Staff from International Teacher Training Academy (Australia) will be available at the National VET Conference to be held in Sydney on 14 and 15 September at the International Convention Centre Sydney. We invite you to come to our stand to speak with the TAE and Leadership and Management specialists. Enquire about upgrade from TAE40110 to […]
TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment – The Ripple Effect
Are you proud of your Certificate IV in TAE? I wonder how many undertake the TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and think of it as a teaching qualification? This is in fact the qualification that enables you to train and assess (teach) within the Vocational Education and Training sector. This is the qualification […]
The Problem with Promotions
Many organisations promote a person from an operative position to a team leadership position. This is good because it shows that the organisation is prepared to offer their staff opportunities and a career path. The problem is, it often goes wrong. The person is suddenly pitchforked into a leadership role with no experience, no training […]
“Trainers are born, not made”
This blog relates to the unit TAEDEL401 Plan, organise and deliver group-based learning from the course TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. Can we really teach just anybody to be a trainer? Can we teach just anybody to be a concert pianist? We can all agree that it takes a special talent and passion […]
Identifying organisational needs (TAETAS501 Undertake organisational training needs analysis – TAE50116 Diploma of VET)
The following blog relates to a unit out of the TAE50116 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training and TAE50216 Diploma of Training Design and Development. Training needs analysis is a process of clarifying organisational needs, analysing whether the current workforce is capable of meeting these needs and identifying gaps which can be filled by providing […]
Principles of Assessment – Part 4 (Validity)
There are four Principles of Assessment – Reliability, Fairness, Flexibility and Validity. In our previous Blogs we discussed the Principles of Reliability, Fairness and Flexibility. Here we are to discuss the Principle of Validity. Principle of Validity Perhaps this last principle of assessment should have been discussed first, as it is so important. Validity means that the […]
Principles of Assessment – Part 3 (Flexibility)
There are four Principles of Assessment – Reliability, Fairness, Flexibility and Validity. In our previous Blogs we discussed the Principles of Reliability and Fairness. Here we discuss Flexibility. This Blog be followed by the last of this series which will discuss the Principle of Validity. Principle of Flexibility Flexibility in assessment involves consideration of the […]
Principles of Assessment – Part 2 (Fairness)
There are four Principles of Assessment – Reliability, Fairness, Flexibility and Validity. In our previous Blog we discussed the Principle of Reliability. Here we discuss Fairness. This will be followed by additional Blogs which will discuss the remaining Principles of Assessment. Principle of Fairness Assessment is fair when the assessment process is clearly understood by […]
Principles of Assessment – Part 1 (Reliability)
There are four Principles of Assessment – Reliability, Fairness, Flexibility and Validity. Here we discuss Reliability. This will be followed by additional Blogs which will discuss the remaining Principles of Assessment. Principle of Reliability Reliability refers to the consistency of the interpretation of evidence and the consistency of assessment outcomes. Reliability is one of the […]
Three teachers who influenced my life forever
This story is written with the one thing that I believe is the key that unlocks the door to great teaching and inspired learning – that key is passion. I would like to write about three teachers who not only inspired my learning but also influenced my life forever! It was my first day at […]
