Training Packages: A-Z Resources

Training Packages

Reviewed: January 2008

This page has been kept for reference.
It will no longer be updated by ICVET. However, you will be able to source the latest information on this topic from here

Websites
Publication
TAFE NSW Curriculum Centres

Training Packages are sets of nationally endorsed standards and qualifications for recognising and assessing people's skills in specific industries or professions.

Training Packages describe the skills and knowledge needed to perform effectively in the workplace. They do not prescribe how an individual should be trained. Teachers and trainers develop learning strategies - the "how" - depending on learners' needs, abilities and circumstances

Training Packages are developed by industry through national Industry Skills Councils or by enterprises to meet the identified training needs of specific industries or industry sectors. To gain national endorsement, developers must provide evidence of extensive consultation and support within the industry area or enterprise.

Training Packages complete a quality assurance process and are then endorsed by the National Training Quality Council (NTQC) and placed on the National Training Information Service (NTIS)

Websites

Training.com.au

The single point of access to the vast range of vocational education and training information, products and services in Australia. Use this site to keep up to date on the latest developments in this area. There is a newsletter that you can subscribe too, which advises on the latest changes to training packages in industry areas.

Australian Government Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations

This is the first of several pages on the DEEWR website that give comprehensive background information about Training Packages, their origins, purpose and future directions.

Implementation Guides
Produced by the former Australian National Training Authority (ANTA), Implementation Guides provide information to assist Registered Training Organisations, teachers/trainers and assessors in using nationally endorsed industry Training Packages. Copies can be viewed, downloaded or printed from this site.

NTIS (National Training Information Service)

This is a user-friendly online database in which every endorsed Training Package is listed and detailed. Access to the site is free and copies of all or part of the Training Packages can be printed or downloaded.

Training Packages Unwrapped

Australian training packages in bite size pieces. An excellent website containing several tools to present the units from the NTIS Training Packages in an easy-to-use format, along with templates and teaching resources such as moodle frameworks, tiddlyWiki and wikiversity ready text.

Reframing the Future

Reframing the Future is a major initiative of ANTA (the Australian National Training Authority). The purpose of Reframing is to support national training system including the implementation and use of Training Packages.

Publication

NCVER - Defining Generic Skills: At a Glance

Generic skills are gaining importance internationally and in Australia. 'At a Glance' explains why there is such an interest in generic skills, and describes how they have been defined and addressed in educational programs in Australia. It also compares the different definitions and interpretations of generic skills in various overseas countries. Also available is the complementary publication Fostering generic skills in VET programs and workplaces: At a glance.

ICVET Promoting Emerging Practice, TAFE NSW International Centre for VET Teaching and Learning