Course in Assessment of Informal Learning Section A: Copyright and course classification information 1. Copyright owner of the course Copyright of this document is held by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Victoria. © State of Victoria Day to day contact: Adult Community and Further Education (ACFE) Verna Kearney Phone: (03) 9637-3767 2. Address Department of Education and Childhood Development Higher Education and Skills, Victoria Executive Director, Operations and Standards Unit, Victoria GPO Box 266 Melbourne 3001 3. Type of submission The course is submitted for re-accreditation replacing course 21812VIC Course in Assessment of Informal Learning. 4. Copyright acknowledgement Copyright of this material is reserved to the Crown in the right of the State of Victoria. © State of Victoria (Department of Education and Early Childhood Development) 2012. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NoDerivs 3.0 Australia licence 5. Licensing and franchise This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NoDerivs 3.0 Australia licence You are free to use, copy and distribute to anyone in its original form as long as you attribute Department of Education and Early Childhood Development as the author, and you license any derivative work you make available under the same licence Copies of this publication can be downloaded free of charge from the Training Support Network website:
6. Course accrediting body Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority 6, 35 Spring Street Melbourne VIC 3002 Tel: 03 9637 2806 Website: 7. AVETMISS information ANZSCO 242211 Vocational education teacher (aus)/ polytechnic teacher (nz) ANZSIC code 8440 – Education Programs ASCED 1201 – General Education Programs National course code 22212VIC 8. Period of accreditation 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2017
9. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation Course monitoring and maintenance will be the responsibility of the Adult Community and Further Education Board (ACFEB). Included in the monitoring and evaluation is: • ongoing maintenance of the curricula • once-a-year survey training organisations that have the course on scope • monitoring the need for changes on the aspects of the course that works well • answering content inquiries from training organisations and industry • once- a-year a network meeting for teachers and assessors of the course. The outcome of the stakeholder feedback will be relayed to the VRQA.
Recognition in Informal Learning assessment • organising the assessment environment to reflect a partnership of equals • recognising and catering for individual differences and before, during and on completion of the process • allowing time for the discussion and resolution of issues and difficulties • including a of evidence types to meet individual needs. Informal learning activity includes but is not limited to: • work including paid employment, non-paid work, workplace experience, voluntary activities and engagement in community activities that have meaningful outcomes • community activities, projects and programs • individual or activities and interests • non learning activities, such as discussion groups, meetings and workshops, provided in response to the expressed or potential interests and needs of individuals and communities • non-recognised but planned and structured learning programs, such as short courses. Discussion-based assessment may include: • documentation of anecdotal evidence (for example, questions and answers to probing questions raised by the assessor) • samples of work • third party reports • personal reflection • daily diary or personal journal • host organisation records • action plan • attendance records • reports. Learners may use opportunities presented by the discussion- based assessment process to identify evidence that confirms the candidate achieved the unit. This may involve learners in: • looking for evidence during the discussion which confirms that learning has occurred (for example, does