Models for managing validation in a school context © Velg Training – Version 1.0, May 2016

Bio of Presenter Coby Liddell has worked in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector for over 11 years as a Qld Schools Head of Department, Trainer/Assessor, RTO Manager and Consultant. She has worked for a range of organisations in the areas of RTO compliance, including conducting internal audits and reviews, developing training and assessment materials, conducting Certificate IV in Training and Assessment workshops and Qld Schools consulting. Coby holds qualifications in Master of Training and Development, Bachelor of Education (Secondary) and Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and is currently employed by Velg Training as a Member Resource Developer and Consultant.

Session Overview Overview of requirements 1 Five year plan 2 Sampling 3 HR Requirements 4 Documentation 5

Overview of requirements

Systematic validation SRTO The quality review of the assessment process. Validation involves checking that the assessment tool/s produce/s valid, reliable, sufficient, current and authentic evidence to enable reasonable judgements to be made as to whether the requirements of the training package or VET accredited courses are met. It includes reviewing a statistically valid sample of the assessments and making recommendations for future improvements to the assessment tool, process and/or outcomes and acting upon such recommendations. Validation

Systematic validation Five year cycle for the whole RTO – requires a plan for implementation Validation at least once every five years, 50% in the first 3 years A training product for a school RTO is a full qualification

5 Year Plan

Five Year Validation Plan Validation Schedule BSB10115X MSF10113X BSB20115X CHC30113X SIT10216X SIT20316X CPC10111X Four (4) qualifications must be validated within the first 3 years (50%)

Five Year Validation Plan Validation plan: when assessment validation will occur; which training products will be the focus of the validation; who will lead and participate in validation activities; and how the outcomes of these activities will be documented and acted upon.

Sampling

Systematic validation SRTO Statistically valid: Means for the purposes of these Standards, a random sample of appropriate size is selected to enable confidence that the result is sufficiently accurate to be accepted as representative of the total population of assessments being validated

HR Requirements

Systematic validation A team approach may be used to achieve the above combination Appropriately qualified persons to conduct the review who are not involved in the particular instance of delivery and assessment a) Vocational competencies and current industry skills relevant to the assessment being validated b) Current knowledge and skills in vocational teaching and learning c) TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment OR TAESS00001 Assessor Skill Set.

Documentation

What should you look at? Principles of Assessment Valid Reliable Flexible Fair Assessment Tools

What should you look at? Rules of Evidence Valid Authentic Current Sufficient Student Work

Implement the recommendations Use the information to feed in to the internal review process (SRTO 2.2) Where to from here? Source: Users’ Guide to the Standards for RTOs 2015Users’ Guide to the Standards for RTOs 2015

ASQA Validation Fact Sheet Assessment practices and judgements Qualified validator Moderation vs validation Schedule Sample size

What we have covered… Overview of requirements 1 Five year plan 2 Sampling 3 HR Requirements 4 Documentation 5

What’s on…. Qld Schools VET Summit 25 July 2016 Sofitel Brisbane Validation Workshops Term 4, 2016 Brisbane Mentoring 1 per term Webinar & Q&A Session Qld Schools Newsletter 1 per term

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