TAE50116 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (RPL Pathway)

Qualification Summary

• The TAE50116 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training reflects the roles of experienced practitioners delivering training and assessment services, usually within Registered Training Organisations within the vocational education and training sector. They may have a role in leading other trainers and assessors and in providing mentoring or advice to new trainers or assessors as well as designing approaches to learning and assessment strategies across a significant area within the RTO.
• We are providing this qualification through a recognition process only. If you have extensive vocational experience in training and assessment, within an RTO or similar organisation, the RPL pathway will assist you in having these skills and knowledge recognised. Please note that enrolment into this RPL program does not automatically grant you the qualification.
• You may be eligible to select elective units from your other qualifications. The TAE50116 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training gives a good opportunity to take some of your elective units from other qualifications. If you have completed a complete qualification or individual units at Diploma level or above, you may be eligible to select up to 2 elective units from these. This will depend on certain criteria and we will analyse your qualifications to get you the best outcome possible.

Preferred RPL pathways

Please note these are NOT pre-requisites, simply preferences.

Candidates

• hold the TAE40110/TAE40116 Certificate IV in training and assessment and have the experience outlined below, or
• hold another relevant VET qualification and have the experience outlined below, or
• have the extensive vocational experience outlined below

Experience

• Candidate is an experienced practitioner delivering training and assessment services usually within Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) within the vocational education and training (VET) sector.
• Candidate may have a role in leading other trainers and assessors and in providing mentoring or advice to new trainers or assessors as well as designing approaches to learning and assessment strategies across a significant area within an RTO.

Units

The TAE50116 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training is made up of 10 units. There are 6 core units plus 4 elective units:
Core units

• TAEASS501 Provide advanced assessment practice
• TAEASS502 Design and develop assessment tools
• TAEDEL502 Provide advanced facilitation practice
• TAEDES501 Design and develop learning strategies
• TAELLN501 Support the development of adult language literacy and numeracy skills
• TAEPDD501 Maintain and enhance professional practice

Elective units
As stated above, you may be eligible to select up to 2 of the 4 required electives from qualifications you have already completed. The following are the choice of electives we offer:

• TAEASS503 Lead assessment validation processes
• TAEDES502 Design and develop learning resources
• TAEDES505 Evaluate a training program
• TAELLN411 Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills
• TAETAS501 Undertake organisational training needs analysis
• TAEDEL501 Facilitate e-learning
• TAEDES503 Design and develop e-learning resources

Course duration and enrolment period

Once you enrol, you have 12 months to provide all required evidence.

Delivery mode

This is an assessment-only pathway via RPL. Our RPL pathway is administered online through our easy to use online system.

Course fees

• Pay only $499 upfront, followed by 5 monthly payments of $309 (total: $2,044).
• Or save $150 by making an upfront payment of $1,398 followed by 5 monthly payments of just $99 (total: $1,893).
• The issuance of a certificate is included in the course fees.
• If you are unable to provide the required evidence for all the units, you will be only charged a pro-rata fee for the units you are able to obtain via RPL and issued a statement of attainment for those units. You will be refunded the remainder of the fees for the units that you were not able to provide evidence for, minus a $900 assessment fee.
• If you’re aged between 45 and 70, you may be able to enrol in this qualification at half the price. How? The Australian Government’s Skills Checkpoint for Older Workers Program will provide eligible participants with 50% of the course fees. Just select “Skills Checkpoint Funding” at the top of the page.

Licensing/regulatory information

• No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
• Achievement of the TAE50116 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training is one of the ways trainers can meet the requirements of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015.
• Trainers and assessors delivering the TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or any assessor skill set from the TAE Training and Education Training Package are required to hold the TAE50111/TAE50116 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training, the TAE50211/TAE50216 Diploma of Training Design and Development, or a higher level qualification in adult education.

Entry requirements – training package

Nil

Entry requirements – RTO-specific

• Students must be a minimum of 18 years of age.

Computer requirements

• Internet
• Speakers
• Email
• Microsoft Word 2007 or later