2025 Standards for RTOs - Skills Education’s Standards Hub 3.2

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Quality Area 3 - VET workforce

VET students are trained, assessed and supported by people who are qualified, skilled and committed to professional development.

Division 2 - Trainer and assessor competencies

Requirements

Standard 3.2

Outcome Standard

(1) Training and assessment is delivered to VET students by credentialled people with current skills and knowledge in training and assessment.

Performance Indicators

(2) An NVR registered training organisation demonstrates:

(a) training and assessment is only delivered by persons who hold the appropriate credentials for the delivery of training and assessment as specified in the Credential Policy;

(b) where the Credential Policy permits a person to deliver any training or assessment under direction – the organisation has systems in place that ensure the person does not make assessment judgements and is delivering quality training and assessment; and

(c) how it ensures all trainers and assessors undertake continuing professional development to maintain current skills and knowledge in training and assessment, including skills and knowledge relating to engaging and supporting VET students.

Risks

Not having a system in place to authenticate the training and assessment credentials held by your trainers and assessors.
Not regularly reviewing the skills and knowledge of the persons working under direction to determine if their level of supervisory arrangements and guidance require adjustment.
Not systematically reviewing the quality of work produced by those persons working under direction.
Not ensuring that supervisors have adequate skills, experience and qualifications to provide appropriate support and supervision to those working under direction.
Only providing trainers and assessors with access to professional development on an ad-hoc basis with no consideration as to whether the professional development is the most suitable to understanding current and emerging training practices.