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Maintain and enhance professional practice

Maintain and enhance professional practice

Unit of competency
National Code
TAEPDD501A
State Code
S7802
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
12/10/2011
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
13/03/2012
Field of Education
080305 - Personal Management Training
Original Release Date
13/03/2012
Nominal Hours
40
Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to manage personal professional performance and to take responsibility for professional development in relation to the provision of training and/or assessment services.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Model high standards of performance
  • 1.1 Incorporate individual responsibilities and accountabilities into personal work plans in accordance with organisational and legal requirements
  • 1.2 Model appropriate professional techniques and strategies
  • 1.3 Apply ethical and inclusive practices in professional practice
2. Determine personal development needs
  • 2.1 Assess own knowledge and skills against relevant benchmarks to determine development needs and priorities
  • 2.2 Seek input from other relevant personnel about own development needs and priorities
  • 2.3 Identify ways to update and maintain currency of vocational competency and prepare a vocational currency plan
  • 2.4 Identify ways to update and maintain Vocational Education and Training (VET) knowledge and skills as well as trainer and assessor competence and prepare a VET currency plan
  • 2.5 Combine vocational currency plan and VET currency plan into an overall professional development plan
3. Collaborate with peers in professional development
  • 3.1 Observe facilitators in facilitation practice and provide them constructive feedback
  • 3.2 Invite peers to observe and provide constructive feedback on own facilitation practices
  • 3.3 Interview assessors in relation to the judgements they make in their assessment practices and provide them constructive feedback
  • 3.4 Invite peers to question own judgements in assessment practices and provide constructive feedback
4. Participate in professional development activities
  • 4.1 Select and implement development opportunities to support continuous learning and maintain currency of professional practice
  • 4.2 Participate in professional networks to support continuous learning and maintain currency of professional practice
  • 4.3 Engage in processes which include observing peers in training and assessment practices and providing them feedback
  • 4.4 Invite peers and others to observe and provide feedback on own training and assessment practices
  • 4.5 Use technology to maintain regular communication with relevant networks, organisations and individuals
5. Reflect on and evaluate professional practice
  • 5.1 Research developments and trends impacting on professional practice and integrate information into work performance
  • 5.2 Use feedback from colleagues and clients to identify and introduce improvements in work performance
  • 5.3 Document professional development activities, learning and planned changes in behaviours in accordance with the organisation’s systems and processes
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Vocational currency plan may include:
self assessment of current skills and knowledge
identified areas requiring development
identified opportunities for development
procedures for development including:
work-team meetings
professional practice groups
industry contact
training
job rotation
conferences
research
return to industry
industry visits.
VET currency plan may include:
professional goals
organisation’s requirements
identified current standards and regulatory requirements
identified opportunities for development including:
updated VET qualifications
VET sector engagement.
Professional development plan may include:
both vocational currency plan and training and assessment currency plan plus work and personal career objectives
the organisation's professional development plan for each individual staff member, outlining:
work and personal career objectives
identified areas requiring development
learning opportunities and activities
relevant work activities and projects
links to organisational training needs profile
link to organisation’s strategic plan.
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the ability to:
model appropriate professional techniques and strategies
contribute to own professional development plan
network and use technology to gain information and other support
participate in professional development activities and maintain currency of skills and knowledge in VET sector as well as vocational area
document, reflect and discuss with peers evidence of feedback from at least 10 hours of facilitation practice and interviews with assessors covering at least the assessment of 10 candidates.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Evidence must be gathered in the workplace wherever possible.
Where no workplace is available, a simulated workplace must be provided which will enable all the critical aspects for evidence outlined above to be assessed in a manner equivalent to a workplace.

Method of assessment
Critical aspects of evidence for the 3 units:
TAEDEL502A Provide advanced facilitation practice,
TAEASS501A Provide advanced assessment practice, and
TAEPDD501A Maintain and enhance professional practice
are intended to be assessed in the context of a ‘practicum’.
A holistic assessment covering these three units can be accessed on the IBSA website to support such assessment.
Guidance information for assessment
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
C9577 TAAENV501B Maintain and enhance professional practice Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
AWY59 TAEPDD501 Maintain and enhance professional practice Unit of competency