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Trainer and Assessor Requirements from March 2024

Trainer and assessor requirements - Requirements from March 2024

As a consequence of the implementation of early changes to the current Standards for RTOs on 1 March 2024, ASQA has updated the trainer and assessor requirements noted in the Users' Guide. Specifically, this relates to the implementation of the Standards for RTOs Amendment (VET Workforce Support) Instrument 2024, which amends Schedules 1 and 2.

Trainers and assessors

As of March 2024 trainers and assessors must hold:

• TAE40116/TAE40122 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (or its successor)

or

• TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment plus the following units:
  • TAELLN411 (or its successor) or TAELLN401A, and
  • TAEASS502 (or its successor) or TAEASS502A or TAEASS502B

or

• a diploma or higher level qualification in adult education.

or

• a credential issued by a higher education provider (as defined by section 16-1 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003) which would enable the individual to satisfy the academic requirements for registration as a secondary school teacher in accordance with the registration requirements in at least one State or Territory, and one of the following credentials or the successor to one of the following credentials:
  • TAESS00011/TAESS00019 Assessor Skill Set or
  • TAESS00024 VET Delivered to School Students Teacher Enhancement Skill Set

Assessors

As of March 2024, anyone who provides assessment only (i.e. does not deliver training) must hold the following:

• TAESS00011 Assessor Skill Set or its successor

or

• TAESS00001 Assessor Skill set plus one of the following:
  • TAEASS502 Design and Develop Assessment Tools or
  • TAEASS502A Design and Develop Assessment Tools or
  • TAEASS502B Design and Develop Assessment Tools

or

• a diploma or higher level qualification in adult education*

or

• a credential issued by a higher education provider (as defined by section 16-1 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003) which would enable the individual to satisfy the academic requirements for registration as a secondary school teacher in accordance with the registration requirements in at least one State or Territory, and one of the following credentials or the successor to one of the following credentials:
  • TAESS00011/TAESS00019 Assessor Skill Set or
  • TAESS00024 VET Delivered to School Students Teacher Enhancement Skill Set.

To read further, see Clauses 1.13 to 1.16—Employ skilled trainers and assessors - Trainer and assessor requirements, Requirements from March 2024.

To read the Instrument, see here.

Date posted Mar 7, 2024