TAESS00028
Work Skill Instructor Skill Set

Fee-free TAFE is a joint initiative of the Australian and Tasmanian Governments, providing tuition-free* training places to students wanting to train, retrain or upskill.

The following Tasmanian residents are eligible for Tasmanian Government subsidised training:

• Australian citizens
• Permanent residents

And Tasmanian residents who have permission for work and study in Australia and:

• Are New Zealand citizens with a Special Category Visa
• Are holders of a temporary humanitarian visas
• Are Tasmanian State Sponsored skill migrant visa holders
• Are a dependent (aged over 18) or partner (spouse) visa holder of an eligible applicant.

All other visa holders are ineligible for subsidised training. This includes all bridging visa holders and Tasmanian State Sponsored business visa holders.

Applicants must also meet any specific entry requirements for individual courses.

First Nations Australians, young people (17-24), people out of work or receiving income support, unpaid carers, women facing economic insecurity, women undertaking study in non-traditional fields and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.

Note: People studying within the education system (up to Year 12), or undertaking a traineeship or apprenticeship are not eligible.

*Your tuition fees are covered; however you may need to cover costs such as textbooks, workbooks, uniform, online learning resources or personal protective clothing. Depending on your course, there may also be other expenses that you need to budget for.

Any additional fees will be identified in course specific information.

Places are limited and not guaranteed and applying early is recommended. The number of Fee-Free places on offer at TasTAFE are determined by the Australian and Tasmanian Governments.

Prior to enrolling in this training program, you must must be able to demonstrate an adequate level of language, literacy and numeracy skill, and vocational competency in your proposed teaching and assessing area. Vocational competence is defined as broad industry knowledge and experience, and may include holding a relevant unit of competency or qualification.

In your application you will need to provide:

Undertake the TasTAFE LLN Assessment achieving an ACSF level 3

and

evidence of vocational competency in the area in which you intend to teach i.e. Certificate III in Commercial Cookery; Certificate IV in Engineering

your CV showing your experience using this qualification

a word document outlining where and when you have used of this qualification in industry and demonstrating currency in using this qualification

Additional requirements

You will require access to a vocational training and assessment environment to complete assessments such as group delivery and assessing students using National Training Packages.

You will also require access to a suitably qualified mentor holding TAE40116 or equivalent for some assessment observations.

* If you are unable to use your own workplace, you are required to complete your assessments in a volunteering capacity in an environment that uses National Training Packages. You will need to organise this yourself.

The fee you pay at TasTAFE will depend on the course you choose and may vary depending on the level of government subsidy available, the cost of delivery, any previous study you have undertaken and/or your personal circumstances. Tuition fees for this course are available at the top of the page via the Fee Calculator.

Your tuition fees cover the basic materials needed for your course, but may not cover items such as text books, workbooks, uniform, online learning resources or personal protective clothing. Depending on your course, there may also be other expenses that you need to budget for.

For courses undertaken in 12 months or less, you will be invoiced the full course fee (including any other essential fees associated with your course).

*For courses studied over multiple years, your course and other fees will be split over the years of study, with the concession fee being charged on a yearly basis. At the time of enrolment you will be invoiced for the first year’s fees. An invoice will be raised in each subsequent year around the same time as your ‘enrolment anniversary’.

Further information on fees, payments and other costs.

You will be required to demonstrate your skills in presenting to small groups and in by being observed providing skill instruction to learners.

You will also need to answer a range of knowledge-based questions.

The following skills and attributes will be useful to students studying this course:

• Digital literacy skills to meet training and assessment requirements including:

• word processing skills such as saving, filing and retrieving documents, typing in templates
• basic presentation programs such as PowerPoint
• using TasTAFE’s Learning Management System (Canvas)
• using communication tools such as email, Zoom and Skype
• use of communication tools such as email.

• Language, literacy and numeracy skills to meet training and assessment requirements including:

• researching, reading and interpreting
• presenting of one-on-one, group-based training
• writing a range of documents.

On successful completion of this course you will receive a TAESS00028 - Work Skill Instructor Skill Set.

Below is a list of all core units that TasTAFE offers in this course.