The NQC secretariat notified stakeholders on July 7th the NQC determination on benchmarks for AQTF trainer and assessor competencies.
Full details of the announcement may be found at: TAE10 NEWS and Updates
IBSA would like to draw the attention of all RTOs and current holders of TAA04 and BSZ98 qualifications to the guidance outlined in the bulletin:
It is important to note that the new policy includes provision for trainers and assessors to ‘demonstrate equivalent competencies’. In other words,it is not the NQC’s intention to require trainers and assessors to upgrade their formal qualifications if they are able to demonstrate they have gained the required competencies through continued professional practice.(emphasis applied by IBSA)
It is IBSAs intention to develop a freely available RPL self-assessment tool to aid RTOs and VET practitioners in establishing conformance with this NQC requirement.The Industry Skills Council would like to draw the attention of stakeholders to the emphasis in the guidance shown above. The promotion of requirements for current holders of a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment to ‘upgrade’ qualifications is firstly not a requirement of the NQC determination and secondly not in the interest of either the VET sector at large or individual VET practitioners. We would encourage practitioners considering upgrading qualifications to consider undertaking a Diploma in Training and Assessment or some other suitable professional development intended to advance their professional skill set.
