ST BRENDAN’S COLLEGE YEPPOON
B. Business Grad Dip Teaching Master in Education (Guidance & Counselling) Cert IV in Training & Assessment Diploma of Vocational Education & Training Cert II in Tourism
Day & boarding school 659 students 116 indigenous students Offer 8 Qualifications under our own Scope Offer 5 Qualifications under external RTOs 600 individual enrolments at any time 10/11/12 – many students multiple qual.
Cert I Construction Cert II Manufacturing Technology Cert II Engineering Pathways Cert II Rural Ops Cert II Creative Industries Cert II Workplace Practices/Cert II Tourism Cert I AgriFood (Year 10) (starts next year)
Cert III Christian Ministry Cert III Fitness Cert II Automotive Vocational Preparation Cert II Kitchen Operations Cert I AgriFood
It is NOT Industry Validation any more It IS Validation of Assessment tools within a systematic program Can be a team or single validator approach
Link in with EREA – Sandra Kenman Link in with Rockhampton Diocese – Will Cassell Find other schools for single validator opportunities Run Industry Validation Day every 2 years
Indicators of risk might include: the use of new assessment tools delivery of training products where safety is a concern the level and experience of the assessor, or changes in technology, workplace processes, legislation, and licensing requirements.
publications/conducting-validation1.html publications/conducting-validation1.html Both error level and confidence level have been set to default values. Our Sample Size file is this: STATISTICAL CALCULATIONS.docxSTATISTICAL CALCULATIONS.docx
Year 1 – did any validation available (EREA, BCE) Year 1 – ran a Validation Day for most Qualifications – mixed success Year 2 – Internal Audit – partial validation Year 2 – Target risk areas - Risky activities - New Staff - New Qualifications (Look at 5 year Validation Plan) 1. VALIDATION PLAN APRIL 2016.docx1. VALIDATION PLAN APRIL 2016.docx
Distance/cost Staff understanding the concept Finding other schools Not imposing on local small businesses Having all necessary evidence at the time
Staff take greater ownership of their area Greater understanding Good non-vocational PD Implement new practices/assessment
Continue linking in with networks Develop links with other schools – single validator approach Aim for each qualification every 2 nd year