Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to manage own standard of performance, and plan and participate in professional development relating to own professional practice in a vocational education and training (VET) context.
The unit applies to experienced individuals in a variety of VET sector job roles, including those in advanced training and assessment roles, design and development roles, and VET leadership roles.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

The individual must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:
• develop and implement a plan for 30 hours of own professional development that must include:
• collaborating with an internal or external peer on at least 3 different occasions:
• providing feedback on peer’s professional practice
• reflecting on and discussing feedback from peer on own professional practice
• participating in professional development, including interacting with a professional network at least once
• creating a professional reference list of research that includes reflections and application to own practice, and identifies:
• at least 1 vocational education and training development or trend
• at least 1 industry development or trend
• document above plan
• review above professional development process and practice and create a professional reference list of research, including reflections and application to own practice, and identify opportunities to improve.

Knowledge Evidence

The individual must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:
• vocational education and training (VET) regulatory requirements relevant to maintaining and enhancing own professional practice:
• currency of own industry skills and knowledge
• credentials
• professional development
• expected organisational standards of performance
• organisational procedures relating to professional development, including for reviewing and evaluating own professional practice
• types of professional development strategies and how to implement them:
• goal setting and planning
• mentoring
• collaborating
• professional development events
• reflective practice
• relevant capability frameworks for VET professionals and their application to current and future skill development
• social and educational trends, and changes, impacting on the VET environment, including:
• policy changes
• technological changes
• cultural and social changes
• economic changes
• research and networks relevant to own professional practice
• ethical and inclusive principles, and the practices associated with professional development
• types and availability of development activities, and opportunities.

Assessment Conditions

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a real or simulated vocational education and training environment. Evidence gathered for assessment may include that collected in real time or via a submitted recording.
This includes access to:
• internal or external peers with experience, skills and knowledge relevant to performance evidence
• expected organisational standards of performance
• organisational procedures relating to professional development.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Foundation Skills

• {'skill': 'Digital literacy', 'description': 'Uses main features and functions of digital tools and electronic applications required in own role in a range of contexts to access and exchange information'}
• {'skill': 'Learning', 'description': 'Reflects on skills and knowledge of self and others and seeks opportunities for professional development; Researches, interprets and synthesises information specific to the professional development context'}
• {'skill': 'Reading', 'description': 'Sources, analyses and interprets written information to improve professional practice; Analyses currency and relevance of information, and authority of information source'}
• {'skill': 'Writing', 'description': 'Produces documentation incorporating analysis of information and observations of practice'}
• {'skill': 'Oral communication', 'description': 'Leads verbal communication about improving professional practice'}
• {'skill': 'Self-management', 'description': 'Identifies and takes responsibility for adhering to organisational policies and procedures, and legal and ethical requirements'}
• {'skill': 'Initiative and enterprise', 'description': 'Collaborates, provides feedback and shares knowledge and experience with others to confirm understanding and to develop improved professional practice'}
• {'skill': 'Planning and organising', 'description': 'Plans, organises and completes work according to requirements, taking responsibility for decisions and sequencing tasks to achieve effective and efficient outcomes'}

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