Student Completion of Accredited Training Policy

1. Background

Under the Standards for RTOs 2015, Aspen Medical Pty Ltd RTO #88188 (Aspen Medical Training) is required to implement an assessment system that ensures that assessment (including recognition of prior learning):

a) complies with the assessment requirements of the relevant training package or VET-accredited course; and

b) is conducted in accordance with the Principles of Assessment (Table 7.1) contained and the Rules of Evidence (Table 7.2)

 

2. Purpose

As per the Rules of Evidence (Table 7.2), assessment evidence must demonstrate current competency, requiring the assessment evidence to be from the present or the very recent past. This policy clarifies the completion timeframe expectations as part of the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment. This policy supports Aspen Medical Training’s commitment to providing quality training by following the Rules of Evidence.

 

3. Scope

This policy applies to students undertaking accredited training and assessment conducted by Aspen Medical Training for the following units:

  • HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • HLTAID010 – Provide basic emergency life support
  • HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
  • HLTAID012 – Provide First Aid in an education and care setting
  • HLTAID013 – Provide First Aid in remote or isolated site
  • HLTAID014 – Provide Advanced First Aid
  • HLTAID015 – Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy
  • HLTAID016 – Manage first aid services and resources
  • UETDRRF004 – Perform rescue from a live LV panel
  • UETDRMP007 – Perform rescue from a live low voltage panel

4. Definitions and Abbreviations

Assessment means the process of collecting evidence and making judgements on whether competency has been achieved, to confirm that an individual can perform to the standard required in the workplace, as specified in a training package or VET accredited course.

RTO means a Registered Training Organisation.

 

5. Policy

5.1 Incomplete eLearning and Knowledge Assessments

Students have 60 days from the date of their Practical Assessment Workshop date to finalise any outstanding assessment requirements including paper-based or online based Knowledge Assessments.  Upon the 60-day period lapsing, the student’s enrolment may be cancelled.

5.2 Incomplete Practical Assessments

Where a student has commenced or completed their paper-based and online based Knowledge Assessments and is unable to attend their scheduled Practical Assessment Workshop, a revised Practical Assessment Workshop will need to be booked within 90 days from the original Practical Assessment Workshop date. Upon the 90-day period lapsing, the student’s enrolment may be cancelled.

 

5.3 Fees

There will be no transfer or refund of Student fees by Aspen Medical Training for enrolments cancelled under this Policy.

5.4 Extension requests

Any requests for extensions to these timeframes must be submitted in writing to [email protected] for review.

5.5 Cancellation of Lapsed Enrolment

The Enrolment Period for the stated units is 180 days. Where a student enrols in a course and does not complete or does not commence the course within the enrolment period, their enrolment will be cancelled as per the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment.

6. Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of Aspen Medical Training to notify the student of the outstanding requirements via email in the form of three reminder emails prior to their enrolment being cancelled under this Policy.

 

It is the responsibility or Aspen Medical Training to notify the student in writing in the form of email of the cancellation of their enrolment under this policy.

It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that at enrolment, they provide current contact details, including a contact email address, that they may be contacted on for the duration of their enrolment through to completion.

 

It is the responsibility of the student to provide a Unique Student Identifier, unless exempt, to Aspen Medical Training at enrolment.

Where a student is unable to attend their scheduled Practical Assessment workshop, and there are no future scheduled workshop dates where the student can attend, it is the responsibility of the student to cover the following to complete their Practical Assessment where required:

 

  • Travel and accommodation to an approved Aspen Medical Training location
  • Trainer fees should a one-on-one Practical Assessment be required
  • Equipment transport

Should the student show extenuating circumstances, it is the responsibility of the student to request in writing to [email protected] any additional time requests for completion timeframe extensions.  Requests will be reviewed by Aspen Medical Training and responded to within 7 days of receipt.

 

7. References

Table 7.1 Principles of Assessment as per the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015

Fairness The individual learner’s needs are considered in the assessment process.

Where appropriate, reasonable adjustments are applied by the RTO to take into account the individual learner’s needs.  The RTO informs the learner about the assessment process and provides the learner with the opportunity to challenge the result of the assessment and be reassessed if necessary.
Flexibility Assessment is flexible to the individual learner by:

• Reflecting the learner’s needs;

• Assessing competencies held by the learner no matter how or where they have been acquired; and

• Drawing from a range of assessment methods and using those that are appropriate to the context, the unit of competency and associated assessment requirements, and the individual.
Validity Any assessment decision of the RTO is justified, based on the evidence of performance of the individual learner. Validity requires:

• Assessment against the unit/s of competency and the associated assessment requirements covers the broad range of skills and knowledge that are essential to competent performance;

• Assessment of knowledge and skills is integrated with their practical application;

• Assessment to be based on evidence that demonstrates that a learner could demonstrate these skills and knowledge in other similar situations; and

• Judgement of competence is based on evidence of learner performance that is aligned to the unit/s of competency and associated assessment requirements.
Reliability Evidence presented for assessment is consistently interpreted and assessment results are comparable irrespective of the assessor conducting the assessment.

Table 7.2 Rules of Evidence as per the Standards for Registered Training Organisations

(RTOs) 2015

Validity The assessor is assured that the learner has the skills, knowledge and attributes as described in the module or unit of competency and associated assessment requirements.
Sufficiency The assessor is assured that the quality, quantity and relevance of the assessment evidence enables a judgement to be made of a learner’s competency.
Authenticity The assessor is assured that the evidence presented for assessment is the learner’s own work.
Currency The assessor is assured that the assessment evidence demonstrates current competency. This requires the assessment evidence to be from the present or the very recent past.