Michelle Charlton
Specialised VET Services
About Michelle
As the Principal of her organisation, over the last decade and a half, Michelle has built her reputation as a trusted provider in Australia's Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. Michelle and her team are well-known for specialised VET and RTO support services including:
- Writing and resource development
- Assessment and document review
- Assessment validation
- QA services
- Professional Development information and activities - including the Education Matters learning and resources hub
Michelle is an experienced presenter and facilitator, a qualified trainer and assessor, and has industry qualifications and experience in project management, leadership and management, training and education, and business operations.
She holds tertiary qualifications in:
- Psychology
- Adult and Vocational Education
- Training and Development
- Digital Learning
And, is currently undertaking more post-graduate learning - this time, in education studies and learning science.
Contact and connect with Michelle:
W: specialisedvetservices.com.au
VET PD Group Community of Practice on LinkedIn | Skills Education on LinkedIn
Michelle is an Education Matters Ambassador
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Assessment Essentials
BundleShort and snappy sessions on three components essential to VET assessment
$50
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Assessment Questions Answered
CourseLive answers to the questions posed from the audience about designing and developing assessment tools.
$60
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Characteristics of Adult Learners
CourseFind out why pedagogy isn't ideal in VET and why it can limit student engagement
$60
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Compliance Tips and Tricks for RTO Administrators
CourseThis session looks at understanding what makes an effective RTO administrator – why admin activity is relevant to compliance, and why it is important to know how to complete various tasks in the context of a compliance framework.
$60
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Course Accreditation Myths - Busted!
CourseIf you’re thinking about developing an accredited course or are simply interested in how accredited courses work, join this session to expose and debunk the top five misconceptions about these training products.
$60
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Creating a Best-practice Mapping Document for Assessments
CourseKnowing how to create a precise and accurate mapping document is a key step in supporting the RTO’s compliance approach and this session will give a step by step overview of how to do this.
$60
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Creating the 5 Year Validation Plan
CourseLook at how to construct the mandatory five year plan for validation. This session will outline a framework for deciding which training products on scope of registration need to be validated, and when.
$75
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Curious Cats and Other Great Learning Ideas
CourseExplore the role of curiosity in learning and how you can support learners to be confident curious cats!
$60
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Designing Assessment Tools
CourseVital design-phase pointers to augment your current knowledge linked to the unit of competency TAEASS502 Design and develop assessment tools.
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Developing Assessment Tools
CourseExamine the last two elements from the unit of competency TAEASS502 Design and Development Assessment tools.
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Drive to Innovate
CourseThis session explores what ‘innovation’ means and how it applies to the learning process. It queries whether our drive to innovate is overshadowing what we do best as educators
$60
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Effective Mapping
CourseA brief refresher on what constitutes an effective VET assessment mapping document and the role it plays in an RTO's quality system
$20
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Foundation Skills - More than just a Training Package
CourseIn order to be able to successfully engage with basic, everyday tasks, people need to have literacies in a number of areas, including technology.
$60
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High-level Overview of the Standards
CourseThis session gives a high-level overview of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015 by looking at the intent and content of this legislative instrument.
$60
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How to Complete an Equivalency Matrix
CourseIn this HOW TO… session watch along to see how to provide evidence of equivalence that will keep even the most discerning compliance officer happy
$60
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How to determine whether an assessment covers unit requirements
CourseInvestment in knowing how to properly conduct a validation of mapping will also help set your RTO up for more positive outcomes when it comes time to undertake the mandatory formal validation as described in the Standards.
$60
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Increasing Student Engagement
CourseHow to foster interest from your learners and support them to maintain course progression
$60
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Introduction to Standard 1
CourseBeginner level, high-level overview of the biggest Standard to impact RTO operations - Introduction to Standard 1.
$60
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Leverage Adult Learning Principles to Support and Facilitate Learning
CourseUnderstand and engage adult learners, inc. with digital teaching tools that can support collaborative development of skills and knowledge
$65
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Observation Checklists
CourseSee how to include observable behaviours & benchmarks & capture valid evidence of skills in this quick tour of observation checklists for VET assessment
$20
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Pitfalls in Assessment Design and Development
CourseThere are many layers to assessment tool design and development. Here’s a session on some of the seven most common pitfalls - and how to avoid them.
$60
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Pre-use Validation of Assessment Tools (PD + Template)
CourseSupport to answer the question: Does this tool allow for the provision of sufficient evidence that is valid, reliable, authentic, and current? PD + Template
$125
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Psychology of Learning
CourseUnderstand how to capitalise on learning principles to successfully deliver to students and support their engagement
$60
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Reasonable Adjustment
CourseBrief overview of what constitutes reasonable adjustment, unreasonable adjustment and an RTO's obligations in this regard
$20
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Saving time and leading learning
CourseTap into a community of practice to share ideas and time-saving strategies to help daily practice and students to become more confident, active participants in the learning.
$25
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Summary of Research into the impacts of COVID on Education
CourseThis half hour session gives a helicopter summary of some of the research already available into how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed education.
$25
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The [trainer/assessor] Matrix
CourseConfirm all personnel involved in the delivery and/or assessment of training are meeting the requirements to train and assess others. Take a look at how the Matrix must feed into the overall compliance and quality system for the RTO.
$60
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Third-party evidence collection
CourseSometimes, an assessor cannot be present to observe student performance. Learn how to design an assessment tool a third party can use to observe and collect evidence for assessor consideration.
$60
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Trainer/Assessor Credentials
CourseClarify the credentials required to train and assess others
$40
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Trainer / Assessor Requirements
BundleSet of PD sessions outlining the requirements to be a trainer / assessor of Australian VET
$210
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Training and Assessing - Requirements
BundleExplore the minimum credentials requirements to be a trainer and/or assessor in the VET sector
$72.50
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Transition Arrangements - Trainer/Assessor
CourseLook at the impacts of transitioning training products on the trainer/assessor’s continued suitability to meet requirements.
$60
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Transition Arrangements - Key Considerations
CourseOverview of the considerations for an RTO (and staff) when needing to transition a training package product
$60
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Using assessment mapping as a QA & risk identification tool
CourseFind out how to use the assessment mapping document to support quality and compliance in your RTO.
$60
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Vocational Credentials
CourseLearn about the vocational credentials required to train and assess, how to evidence vocational credentials, where competency and currency comes into it, and what demonstrating equivalence is all about
$40
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Ways to Help Students With Their Course
CourseWhat happens when students don't know what to do - and how you can help
$60
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Writing Reliable Benchmarks
CourseExplore ways to add inter- and intra-assessor reliability to your assessment tools.
$60