Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

The Institute of Continuing and TESOL Education at the University of Queensland (ICTE-UQ) is a Registered Training Organisation and offers nationally recognised training including various qualifications and courses from the TAA04 Training and Assessment Training Package.

The TAA04 Training and Assessment Training Package is designed to meet the competency development and qualification needs of personnel working in a broad range of work functions within vocational education and training. Two qualifications are included within the TAA04 Training and Assessment Training Package:
1. TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
2. TAA50104 Diploma of Training and Assessment

All the TAA courses offered involve a blend of group-based and flexible (at-home and/or at-work) task-based learning and assessment with ongoing support and guidance from course facilitators. Comprehensive on-line resources together with print-based learner guides are central to this learning and assessment strategy.

Certificate IV Level Courses

The following Certificate IV level courses are offered concurrently and involve a blend of group-based and flexible (at-home and/or at-work) learning and assessment. The units of competency for these courses are shown in the Units of Competency table (refer page 4).

1. Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

The TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment is the current industry standard for anyone responsible for competency-based training and assessment in the national Vocational Education and Training (VET) system. The TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment comprises 14 units of competency packaged as 12 core units plus 2 elective units.

2. Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (Upgrade)

This course is for participants who are upgrading from the previous BSZ40198 Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training. For participants who have this previous qualification together with current and relevant workplace experience, the Training and Assessment Training Package Unit Mapping Analysis identifies a gap of 8 core units between the specifications of the TAA units and the BSZ units.

3. Custom Courses in Training and/or Assessment

These courses are for participants who require training and/or assessment skills for the training of non-accredited courses. The course is customised to include the competencies required to satisfy individual or organisational job/role requirements. The units offered in the course can consist of any selection from the 12 core units plus the 2 available elective units.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Participants will receive recognition of prior learning in any of the above courses for any relevant knowledge and skills that they have already acquired. They may receive recognition of prior learning for any of the 12 core units and any 2 of the available elective units.

Group-based Learning Options

The courses above are offered with a variety of group-based learning options to satisfy individual or corporate needs.

Public Courses (Five Days)

This course, for the full TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, consists of five days of group-based learning and assessment being five consecutive days over one week. In addition to their attendance on the course, participants typically require 60 to 80 hours of flexible (at-home and/or at-work) learning and assessment.

Public Courses (Ten Days)

This course, for the full TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, consists of ten days of group-based learning and assessment being one day per week for ten weeks. In addition to their attendance on the course, participants typically require 40 to 60 hours of flexible (at-home and/or at-work) learning and assessment.

Corporate Courses

Corporate courses provide an in-house option with the group-based learning schedule designed to satisfy the specific needs of each corporate client.

Learning and Assessment

All the above courses involve a blend of group-based and flexible (at-home and/or at-work) task-based learning and assessment with ongoing support and guidance from course facilitators. The comprehensive on-line resources together with print-based learner guides are central to this learning and assessment strategy.

Some of the features incorporated in the design of the above courses include:

1. The units of competency are clustered and sequenced so that participants can learn and be assessed through a logical progression of work-related tasks.
2. Interactive group-based learning and assessment activities are used so that participants can enjoy a collaborative learning environment.
3. Ongoing communication by phone and email provides individual support and guidance to participants as they undertake their flexible learning activities.
4. Comprehensive on-line resources on this website together with print-based learner guides are provided to keep participants fully informed of their learning and assessment process.
5. Confidential online Task Status Reports are used to provide participants with ongoing feedback regarding the satisfactory completion of their learning and assessment tasks.

About the Facilitators

Chris and Rebecca Meyers have professional backgrounds in business, education, software development and health promotion. They have been facilitating a variety of courses in workplace training and assessment at the University of Queensland since 2002. They bring this experience and their highly interactive facilitation style to the delivery of quality courses in training and assessment.

Their years of experience, personable nature and interactive and supportive facilitation style combine to ensure quality outcomes for both employers and course participants. They both hold the Diploma of Training and Assessment and have established links and a strong affiliation with the industry. They are well placed to offer the entire Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or a selection of competencies within this qualification to suit the specific needs of staff in any organisation.

Course Details

All courses are held at Emmanuel College at the St Lucia campus of the University of Queensland. Free parking is available at the college.

Internet access and an email account are required for participation in the course. You will find it an advantage to bring a laptop to the course equipped with wireless internet access, but this is not essential.

A pre-course exercise which prepares participants for the group-based section of the course will be emailed to you two weeks before course commencement. This exercise involves online learning about the VET system and the use of training packages.

Enrolment

Fill in the attached enrolment form and fax, mail or email it back to us, or you can enrol over the phone. You will receive a receipt and confirmation of your enrolment and all the information on parking, venue, etc. Your workplace can be invoiced.

Units of Competency

Course Index

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment - Attendance Dates Semester 2  2008