Implementing UBE in TAFE NSW

A combined presentation by

TAFE NSW Curriculum Centres

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Implementing UBE in TAFE NSW

Summary of Presentation

Overview of UBE

What does it mean for the teacher and how TAFE conducts its business?

Experience of each Curriculum Centre

Questions/Discussion

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What is UBE?

Unit based enrolment (UBE) means that for training package and accredited qualifications, we will be:

- enrolling in;

- assessing against; and

- reporting against units of competency

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Why UBE?

units of competence are the VET currency of the day

national uniformity AQTF compliance recognition accredited courses with units greater acceptance by industry

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How does UBE affect us? majority of qualifications in 2007 will be

unit based learning and assessment strategies evidence collection assessment validation recognition workplace delivery and assessment AQTF compliance

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No nationally endorsed Training Packages

A&GE accredited courses developed in units of competency since 2005

Project established in 2005 to provide more effective pathways for learners by: Developing local units of competency so that learners and staff

are using the language/currency of the VET sector Explicitly developing, assessing and reporting employability skills

Access and General Education

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Training Package Developer rules are informing unit development and packaging to create a Framework

Over 250 Access and General Education units of competency developed and packaged as qualifications at AQF 1 – 3 with assessment guidelines

Over 100 institute staff attended unit writers workshops and nearly 600 staff attended consultations regarding the development of units and qualifications.

Access and General Education

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By Semester 1, 2007 PINR will have 95% of its courses (covering 98% of PINR enrolments) ready for enrolment into units.

To achieve this, PINR will version-increment 209 courses and create 2500 unit guides from existing modules by November 2006.

Primary Industries and Natural Resources

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PINR’s strategy in converting modules into Unit Guide format has been:

– To maximise use of technology in conversion process through ITD involvement

– To enable enrolment in courses containing all newly-created units

– To include Training Package details in converted units

– To add assessment and delivery strategies/advice to the highest-demand converted units

– To support Institutes through creation of a learning and assessment tool (available Semester 1, 2007)

Primary Industries and Natural Resources

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Unit development: Progressively developing unit guides

commencing with high enrolment areas BSB01 units now written and courses developed

during Sem 2, 2006 ICA units and courses progressively ready for

enrolment for Jan 2007 FNS04 Accounting courses in units for Jan 2007

Business Arts and Information Technology

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Professional Development: Follows unit and course development Aims to promote consistency and quality improvement in

assessment and delivery BSB01 ongoing Term 4, 2006 and end of year ICA05 ongoing Institute consultation plus one central PD

at end of year FNS04 starting Sep 1, 2006 with Head Teachers,

ongoing with teachers, plus central PD at end of year

Business Arts and Information Technology

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The basis of our delivery and assessment is the Unit of Competency and therefore the interpretation thereof ie what is the unit actually saying?

- in terms of knowledge and skills, what does the unit define as competent

- what evidence would I accept for me to be able to make a judgement on competence

- how will I go about constructing assessment events/tools to gather the evidence

Community Services Health Tourism and Recreation

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Things to be absorbed:

shift from modular base to unit base language change competence measured against workplace standards variety of evidence leading to judgements on competence variety of learning and assessment strategies

needed to account for students’ varying incoming

experiences

Community Services Health Tourism and Recreation

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To remain competitive we have needed to -

Develop relationships with employers – takes time and effort

Realise one size no longer fits all – need to consult with employers to develop training plans which reflect workplace

requirements this may result in a group of students doing different thingsUnderstand that TAFE is not the only place where learning takes place

– a large proportion of training takes place on the job. Students may not need to attend for the entire duration of the course/unit

Co-ordinate learning – what the apprentice is doing at work needs to follow what they are learning at

TAFE otherwise there is no opportunity for reinforcement.

Manufacturing Engineering Construction andTransport

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How its being done in one Institute• Approached 14 employers• Gave each a model training plan to adjust to their needs• Discussed their contractual obligations• Workplace mentor organised for every student• Students come to TAFE every 2nd week • Teacher visits 5 enterprises every 2nd week to gather evidence,

discuss competency with mentor and provide support to apprentice• All students are visited once every 6 weeks• Students come to TAFE to access resources not available at work

Manufacturing Engineering Construction andTransport