LibGuides: Library Resource Guides: Assessment (ASS cluster)

Prescribed & recommended resources

The following print resources have been recommended to support your learning during the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

TAEASS412 Assess competence
TAEASS413 Participate in assessment validation
TAEASS404 Assess competence in an online environment

Vocational training and assessment by Dan Hill, Terry Hill & Lee Perlitz
Call Number: 331.25920 HIL 2023
Training and assessment: theory & practice by Michelle Travers, Tim Rule, Ifzal Syed & Diane Lawlor
Call Number: 331.25920 TRA 2018
This textbooks covers core units of the previous course TAE40116. Students may find the theoretical information about adult learning principles helpful.

Additional resources

The adult learner: the definitive classic in adult education and human resource development by Malcolm Knowles, Richard Swanson & Elwood Holton
Call Number: 374.001 KNO 2012

Educator and trainer resources

Develop your experience in the design, development, delivery and evaluation of education programs

Nurse educator core competencies
World Health Organization (WHO) report: 6 September 2016
Australian professional standards for teachers
The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL), 2017
Revised professional standards for medical educators
The Academy of Medical Educators (AoME) Cardiff, 2021
Tips for teaching in virtual environments
Archived webpage. Health Education and Training Institute (HETI), NSW

Risk Management Process

Identify, assess and control hazards Safe Work Australia. Effective systematic management of risks improves worker health and safety, as well as productivity
The hierarchy of control WorkSafe Victoria. The model OHS Regulations require duty holders to work through this hierarchy when managing health and safety risks
Safety and prevention (education sector) WorkSafe. Staff in the education sector face a multitude of risks every day

Revised Standards for RTOs

The revised Standards will come into full regulatory effect from 1 July 2025. The Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015 will apply until then.

Revisions to the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs)
Published by DEWR (Department of Employment and Workplace Relations) 1 October 2024
Preparing for the revised Standards
Published by ASQA (Australian Skills Quality Authority) 1 October 2024

Relevant government departments & organisations

Australian Skills Quality Authority The national regulator for Australia's vocation education and training sector. ASQA regulates courses and training providers to ensure they meet nationally approved quality standards.
Australian Qualifications Framework The AQF is the national policy for regulated qualifications in Australian education and training
National Register of VET Department of Education and Training. Search for nationally recognised training packages, units of competency, qualifications, and more...
Standards for RTOs 2015 Federal Register of Legislation. Legislative instrument that forms part of the VET Quality Framework and ensures integrity of nationally recognised qualifications
Users guide to Standards for RTOs 2015 ASQA has developed this Standards Guide to assist RTOs to understand their obligations

Recommended web resources, reports and articles

Designing assessment tools for quality outcomes in VET [pdf] Now in it's 4th edition, produced by WA Department of Education and Training (2013) to assist trainers and assessors to design assessment tools that support candidates to demonstrate their competency and enable assessors to make sound professional judgements

Skills recognition procedure RPL/RCC [Victoria University policy]
Guide to developing assessment tools (ASQA) ASQA, 2021. Forms and guides designed to assist RTOs and their assessors to develop practical assessment tools
The Standards for RTOs: Conduct effective assessment ASQA (2015). Explanations of Clauses 1.8 to 1.12 providing a clear understanding of the Standards and obligations of RTOs when conducting assessment
The Standards for RTOs: Support and progression ASQA (2015). Explanation of Clause 6 which requires RTOs to have a publicly available complaints and appeals policy
Conducting validation ASQA facts
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This series of ASQA Validation chapters are designed to provide detailed information on validation processes and requirements