FUNdamentals First! Design, Delivery and Assessment that Works

Great training design is not a compliance exercise. It’s the craft of writing instructions so clear that many different people can act on them—facilitators, learners, assessors, and candidates. When directions say exactly what to do, how to do it, and what “good” looks like, workflows and tools become usable. Sessions make sense. Evidence stands up.

Design that works starts with plain language and purposeful structure. If most people can understand the steps at a glance, you’ve done the real job—far beyond ticking boxes. That clarity is the foundation for inclusionand quality and dare we say it… POSITIVE OUTCOMES!

Delivery that transfers means your practice is strong enough to travel across contexts. When you understand how to teach—modelling, guided practice, quick checks—you can teach anyone: apprentices and professionals, on mine sites and in boardrooms. The context changes: the teaching moves hold and the person attending the training leaves with a bounce in their step and new skills that transfer to the workplace ( also making the employers happy)

Assessment that holds up focuses on systems and processes, not wordplay. Assessment is a process: follow the principles of assessment (valid, reliable, fair, flexible) and the rules of evidence (sufficient, authentic, relevant, current) every time, and you will reach sound decisions—whether you are checking how someone makes a cup of tea or grading a Diploma-level unit. Same process, same integrity.

The three units in the FUNdamentals course walk you throughall of the above and more.

Let’s take a look at what’s included:

Design it!

“Learning never exhausts the mind” Leonardo DaVinci

Even though the world is full of “content creators” right now, to design a course well you must understand how to train or teach it. We strip away VET jargon and focus on designing for learning—drawing on modern adult learning ideas like George Siemens and Stephen Downes’ Connectivism, and classics like Malcolm Knowles’ principles of adult learning. We move from theory to application and show how to create solid training plans and session plans for any subject.

Deliver it!

“Those who know, do. Those who understand, teach.”  Aristotle

In this unit we focus on delivery. We cover WHS and why a safe, inclusive learning space matters. We take the ideas and techniques from Design it! and apply them in real training environments, then highlight the importance of gathering feedback—why it matters and how it can make your teaching better.

Assess it!

“What gets measured gets done, what gets measured and fed back gets done well, what gets rewarded gets repeated.” John E. Jones III

We close the loop by checking that learners really understand what they’ve been taught. This unit centres on applying the principles of assessment and the rules of evidence, explores assessment methods anyone can use with learners or work teams, shows how good assessment is designed, and clarifies our responsibilities when assessing.

Clarity beats compliance every time. When you design in plain language, deliver with transferable techniques, and assess through sound processes, you get consistent outcomes and confident decisions. The FUNdamentals Of Design, Delivery, Assessment gives you a practical framework you can use immediately to lift the quality of your training and evidence.

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Who is this course for?

Anyone. It’s not just for people in vocational education—it's equally useful for small business owners who want the basics to train their teams, and for corporate leaders who need their departments to understand why monitoring, systems, process checks and assessments matter.

Ideal for:

·       Practitioners who want to show the quality of what they already do in training and assessment.

·       People inside or outside RTOs—work-skill instruction, Verification of Competency (VoC), site training, corporate L&D, who want solid, portable practice.

·       Trainers with TAE40110 or TAE40116 who are done with upgrades but want a credible refresher to maintain VET currency.

This course can give you a head start on formalising your teaching qualifications—or simply reinforce that teaching is the direction you want to pursue.

Take a look here and explore training and assessment more deeply, or spend a few focused hours on professional development. Either way, it’s a strong addition to your skills portfolio.

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