During your time with us, you will participate in training and assessment. Through the training, you will gain knowledge and skills relevant to the qualification in which you are enrolled. Dependent upon Depending on which qualification you are undertaking, during the assessment process you may be required to perform hands-on tasks/assessments, complete assessment books, attend vocational placement, participate in role-plays, etc.

To gain competency for a subject, you are required to provide all necessary documentation and evidence as instructed by Strategix and complete activities in the suggested timeframes.

The Training and Assessment Process

At Strategix we ensure the training and assessment of all students is fair and non-discriminatory. We ensure the Principles of Assessment (including: fairness, flexibility, validity and reliability) and the Rules of Evidence (including; validity, sufficiency, currency and authenticity) are part of our assessment system and followed at all times.

There are four main steps included in the Training and Assessment Process:

1. Enrolment

2. Develop a Training Plan

3. Training and Assessment Activities

4. Completion and Qualification

1. Enrolment

The first step in your assessment journey with Strategix happens during your enrolment. During this stage we identify:

• Your suitability for the course and if you require any additional support and

• If you will require any Credit credit transfers or recognition of prior learning once enrolled.

2. Develop a Training Plan

A training plan is a formal document that outlines how, when and where training and assessment will occur. It can be used as a guide to monitor your progress towards the achievement of achieving the qualification. Once developed, the training plan is signed off by your trainer/assessor, your supervisor/employer (if applicable) and yourself.

Training plans are reviewed on a regular basis regularly throughout the course of study to ensure the effectiveness and validity of the subject selection and monitor the progress of your qualification. The reviews are generally completed every 2 – 4 months, depending on the funding source, contract requirements, client requirements and student progress.

3. Training and Assessment Activities

Training (Delivery)

The most important part of your time spent with us is your participation in training and education, without it, you will not be prepared for, or able to, undertake your assessments. Prior to, and in preparation for assessment, Strategix will provide you with all required learning materials and training.

As a learner, you will have a Training Plan or course schedule which that outlines how, when and where training and assessment will occur during your course. Your Training Plan includes the minimum learning you require required to be ready to participate in your assessment/s. During your course, the training you will participate in may include:

• Scheduled contact hours:

  • Face-to-face classes

  • Course-related information sessions

  • Supervised study sessions

  • Mandatory and supervised work-based training (Vocational Placement)

  • Assessment sessions

  • Online tutorials (domestic students).

• Self-paced study.

You must prepare yourself for your assessment by attending any education facilities (if applicable) and accessing the learner guides, resources and equipment.

Where applicable, Strategix ensures all resources, items, locations and facilities are available to you and/or are ready for your use during the assessment period. Please note: If Vocational Placement is part of your course, it is your responsibility to organise your own placement host. Prior to assessment, your trainer will inform you of the assessment requirements and expectations, and provide you with your assessment materials.

We will ensure that an effective learning environment is maintained at all times. The environment will be characterised by:

• An effective training-learning relationship and rapport between workplace trainer/assessors and students

• Teamwork, communication, feedback and cooperation between all involved

• Openness, honesty, trust, respect and supportiveness

• Sufficient time to practice and understand the content of the course

• Quality training and assessment materials

• Appropriate facilities, equipment and resources

• Flexibility in training and assessment methods to meet your needs

• Ensuring all trainers have the requisite training and technical skills, experience and attitudes

• Consultation with industry regularly to ensure that:

  • Our training and assessment continues to meet industry needs and standards

  • Materials and strategies are aligned with industry through consultation with companies, industry associations and government

  • Our trainers’ experience is current through participation in industry release programs.

Assessment

In line with competency-based training methodology, assessments will be are progressive, with an emphasis on demonstrating competence and practical application of skills and knowledge. How you will be are assessed and what the assessor will be is looking for will be made clear to you at the beginning of each subject. Assessment due dates are communicated by the trainer/facilitator where required. You must ensure you keep copies of all assessment tasks as you may be required to resubmit at a future date.

When it comes time to complete your assessments, you must demonstrate competence by successfully meeting the requirements of each assessment to an acceptable level. You may encounter a range of assessment methods, such as:

When formulating your responses and/or participating in your assessment activities, you need to be sure that you respond in a way that matches the level of the course you are undertaking. For example, if you are undertaking a Diploma diploma-level qualification, your responses to questions would require more detail and be held to a higher standard than responses to questions in a Certificate certificate III qualification. Your learning and assessment material will drive your responses and if you do not quite meet response requirements, the assessor will provide feedback and allow you to attempt the question again.

Many elements of your training and assessment with Strategix will be through the use of electronic means (enrolment form, learning materials and assessment materials/methods), therefore it is important for students to have sound computer skills. On the campus and at schools, students will have can access to devices to complete their assessments. When studying online, students must have a suitable device to complete their course.

Marking Assessments

Before an assessor will mark your assessment/s you must have, where applicable:

• Completed all assessment parts

• Provided all required evidence, ie.eg. attachments, templates, vocational placement record books, etc.

• Securely attached any paper attachments to the assessment tool and labelled with at least your name and the subject code and name

• Recorded all responses, including verbal responses recorded by the assessor where applicable

• For observations, recorded assessment conditions

• Signed all areas requiring signatures (yours or your mentor/supervisor)

• Correctly recorded any dates.

When marking your assessments, the assessor will follow a marking guide that contains a range of model answers and set requirements for student responses to questions. This ensures your assessment is marked fairly and consistently.

Assessment may take up to 14 days to be marked.

Assessment Outcome

You can only gain competence (or pass) in a subject once all assessment parts for that subject are marked as satisfactory. You can see your course progress through the assessment platform (electronic) or through your Record Book (paper-based).

If you withdraw, or your enrolment is cancelled, you cannot be awarded a final outcome for any subject that has outstanding assessment parts or failed attempts.

Working with Children Check and Police Check

Some courses require students to perform a Working with Children Check (Blue Card in Qld) or a National Police Check to participate in the Vocational Placement component of the course. Please note, that by signing the Blue Card Application Form you are consenting consent to the screening process. It is an offence for a ‘disqualified person’ to sign a blue card application form or renewal form.

To assist the student, applications may be submitted on the student’s behalf, all results and outcomes of the checks will remain confidential.

4. Completion and Qualification

Once you have been deemed competent in all relevant subjects and your Training Record Book, Assessment Book or assessments have been signed off, you have completed the qualification. You will receive your certificate from Strategix within 30 days of completion and finalisation of payment.