE Training Package that enables individuals to make assessment judgements (as specified in section 1A and 1B of this policy), the person(s) conducting the validation must collectively meet the requirements of section 3B.
  • To conduct validation in relation to any other training product, the person(s) conducting the validation must collectively meet the requirements of section 3A.

Requirement

3A. Validation of assessment for training products excluding the TAE Training Package

 For all other validation activity, at least one of the people undertaking the validation must have one of the following training and assessment validation credentials:

  • TAE40122 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or its successor
  • TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
  • TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment6
  • A secondary teaching qualification and TAESS00024 VET Delivered to School Students Teacher Enhancement Skill Set or its successor
  • TAESS00019 Assessor Skill Set or its successor
  • TAESS00011 Assessor Skill Set
  • TAESS00001 Assessor Skill Set, or
    A diploma or higher-level qualification in adult education or vocational education and training.

6 Note: The Credential Policy does not require people who hold TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment to hold the two additional units of competency in addressing adult language, literacy and numeracy skills and designing and developing assessment tools.

  • You can demonstrate how your systems ensure that at least one of the people undertaking validation must have one of the validator credentials.
  • You can demonstrate how you authenticate (and retain evidence of the authentication) of the relevant credentials held by your validator.
  • You can demonstrate your system for reviewing validator performance and how this system helps to identify opportunities for professional development.

  • Not having a system in place to authenticate the training and assessment credentials held by the validator.
  • Not recognising higher level qualifications in adult education or vocational education and training.

Requirement

3B. Validation of assessment for AQF qualifications or skill sets from the TAE Training Package

To validate in relation to any AQF qualification or skill set from the TAE Training Package that enables individuals to make assessment judgements, at least one of the people undertaking the validation activity must have a AQF qualification or skill set at least to the level being validated. 

  • You can demonstrate how your systems ensure that at least one of the people undertaking validation of assessment for qualifications or skill sets from the TAE Training Package has a TAE qualification or skill set at least to the level being validated.
  • You can demonstrate how you authenticate (and retain evidence of the authentication) of the relevant credentials held by your TAE validator.
  • You can demonstrate your system for reviewing TAE validator performance and how this system helps to identify opportunities for professional development.

  • Not having a system in place to authenticate the training and assessment credentials held by the validator

 

Self-assurance questions

  1. How do you assure yourself that each person delivering training and assessment is appropriately credentialled?
  2. How do you know that the people working under direction are not making assessment judgements?
  3. What systems do you have in place to ensure that trainers and assessors remain appropriately credentialled?
  4. How do you determine the composition of the validation team and ensure the validation team fulfils the credential requirements?