Assessments Really Test You

Every now and then, a graduating student writes a review that we believe really captures what we try to do. Instead of them ending up hidden among the others, we will share them with you, and try to explain why we think they are so appropriate.

Assessing Knowledge in VET?

Assessment faces many challenges; one, in particular, is that Assessment practices are typically designed by individuals without specialist test design skills. Another challenge is that such Assessment practices are then “Validated” by individuals who lack specific skills in test evaluation. The result is an impossibly wide variation in the relative quality of assessments across RTOs – With the consequence that there is wide variation in outcomes.

An Overview Of The Requirements Of The Dip VET & Dip TDD Units Of Competency

To help you make an informed decision, the following questions allow you to quickly self-assess your likelihood of gaining RPL for some or all of the units.

Asking Questions: Tools For Brain Based Learning

Although much of what we are now discovering about how the brain learns is new, the idea of asking questions as a way to keep students’ attention is not. Indeed, some teachers have been asking questions of their students for decades, even in the hallowed lecture halls of the world’s great universities.So why is there such discontent with much of what we call “higher learning?”Why are so many students so bored and so uninvolved in their own classroom instruction?

Actions To Take When Study Is Stressing You Out

We’ve all been there. We have all sat at a desk re-reading the same section of text repeatedly, becoming increasingly frustrated by the second. Frustration leads to stress, anxiety, and feelings of wanting it to end... Quitting or sticking it out can be a hard decision! But don't give up just yet...

Accountability: It's A Two Way Street

Here is the definition for “accountability” in the Business dictionary: “The obligation of an individual or organisation to account for its activities, accept responsibility for them, and to disclose the results in a transparent manner.”Here at Fortress, we pride ourselves on being accountable. However, the thing about accountability is it takes two.Below are a few scenarios we deal with from time to time, which demonstrate how we are accountable to our students, and how our students are accountable to us.

10 Tips For When Procrastination Hits

Procrastination can happen to the best of us. No matter whether it is your Certificate IV TAE or a Diploma of VET or even Leadership & Management, it can get us all.When the procrastination bug strikes, suddenly clipping your big toenail is the most pressing thing on your to-do list. Or perhaps you suddenly have the undeniable urge to investigate Shania Twain’s Wikipedia page.

A Simple Trick To Get More Out Of Your Day

Have you ever noticed how some people tend to get more done in the average day than others? Actually, it’s a rather common phenomenon, especially when you look at highly successful people. They always seem to get more done in a day than anyone else. Okay; so what’s their secret?

10 Tips To Avoid Misinterpreting Tone In Emails

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A Mentor To Talk Things Through

Every now and then, a graduating student writes a review that we believe really captures what we try to do. Instead of them ending up hidden among the others, we will share them with you, and try to explain why we think they are so appropriate.

5 Reasons Why You Should Not Choose Fortress Learning

This article was first published in 2016, and since then, we have referred 3 people to our Complaints Policy, and none have ever lodged a complaint. But that doesn’t mean we are great for everyone, we're probably not the right training provider for some people and that's ok.

3 Keys To Student Motivation

The vast majority of teachers and trainers today agree that the active involvement of students in their own learning – such as through internal motivation – produces better learning outcomes. Research on how the brain learns supports this view, as does the thinking of revered figures in the history of education like John Dewey.

3 Pillars Of Quality In Action.. Again!

Every now and then, a student writes a review that we believe deserves to be featured and discussed. Instead of them ending up hidden among the others, we will share them with you, and let you know our thoughts about them.

Why Teachers Should Build Rapport With Students

Rapport is one of those things in life that may be difficult to define, but you know it when you feel it.

Three Reasons Why People Don't Finish Their TAE40116 Certificate IV In Training And Assessment

The TAE40116 Certificate IV is not simple to complete. Even the much easier, old TAE10, saw a completion rate of about 50% of people actually finish the course. Why? I think there are three reasons. 1. People sign up to do the TAE40116 thinking that it is something that it is not; 2. People sign up to do the TAE40116 because it is something that they want to have done; 3. People sign up to do the TAE40116 but don’t do enough “doing”

The Ten Painful Truths About The Certificate IV TAE

To be brutally frank, the Certificate IV TAE may well be Australia’s most resented qualification. For many people, it is something that they would rather have done than something that they want to do. For many people, it is something that they have to do to satisfy someone else’s requirements rather than something that they want to do to satisfy their own requirements.

Roles And Responsibilities In The Educational Environment

Traditional educational roles: Teachers deliver content, assess learning. Learners listen passively in class, actively engage in assignments. Today, active student involvement is sought, but teachers still ensure learning occurs.

Online Versus Face-To-Face?

This article will seek to summarise the recurring themes that emerged from a survey of 300 people, drawn mostly from a number of Linkedin and Facebook groups related to VET and higher education.

My Role As Your Trainer

Trainers don’t just train. My role as your trainer is to listen, learn, plan, adapt, help, soothe, challenge and tolerate. Students expect all this, and often more besides those. But, for a Trainer to be effective at training, I must be very clear about what is most important.

Do I Need To Upgrade My Cert IV TAE

The short answer is yes! ASQA’s Standards for RTO’s Clause 1.13 – 1.16 require that, from July of 2019, all Trainers/Assessors possess either: TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training & Assessment, which includes TAELLN411 and TAEASS502, ORTAE40110 Certificate IV in Training & Assessment, plus TAELLN411 and TAEASS502, or their equivalent predecessors. You can also hold a TAE Diploma, or higher-level adult education qualification. Necessity of upgrading from Cert IV TAE to TAE40116 is discussed, along with requirements and benefits, helping readers make informed decisions.

Challenges Facing VET In Australia

Vocational education and Training (VET) has been the most effective part of Australia’s educational system for a number of years. The unique partnership between government, industry and trainers which has been created in Australia regularly outperforms the haphazard vocational education offered in most countries. Our standardized system of certification ensures that trained personnel are consistently available to the private business sector while ensuring that the level of training that they receive is consistent across the country.

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