10. HOW TO BE A FACILITATOR

To be a Facilitator, candidates are recommended by their club, endorsed by their branch and awarded by the RTO. This process is in line with the 2015 RTO Standards:

• employ skilled trainers and assessors (Clauses 1.13 – 1.16)
• provide supervision of trainers where needed (Clauses 1.17 – 1.20)
  

Candidates must hold the appropriate TAE units of competency under Clause 1.14; and

• vocational competencies at least to the level being delivered and assessed;
• current industry skills directly relevant to the training and assessment being provided; and
• current knowledge and skills in vocational training and learning that conforms their training and assessment (Clause 1.13).
  

PATHWAYS – FACILITATOR

• Facilitator Course
• TAEASS502 Design and develop assessment tools
• TAELLN411 Address adult, language, literacy and numeracy skills
  For course overview CLICK HERE
  For Participant Handbook CLICK HERE

ENROLMENT PROCESS

PROBATIONARY FACILITATORS

A Facilitator holds the highest qualification and as a result can train and assess candidates in a course. All Facilitators must meet the following minimum criteria:

• TAE40116 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (or equivalent*)
  

*Equivalent – TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment including the additional units TAEASS502 Design and develop assessment tools and TAELLN411 Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills.

To be endorsed as a Facilitator, the Facilitator must be currently training and currently assessing in the chosen award (ie must have trained at least one course AND assessed at least one course in the past two years).

Ongoing endorsement is dependent on the Facilitator meeting all the following criteria:

• demonstrating current competency and continual development in assessment, as well as VET knowledge and skills.
• remaining currently proficient in the SLSA award (minimum 24 months) and the holding the current unit/s or qualification aligned to that award, noting that the 24 months may be more or less depending on experience and discretions of the RTO
• hold the full Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (note this is a change from previous seasons and holders of only the 5 units from the Training Officer and Assessors clusters are no longer eligible)
• remaining proficient in contemporary training and assessment practices and holding the relevant units of competency or qualification required in the Standards for RTOs
• attendance and active participation in the annual SLSQ TAF proficiency
• this seasons (2023/24) TAF Proficiency & Re-endorsement Guide can be found here.
  

Probationary TAF Requirements Click Here
Probationary Facilitator Silver Medallion Patrol Captain – Probationary Facilitator Observation Form
Probationary Facilitator ECT – Probationary TA & F ECT Observation Form
IRB – New IRB Trainer/Assessor Induction Checklist Form

Note: Members to be endorsed as Bronze and/or IRB Facilitators must hold TAE40116 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (or equivalent*) as well as all Trainer AND Assessor awards/ requirements for the relevant award prior to being endorsed as a Facilitator for these awards. Therefore there is no need to complete a SLSQ Probationary Facilitator Observation for new Bronze or IRB facilitators.

Facilitator Award: New

Process for Bronze and IRB New Facilitator Awards:

Facilitator Bronze Form – Branch to submit
Facilitator IRB Form – Branch to submit

Requirements
- Hold a current Certificate IV
- Be proficient in the relevant award/s
- Hold trainer and assessor awards for the relevant award
- Trained and assessed at least one course in the past two years

Club Endorsement
- A club is to nominate member/s that hold the relevant qualifications and experience to become a facilitator
- Refer to individual branch nomination process
Clubs and Branched are NOT to raise a Form 14

Branch Endorsement
- A branch is to endorse a successful facilitator at BOLS meeting
- A branch is to submit relevant facilitator JotForm
- After receiving the JotForm from the branch, SLSQ will review and process the award
Clubs and Branched are NOT to raise a Form 14

Skills Maintenance
- To maintain currency, members must attend an annual TAF Proficiency and skills maintenance sessions in the relevant awards.