TAELLN411 Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills (Online Delivery)

Timeline for Compliance Under the Standards

Students are reminded that to remain compliant as a trainer and assessor under the Standards for RTOs, one requirement is that you will need to hold this unit (or be holding the older TAELLN401A) by April 1, 2019. For students enrolling after January 1, 2019, please bear this in mind when enrolling as assessments will need to be submitted and you will need to be deemed as competent before April 1, 2019 if you wish to remain compliant under the Standards. This will mean submitting your assessments by February 15, 2019.

Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for TAELLN411. You will need to have basics computer skills and be able to use Microsoft Word. It is assumed that participants have an appropriate level of literacy.

Length of Enrolment

Please note, your enrolment with CBD College will cease after 12 months and any assessments still being processed beyond this point will incur a re-enrolment fee of $175

Computer Literacy

A computer with Microsoft Office installed is essential for this course (Microsoft Office 2007 or later version for PC, Office 2010 version for Mac).

All assessment documents are written in Microsoft Word. You will need to be competent using this program.

Assessments Requirements

There is one Assessment for TAELLN411. The assessment methods to be used during this online program will be practical tasks, written questioning, review of documents and role-play.

If choosing Option 1, please note that there is one training session that will need to be filmed. Training materials are provided and planned as part of the assessment tasks leading up to this training session (N.B. Details of option 1 and 2 can be found under ‘Overview’ tab).

Literacy Requirements

• There are underlying skill requirements of the TAE Training and Education Training Package.
• Candidates are advised that they will need to possess effective language, communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to write a range of documentation.
• Candidates will also be expected to read and interpret training packages, develop training and assessment materials, present information, use technology and prepare various documents. Furthermore, cognitive skills in planning, research, interpretation, analysis and synthesis form part of the skills requirements of this unit.
• Candidates with special needs are advised to email info@cbdcollege.edu.au prior to booking so that reasonable adjustments to assessment can be contemplated.
• Where a student has an identified need for assistance with language, literacy or numeracy, CBD College’s trainers and assessors will endeavour to provide this assistance.

Issuance of Certificates

Once assessment tasks have been submitted, they will then be assessed. This can take up to 15 business days. Once you have been marked as competent in all assessment task requirements you will be notified via email. Your Statement of Attainment will be posted to you within 10 business days of receiving your completion email.

Kerry Couchman 

Kerry Couchman trains our Certificate IV in Training and Assessment courses in Melbourne. She has also been assessing this qualification for the last 5 years for CBD College. Her student feedback is amazing, describing her ability to explain topics clearly and being a fine example for students to follow when they are out training and assessing others.

Kerry is also a specialist first aid trainer. First Aid trainers with the qualifications, vocational experience and natural aptitude with students are hard to find, but Kerry possesses all of these things. She is a nurse of 17 years experience and has more recently worked for many years as a first aid trainer and area manager for St John Ambulance. She has also owned and operated her own restaurant.

Kerry has a passion for training and for helping others. Her professional interests include work health and safety and investigating alternative assessment methods for students with special needs.

Kerry holds the TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. She also holds the TAE50111 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training.

Alka Jain 

Alka Jain comes from an Investment and Finance background.  Having worked for over 15 years for many of the top 5 Investment Banks, Alka has been responsible for devising and conducting training programs for the graduate trainees of the bank in topics such as accounting, finance, business management, presentation skills and investments. 

Her other duties included managing a portfolio of clients for their investment accounting and performance measurement reporting requirements.

Alka is a qualified accountant. She holds the TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, TAE50111 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training and TAE50211 Diploma of Training Design and Development.

Joanne Power 

Joanne is one of our highly skilled team of TAE trainers and assessors. Based in Sydney, she is responsible for liaising with students regarding their assessments, training on a regular basis and is actively involved in continuous improvement strategies across the courses in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

Joanne comes from a workplace training background. She spent 12 years at Adecco Group where she worked her way up to be National Training Manager and was responsible for national training needs analysis, delivery and facilitation across the network of branches including sales, service delivery and product knowledge. Her previous positions have also included Training Co-ordinator at Clarins and senior HR positions in a number of large companies.

Jo holds the TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. She also holds the TAE50111 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training.

Joanna Gee 

Joanna graduated with a Degree in Education from the University of Newcastle (1994) and a Master of Education from the University of Sydney (2005). She spent the first few years of her teaching career as a foundation teacher in a new independent school north of Newcastle, followed by a stint overseas teaching for four years in London, before returning to Australia and teaching at St Catherine's School, Waverley and at Wahroonga Public School. Joanna also spent several years teaching undergraduate students in their final years of a Bachelor of Education degree at Macquarie University.

Joanna's strong interest in educational research and trends and in particular, her views on student centred learning and learning by doing, have helped to shape the unique TAE course that CBD College offers. As well as her degrees, Joanna holds her TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, TAE50111 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training and TAE50211 Diploma of Training Design and Development. She is a trainer and assessor for CBD College in Sydney.

In 2001 she was the recipient of a NSW Minister for Education and Training and Australian College of Education Quality Teaching Award.