Introduction
These Assessment Guidelines provide the endorsed framework for assessment of Units of Competency in this Training Package. They are designed to ensure that assessment is consistent with the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) Standards for Registered Training Organisations. Assessments against units of competency in this Training Package must be carried out in accordance with these Assessment Guidelines.Assessment System Overview
This section provides an overview of the requirements for assessment when using this Training Package, including a summary of the AQTF requirements, licensing/ registration requirements, and assessment pathways.
Benchmarks for Assessment
Assessment within the National Training Framework involves collecting evidence and making judgements about whether competency has been achieved to confirm whether an individual can perform to the standards expected in the workplace, as expressed in the relevant endorsed Unit of Competency.
In the areas of work covered by this Training Package, the endorsed Units of Competency are the benchmarks for assessment. As such, they provide the basis for nationally recognised Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications and Statements of Attainment issued by Registered Training Organisations (RTOs).
Australian Quality Training Framework Assessment Requirements
Assessment leading to nationally recognised AQF qualifications and Statements of Attainment in the Vocational Education and Training sector must meet the requirements of the AQTF as expressed in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.
The Standards for Registered Training Organisations can be downloaded from the DEST website at www.dest.gov.au or can be obtained in hard copy from DEST. The following points summarise the assessment requirements under the AQTF.
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Registration of Training Organisations
Assessment must be conducted by, or on behalf of, an RTO formally registered by a State or Territory Registering/Course Accrediting Body in accordance with the Standards for Registered Training Organisations. The RTO must have the specific Units of Competency and/or AQF qualifications on its scope of registration. See Section 1 of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.
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Quality Training and Assessment
Each RTO must have systems in place to plan for and provide quality training and assessment across all its operations. See Standard 1 of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.
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Assessor Competency Requirements
Each person involved in training, assessment or client service must be competent for the functions they perform. See Standard 7 of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations for assessor competency requirements. Standard 7 also specifies the competencies that must be held by trainers.
The RTO’s assessments must meet the requirements of the endorsed components of Training Packages within its scope of registration. See Standard 8 of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.
Each RTO must identify, negotiate, plan and implement appropriate learning and assessment strategies to meet the needs of each of its clients. See Standard 9 of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.
Each RTO must recognise the AQF qualifications and Statements of Attainment issued by any other RTO. See Standard 5 of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.
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Access and Equity and Client Services
Each RTO must apply access and equity principles, provide timely and appropriate information, advice and support services that assist clients to identify and achieve desired outcomes. This may include reasonable adjustment in assessment. See Standard 6 of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.
RTOs must have, and comply with, written agreements with each organisation providing training and/or assessment on its behalf. See Standard 1.6 of Standards for Registered Training Organisations.
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Recording Assessment Outcomes
Each RTO must have effective administration and records management procedures in place, and must record AQF qualifications and Statements of Attainment issued. See Standards 4 and 10.2 of the Standards for Registered Training.
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Issuing AQF Qualifications and Statement of Attainment
Each RTO must issue AQF qualifications and Statements of Attainment that meet the requirements of the AQF Implementation Handbook and the endorsed Training Packages within the scope of its registration. An AQF qualification is issued once the full requirements for a qualification, as specified in the nationally endorsed Training Package, are met. A Statement of Attainment is issued where the individual is assessed as competent against fewer Units of Competency than required for an AQF qualification. See Standard 10 and Section 2 of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.
Licensing/Registration Requirements
This section provides information on licensing/registration requirements for this Training Package, with the following important disclaimer.
Licensing and registration requirements that apply to specific industries, and vocational education and training, vary between each State and Territory and can regularly change. The developers of this Training Package, and DEST, consider that the licensing/registration requirements described in this section apply to RTOs, assessors or candidates with respect to this Training Package. While reasonable care has been taken in its preparation, the developers of this Training Package and DEST cannot guarantee that the list is definitive or accurate at the time of reading; the information in this section is provided in good faith on that basis.
Contact the relevant State or Territory department(s) to check if the licensing/registration requirements described below still apply, and to check if there are any others with which you must comply. For the latest information, contact the relevant State or Territory authority (see Table below).
Requirements for Assessors
In order to conduct assessments for statutory licensing or other industry registration requirements, assessors must meet the requirements outlined in the following chart, in addition to the AQTF requirements.
Requirements for RTOs
Selected Units of Competency and qualifications in this Training Package provide the basis for a range of statutory licensing and industry registration arrangements. To satisfy these licensing and registration arrangements, assessors and trainers are advised to contact the relevant licensing or registration body, details of which are outlined in the following chart to identify additional requirements.
| License/Registration |
Jurisdiction |
Contact Details |
Boom type elevating work platform (boom length 11m or more)Forklift truck
Front end loader
Front end loader/Backhoe
Front end loader (skid steer type)
Excavator |
Australian Capital Territory |
ACT WorkCover
www.workcover.act.gov.au |
Boom type elevating work platform (boom length 11m or more)Forklift truck
Front end loader
Front end loader/Backhoe
Front end loader (skid steer type)
Excavator |
New South Wales WorkCover |
New South Wales
www.workcover.nsw.gov.au |
| Shotfirer |
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Department of Mineral Resources
www.minerals.nsw.gov.au |
Industrial truck (forklift) operation
Shotfirer |
Northern Territory |
Northern Territory Work Health Authority
www.deet.nt.gov.au/wha/ |
Operator of a boom type elevating work platform with boom length of 11m or more Operator of a dozer
Operator of an excavator (engine capacity of more than 2L)
Operator of a forklift truck (other than pedestrian operated)
Operator of a front end loader (engine capacity of more than 2L)
Operator of a front end loader/backhoe (engine capacity of more than 2L)
Operator of a grader
Operator of a roller (engine capacity of more than 2L)
Operator of a skid steer loader (engine capacity of more than 2L)
Operator of a scraper |
Queensland |
Department of Industrial Relations (Workplace Health and Safety Division)
www.dir.qld.gov.au |
| Shotfirer |
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Department of Natural Resources and Mines
www.nrm.qld.gov.au/mines |
Forklift truck Front end loader
Front end loader/backhoe
Front end loader (skid steer type)
Excavator
Dozer |
South Australia |
WorkSafe SA
www.workcover.com |
| Blaster |
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Workplace Services
www.eric.sa.gov.au |
| Workzone traffic management |
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Transport SA
www.transport.sa.gov.au |
| Boom type elevating work platform (boom length 11m or more) Forklift truck |
Tasmania |
Workplace Standards Tasmania
www.wst.tas.gov.au |
| Traffic management |
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Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources
www.transport.gov.au |
Boom type elevating work platform (boom length 11m or more)Forklift truck
Front end loader
Front end loader/backhoe
Front end loader (skid steer type)
Excavator |
Victoria |
Victorian WorkCover Authority
www.workcover.vic.gov.au |
| Blasting explosives |
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Department of Primary Industries (Minerals and Petroleum Division)
www.nre.vic.gov.au |
Forklift operation (requirement 2005)Tilt top construction
Dogging
Rigging
Boom type elevating work platform (boom length 11m
or more) |
Western Australia |
Department of Consumer and Employment Protection (Worksafe)
www.safetyline.wa.gov.au |
| Shotfirer |
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Department of Industry and Resources
www.dme.wa.gov.au |
Basic traffic controller
Advanced traffic controller |
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Main Roads WA
www.mainroads.wa.gov.au |
Requirements for Candidates
Individuals being assessed under statutory licensing and industry registration systems must comply with training and experience requirements additional to the minimum requirements identified in this Training Package
Pathways
The competencies in this Training Package may be attained in a number of ways, including through:
• formal or informal education and training
• experiences in the workplace
• general life experience, and/or
• any combination of the above.
Assessment under this Training Package leading to an AQF qualification or Statement of Attainment may follow a learning and assessment pathway, an assessment-only or recognition pathway, or a combination of the two as illustrated in the following diagram:
Each of these assessment pathways leads to full recognition of competencies held — the critical issue is that the candidate is competent, not how the competency was acquired.
Assessment, by any pathway, must comply with the assessment requirements set out in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.
Learning and Assessment Pathways
Usually, learning and assessment are integrated, with assessment evidence being collected and feedback provided to the candidate at any time throughout the learning and assessment process.
Learning and assessment pathways may include structured programs in a variety of contexts using a range of strategies to meet different learner needs. Structured learning and assessment programs could be: group based, work based, project based, self paced, action learning based; conducted by distance or e-learning; and/or involve practice and experience in the workplace.
Learning and assessment pathways to suit New Apprenticeships have a mix of formal structured training and structured workplace experience including formative assessment activities through which candidates can acquire and demonstrate skills and knowledge from the relevant Units of Competency.
Download the Learning and Assessment Pathways document
Assessor Requirements
This section identifies the mandatory competencies for assessors, and clarifies how others may contribute to the assessment process where one person alone does not hold the required competencies.
Download the Assessor Requirements and Resources documentation