CSU Training Building Professional Agility Program (BPA)

At CSU Training, we believe that to meet the ever changing demands of work, professional staff need to build and maintain their professional agility. The following BPA program has been developed for staff who provide training, assessment, mentoring, and/or training needs analysis in the VET sector or in the workplace.

For staff working in the VET sector as trainer and/or assessors the BPA program will support them in meeting the NVR standard 15.4 (d) to continue to develop their vocational education and training (VET) knowledge and skills and trainer/assessor competence.


The following units of competency are suggested as essential professional development for staff working in a VET or workplace training environment:

TAELLN401A Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills

We use LLN skills every day, and when we are faced with learning a new skill or task we may require support in meeting the LLN requirements of this new learning. Due to the growing awareness of the importance of being able to support learners in their ongoing lifelong learning, changes will be implemented in July 2014 that will see the current elective unit TAELLN401A become a core unit in the TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. All VET practitioners who do not hold the LLN unit 401A or 411 by June 2014 will be required to comply by June 2015. Details of these changes are available from IBSA in the report Changes ahead for VET trainers and assessors available at:

https://ibsa.org.au/free/changes-ahead-vet-trainers-and-assessors-report

Unit descriptor
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to recognise the core language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) demands of training and assessment, and to tailor training and assessment to suit individual skill levels, including accessing relevant support resources.

Application of the unit
This unit introduces trainers and assessors to core language, literacy and numeracy issues in training and assessment practice. Competence in this unit does not indicate that a person is a qualified specialist adult language, literacy or numeracy practitioner.

Source: training.gov.au

Replacement of TAELLN401A

Note that the newly released unit TAELLN411 is equivalent to the unit TAELLN401A, which means that VET practitioners holding the 401 unit, or intending to undertake it over the next few months will not need to undertake the new LLN unit to comply with the revamped TAE40110 (see below). Please visit the IBSA website for more information.

BSBSUS301A Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

The Australian Government has in place an action plan to engage the community in sustainability through education and lifelong learning. Sustainability education is now embedded in every nationally recognised unit of competency. This unit supports staff to develop their capabilities in this important government initiative.

Details of the Australian Government’s National Action Plan for Education for Sustainability available at

http://www.environment.gov.au/education/publications/pubs/national-action-plan.pdf

Unit descriptor
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to effectively analyse the workplace in relation to environmentally sustainable work practices and to implement improvements and monitor their effectiveness.

This unit requires the ability to access industry information, applicable legislative and occupational health and safety (OHS) guidelines.

Application of the unit
This unit applies to those with responsibility for a specific area of work or who lead a work group or team. It addresses the knowledge, processes and techniques necessary to implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices, including the development of processes and tools, such as

  • identifying areas for improvement
  • developing plans to make improvements
  • implementing and monitoring improvements in environmental performance.

A person who demonstrates competence in this unit must be able to provide evidence of the ability to implement and monitor integrated environmental and resource efficiency management policies and procedures within an organisation. Evidence must be strictly relevant to the particular workplace role.

Source: training.gov.au

 

The following units of competency are also suggested for staff to build capability specific to job role:

TAEDEL404A - Mentor in the workplace

Unit Descriptor
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to establish and develop a professional mentoring relationship with a learner, in particular an apprentice or trainee employed by, or undertaking work placement in, a workplace. It includes establishing the need for mentoring, developing a mentoring plan/framework, facilitating and monitoring the mentoring relationship, and evaluating the effectiveness of mentoring.

Application of the unit
This unit typically applies to workplace supervisors or other work colleague with responsibility for mentoring in the workplace.

Source: training.gov.au

BSBRES401A Analyse and present research information

Unit Descriptor
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to gather, organise and present workplace information using available systems.

Application of the unit
This unit applies to individuals who are required to apply their broad knowledge of the work environment to analysis and research tasks. They may have responsibility to provide guidance or to delegate aspects of these tasks to others.

Source: training.gov.au

HLTHIR404D Work effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

Unit Descriptor
This unit describes the communication and work practice skills and knowledge required to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the health industry context. It deals specifically with cross-cultural awareness and issues involving working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, organisations and communities.

Application of the unit
The unit applies equally to those operating in health care policy or program planning, development and evaluation contexts or in direct service delivery contexts

Source: training.gov.au

 

Delivery of the program is through self-paced learning, supported by on-line learning materials, with learning support from one of our industry professional trainers to assist and to guide you through all aspects of your study.

Enrolment information

Enrolment can be made by submitting the enrolment form (link), enrolment can occur at any time. The first program will commence 28th October 2013.  


RPL (Recognition of prior learning is available)

Program Cost

  • One unit only: $300
  • Additional units: $270

Payment can be made by the following methods:

  • Credit card
  • Cheque
  • Money Order

Further information can be obtained by contacting

Chris Murray at cmurray@csu.edu.auor phone 0269332064