LibGuides: Library Resource Guides: Training and assessment

Prescribed & recommended resources

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

Mentoring in nursing and healthcare: a practical approach by Kate Kilgallon & Janet Thompson
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Australian Department of Education and Training Access policy documents, statistics, publications and other resources.
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.
Victorian Department of Education and Training Includes resources on TAFE and Training for learners, employers and those in the training sector.
Victorian Registration and Qualification Authority Victorian Government education and training regulator.
Key organisations and research centres VOCED/NCVER page providing an alphabetical listing of some of the key organisations and research centres that operate in the Australian VET sector

E-assessment guidelines for the VET sector Produced by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework and the National Quality Council (NQC), 2011. These guidelines aim to promote consistency in e-learning across the VET sector.
Language Literacy and Numeracy in TAFE Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 Nursing) [pdf] Archived webpage. Report by the Children and Youth Research Centre at QUT (July 2015). This report identifies current Language Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) and Inclusive Teaching and Learning Practices in a Diploma of Nursing. Includes recommendations for improving inclusive teaching practice and learning outcomes of students and for reducing student attrition, thereby increasing the employability of graduates.
Learning Design Tool Produced by the Australian Department of Education, the purpose of the Learning Design Tool (LDT) is to assist you in the process of choosing and developing a learning design for a learning resource which covers a unit of competence, or elements of a unit, in a Training Package. The LDT has been designed for both experienced and non-experienced users.
Models of adult learning: a literature review Karin Tusting & David Barton (December 2003). Published for the National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy UK
Glossary of Vet Produced by NCVER and updated in May 2017. Available in download format

Nurse Education in Practice (2003-present) Access through ProQuest Health & Medicine (onsite only).
Journal of Nursing Education (1962-present) Access through ProQuest Health & Medicine (onsite only).
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing (1970-) For off-site access, log-in through the ANMF Member Portal and follow the links to the CINAHL database (under 'Helpful Links').