What is TAE50111?
The Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (TAE50111) provides a pathway within the VET industry to build training and assessment capability within Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and other providers of training. It provides a professional development framework to build and extend the skills and knowledge of those with experience in training and assessment and the entry level qualification, TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. The Diploma of Vocational Education and Training represents an expression of achievement that reflects excellence in performance in line with the high standards desired in the VET workforce. It is intended that this qualification becomes the qualification of choice for those wishing to develop their VET career.
Who should do it?
This qualification is specifically designed for experienced trainers/assessors and training managers who:
- have a role in leading other trainers and assessors; and/or
- are involved in providing mentoring or advice to new trainers or assessors; and/or
- are responsible for designing approaches to learning and assessment strategies across a significant area within the RTO.
What is the MRWED Course Structure?
The Diploma of Vocational Education and Training is comprised of 10 Units of Competency. This includes 6 Core Units and 4 Elective Units.
MRWED presently offers the following Units:
Core units
TAEASS501A Provide advanced assessment practice
TAEASS502B Design and develop assessment tools
TAEDEL502A Provide advanced facilitation practice
TAEDES501A Design and develop learning strategies
TAELLN401A Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills
TAEPDD501A Maintain and enhance professional practice
Elective units
Assessment
TAEASS504A Develop and implement recognition strategies
Design
TAEDES502A Design and develop learning resources
TAEDES503B Design and develop e-learning resources
TAEDES505A Evaluate a training program
Training advisory services
TAETAS501B Undertake organisational training needs analysis
Research
TAERES501A Apply research to training and assessment practice
How can you study this qualification?
MRWED offers the following delivery options to complete the Diploma of Vocational Education and Training:
- Face-to-face (through regular public courses held in our dedicated national Training and Assessment centres)
- Correspondence
- Online (From July 2012)
- Recognition of Prior Learning
- Custom designed courses for organisations
Regardless of the option selected, participants can obtain any required assistance throughout their course by calling MRWED Learning Support on FREECALL 1800 2 TRAIN (1800 2 87246).
How is it assessed?
In the face-to-face program, a significant amount of the assessment evidence is captured in class. However, there are additional, practical-focused projects, including some portfolio development, required post-training.
For correspondence and online students, they will work through the courseware of each unit and complete the assessment work at the end. This assessment is comprised of a combination of workbook-based questions and portfolio tasks.
For students looking to complete their qualification via a recognition pathway, a simple-to-use RPL kit is available for candidates to guide them in their collection of relevant evidence to support their claim of competency.
