Professional Development Courses at AITA

Certification

A professional certificate will be issued at the end of the course.
Australian Institute of Trainers and Assessors (AITA) offers the following half day or one day professional development workshops (public or in-house customised) for registered training organisations, trainers and assessors.

Contact us on 0423 598 066 (local) / + 61 423 598 066 (international) or email: info@aita.org.au for bookings.

Train the Trainer workshop

This is a high impact, high intensity course and is designed for workplaces that need trainers that will hit the ground running as soon as possible. This is not a box ticking exercise for passing assessments. This is for people to acquire the skills to train in today's professional workplaces.
Content:

• learning needs of adults
• planning and developing the different types of training
• delivering and assessing the success of the training
• design a training course targeted for adult learners
• plan the delivery of a course
• learn how to communicate one's message effectively
• develop techniques to overcome barriers to learning
• prepare and deliver a training session
• learn to construct assessments to validate the learning
• gain techniques for providing encouragement and coaching
• create post-course evaluation forms
• evaluate their peers and also receive feedback from them during class

Developing training and assessment strategy and industry consultation

Content:

• Meet the requirements of relevant training package or accredited course
• Industry consultation
• Amount of Training
• Volume of learning
• Regulations or laws governing the industry
• Characteristics of the target group in training and assessment

Assessing competence in vocational education and training (VET)

Content:

• Competency based assessment
• Assessment policy requirements
• Assessment process
• The role of evidence and requirements
• The rules of evidence
• The principles of assessment
• Assessment instruments and procedures/instructions

Validation of assessment

Content:

• Purpose of validation
• Validation system
• Validation plan
• Validation schedule
• Validation record / Validation register
• Review of validation process and assessment procedures
• Validation implementation and report

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Content:

• Definitions
• Recognition of prior learning (RPL)
• Credit Transfer
• Develop RPL assessment tools
• RPL assessment process
• Evidence for RPL

Human resource management (HRM)

Content:

• Recruitment policy and process
• Recruitment and selection process
• Staff Induction
• Trainer and Assessor competency requirements
• Retaining quality employees

Quality Management System (QMS)

Content:

• Develop policies and procedures to meet regulatory framework
• Implementation of policies and procedures
• Monitoring, review and action taken under continuous improvement

Training partnership arrangements

Content:

• Purpose of partnership arrangement
• Benefits of partnerships
• Types of partnerships
• Written contract agreement
• Planning stages
• Partnership checklist
• Dealing with any potential problems in a partnership

Registered Training Organization (RTO) business

Content:

• Business plan and implementation
• Risk assessment
• Risk management
• Quality assurance and compliance

Why do Registered Training Organizations and CRICOS providers fail audits?

Content:

• Common non compliances found in regulatory audits
• Internal audits by persons without auditing certifications and experience
• Unqualified external consultant or staff allocated for the task