This skill set is designed for any trainer/assessor who wishes to enhance their knowledge in supporting people with the development of their foundation skills.
Foundation skills are basic skills that people require in order to be employable, such as reading, writing, communication and basic numeracy skills.
TAESS00009 recognises trainer’s abilities to gather resources and access support in order to assist their students develop foundation skills, as well as integrate these foundation skills into other VET courses.
This skill set covers the following units of competency:
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to identify language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skill requirements of training and the work environment, and to use resources and strategies that meet the needs of the learner group.
It applies to individuals who teach, train, assess and develop training and assessment resources.
The key areas covered within this unit of competency include:
If you hold TAELLN411, completed as part of your TAE qualification, you may be eligible for a credit transfer for this unit.
This unit outlines the skills and knowledge required to access resources, which include collaboration with foundation skills specialists, in order to integrate foundation skills into a vocational training program.
It applies to individuals who teach, train, assess and develop training and assessment resources.
The key areas covered within this unit of competency include:
This unit outlines the skills and knowledge required to identify the foundation skills requirements that are critical to vocational competence within a vocational training specification. It covers how to plan, design and address those requirements using integrated approaches.
It applies to individuals who teach, train and assess; and those who develop training and assessment resources.
The key areas covered within this unit of competency include:
Your ability to deliver excellent training and thorough assessment begins with your choice to receive the highest standard of education from an RTO who is truly passionate about supporting people throughout their journey to becoming remarkable trainers and assessors.
It is important to note that competence in this skill set does not indicate that a person is a qualified specialist adult language, literacy or numeracy practitioner.
Duration: up to 6 months to complete, however many participants complete this skill set in a matter of weeks, even over a few days if they are already experienced.
We are currently offering this skill set via RPL pathway, please contact us to discuss the RPL process and required evidence to fulfil the assessment criteria.
If you are involved in teaching/assessing anything from the FSK – Foundation Skills Training Package – yes.
In November 2019 version 2.o of the FSK – Foundation Skills Training Package was released. With it came new requirements for anyone teaching and assessing units from this training package.
Previously, like most other VET courses, FSK trainers just needed the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment plus industry skills and experience.
It includes three qualifications:
These are quite basic, entry level qualifications typically designed for individuals who need to develop foundation skills to access a further vocational learning pathway.
They must:
Where did we get this from? Each FSK unit of competency has it in the Assessment Conditions section – see an example here (scroll right down to the end of the document).
At the very least, you will already hold one of the three units; TAELLN411 Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills. You will get a credit transfer for this, leaving only the other two units to complete.
If you have considerable experience in teaching/assessing with FSK units, you may indeed have RPL in the other two units.
There are two sections we want you to read, understand and be comfortable with before enrolling with us:
To enrol into a Training and Assessment qualification with Accellier you must:
Your computer or laptop (this is just a rough guide) should be reasonably modern and you should have an up to date web browser such as Firefox or Google Chrome. It will need to have a word-processing application such as Microsoft Word or access to Google Docs. Generally speaking if you can see and hear YouTube-style videos then you’ll be able to take full advantage of our resources.
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