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Here's what we offer to support your ongoing professional learning and for RTOs, growth in staff knowledge, and quality in operations

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Observation Checklists
Course
See how to include observable behaviours & benchmarks & capture valid evidence of skills in this quick tour of observation checklists for VET assessment

$20
10 Digital resources that add wow to your training
Course
Explore and evaluate 10 digital resource sites that add that the WOW factor to your training, and raise the engagement levels of learners

$65
Developing meta-cognitive skills of young VET learners
Course
Unlock potential! Teach young VET learners meta-cognitive skills - the art of learning how to learn

$60

Live Webinars and Events

Are you a VET professional looking for relevant, up-to-date, and affordable PD courses? See what's coming up this year

Automatic registration to the live webinars and immediate access to recordings from this year's events for Education Matters Elite subscribers

	Bundle of 2 Sessions - Increase Assessment Success for Students Webinars about learner-centric assessment approaches which increase student success with assessments
	Bundle of 6 Sessions - Digital Technology Series Series of webinars designed to give practical guidance on how to leverage, use, and support integration of digital technologies into VET practice
	2.8.24 RPL Matters - Talk on the Tools 2 RPL Matters members - are you joining us for the next live meet up where we continue the Talk on the Tools? Registration link in the Resources House The only way to join these sessions and to access the RPL tool examples is to be a member of RPL Matters, the Australian Community of Learning about RPL. Join RPL Matters
	7.8.24 Creating educational videos on your smartphone Tap into the popularity of video as a learning tool and learn how to make your own custom clips for educational purposes
	15.8.24 Help learners 'crack the code' of complex assessment tasks Explore ways to help learners properly unpack what the assessment asks so they understand what to do and can be more successful in their assessment attempts
	20.8.24 Fit and Proper Person Requirements - Considerations for RTOs For RTO owners, managers and key personnel on changes to the FPPRs and ideas to consider implementation and sustainable compliance with a strategic business lens
	22.8.24 Assessment in Action: Applying the principles of assessment and rules of evidence Focus on how to apply the core requirements for conducting compliant VET assessment
	4.9.24 Selecting and deploying video for in-class use Video is a powerful learning tool but is sometimes difficult to find what's needed. Find out what makes a clip good, suitable for use in-class and how to link it back to learning
	6.9.24 Trainer Chat This Trainer Chat Session: What an Adult LLN Practitioner does, trends in LLN support needs across the VET sector and some everyday tips for how trainers can help their students while waiting for specialist help and advice
	10.9.24 Conduct effective professional conversations Use this approach in RPL or train/assess pathways. Learn the keys to facilitate a discussion that yields evidence about competency
	13.9.24 TAE Trivia - Black Friday Join the fun, friendly competition for VET PD with a difference! No cost to register, chance to win a prize 😀
	2.10.24 Adult learning principles Boost your own performance as an educator of adult learners by understanding adult learning principles and common learning theories that apply well to adults as learners
	16.10.24 Flip and Flourish: Building interactive learning Explore how to evaluate flipped learning strategies as a means to facilitate more interaction during shared 'class' time
	24.10.24 Strategies to increase learner success in their assessment tasks Tools and strategies trainers can employ to support assessment success for their learners
	13.11.24 Support from above: Ways Senior VET Leaders/Education Managers can support their trainers working with disengaged learners Learn more about using approaches that delve into the root cause of the disengagement and focus on building a robust toolkit of active engagement options
	20.11.24 Developing meaningful course evaluation methods How to apply Kirkpatrick's Four Levels of Evaluation for good information to enable continuous feedback

RPL Matters Community of Learning

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RPL Matters - Australian Community of Learning

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RPL Matters Live Meet Ups

RPL Matters Members: see the upcoming live meet up events scheduled for 2024

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Education Matters Learning and Resources Hub

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Education Matters - Learning and Resources Hub

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Education Matters PRO - Learning and Resources Hub + PD Library Content

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Pre-assessment Validation Services

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Pre-assessment Validation Services

Get our qualified VET experts to conduct a pre-assessment validation activity on your assessment materials to ensure all unit of competency evidence requirements are met

Learning Programs and Microcredentials

Earn credentials in high-interest topics

Guided learning and advanced development

Advanced RPL Credentials

Earn a micorcredential and get your professional practice verified via the Learn and Assess or Assessment-only options of these programs covering advanced concepts for RPL Toolkit development

A fully supported learning program is also available as professional development in the underpinning knowledge required for concepts of user-friendly RPL tools and/or clustered assessment tools

See all details on the Advanced RPL Credentials page

Free info session on the Advanced RPL Credential programs

Register for free to see and hear more about the new programs designed to support development of skilled, confident RPL assessors

Short Courses - Ready to take now

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How to create a mapping document for your assessment tools

This short course explains the reasons for why a precise, accurate mapping document is valuable to the RTO's compliance and quality systems. It shows steps to create a useful framework to house evidence of how assessment tools meet unit requirements

How to create the random sample required for validation of assessment judgements

This short course defines the basic statistical terms and processes used in the calculation of a statistically valid sample. It shows the steps to create a random sample suitable for use in the validation of assessment judgements

VET Information Pages

	Validation Pre-assessment validation services
	AI as a Tool in Education
	ACSF Assessment Tasks
	LLN Videos
	Foundation Skills videos
	RPL Videos
	Capability Frameworks