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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Training and/or assessment organisationrefers to: | a Registered Training Organisation (RTO), i.e. an organisation registered to provide recognised training and assessment services; includes TAFE institutes, private commercial colleges/companies, enterprises, community organisations, group training companies and schools an organisation working in a partnership arrangement with an RTO to provide recognised training and assessment services an organisation that provides non-recognised training and assessment services |
Scoperefers to: | operational parameters, for example: single training site across a number of sites national/across states/territories international operational status, for example: recognised training and/or assessment services through registration in accordance with the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) unrecognised/internal/organisational in partnership arrangement operational modus operandi, including: using Training Packages using accredited courses using internal benchmarks and programs using internal/external learning resources product-based training a mix of the above |
Purpose/smay relate to: | developing work skills and competency meeting industry skill needs improving productivity building organisational capacity providing internal certification/recognition |
providing external certification/recognition supporting workplace restructuring and change management meeting licensing requirements implementing performance-based systems developing integrated training/human resources/ industrial relations systems/arrangements |
Research and analysismay include: | qualitative research quantitative research strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and trends (SWOT) analysis market trend analysis consultations with clients/potential clients using outcomes of organisational training needs analysis |
Sources of provisionmay include: | own training and/or assessment organisation other training and/or assessment organisations able to provide training and/or assessment services in areas addressed by purpose/s consultants product suppliers competitors/potential competitors |
Costsmay include: | direct/indirect costs of providing training and/or assessment services 'in house' direct costs of outsourcing/using external provider additional personnel/material/equipment/ infrastructure required 'organisational culture' costs associated with using internal/external provision |
Benefitsmay include: | direct/indirect benefits of providing training and/or assessment services 'in house' direct benefits of 'outsourcing'/using external provider 'organisational culture' benefits associated with using internal/external provision |
Outsourcingmay include: | the contracting of a training and/or assessment organisation to provide the training and/or assessment service |
Partneringmeans: | are collaborative arrangements between a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and other organisations including other RTOs which enable the partners to share for mutual benefit their resources, effort, time, costs, responsibility and expertise in the provision of training and/or assessment services. These arrangements are regulated by the AQTF Standards for Registered Training Organisations which requires a written agreement between the RTO and each organisation that provides training and/or assessment services on behalf of the RTO. |
Funding sourcesmay include: | available organisational funding/budget for training and/or assessment government funding through RTO's profile government funding through User Choice fee-for-service funding internal/external project funding industry funding through industry levies |
Legal/organisational requirementsmay include: | registration requirement as defined in the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) state/territory legislation and regulations governing registration and accreditation requirements of Training Packages requirements set by Commonwealth and state/ territory legislation relating to occupational health and safety (OHS); anti-discrimination; workplace/ industrial relations; workers' compensation; apprenticeships/traineeships requirements set by awards/enterprise bargaining agreements requirements set by professional associations requirements set by quality systems licensing requirements organisational requirements defined resource parameters |
Relevant documentationmay include: | documentation relating to AQTF and state/territory Training Authority (STA) registration requirements documentation relating to funding under User Choice documentation relating to Training Contracts |
documentation required by other external authorities relevant to provision of training and/or assessment services internal organisational documentation/records |
Appropriate authoritymay refer to: | registration/accreditation branch of STA apprenticeships/traineeships branch of STA internal organisational authority, e.g. appropriate line manager |
Issues/irregularitiesmay include: | registration requirements not being met documentation not completed accurately issues with personnel responsible for completing documentation ongoing compliance issues evaluation irregularities |
Changes that may impact on scopemay include: | changes to AQTF/registration requirements and processes changes to policy and operating environment of vocational education and training changes to personnel/organisational structure changes to current training and/or assessment services changes to policies, procedures and guidelines changes to legal requirements |