Training package development handbook guidelines

(b)
(c)
(d)
that the amendment allows ISCs to transition qualifications to the new packaging rules for
flexibility, and the embedding of green skills, where the qualification outcomes and
structure have not substantially changed and where the ISC determines that there is no
need to seek industry validation via a full endorsement process;
that the proposed amendment to the Training Package Development and Endorsement
Process 2008 apply until 31 December 2010 to align with the end date for transition to
new packaging rules for flexibility and embedding of green skills in Training Packages;
that the following communication processes will be required to support the amendment:
i. ISCs notify and explain ISC upgrades to State Training Authorities and the NQC
ii. ISCs update the Training Package version and the version modification history to
explain in detail the particulars of the change
iii. ISCs publish the change to NTIS.
5. Contextualisation of qualifications
Contextualisation of qualifications allows substitution of some units of competency in qualifications
where this is consistent with the described work outcome and outlined in the qualification’s
packaging rules. The substitution may be with units packaged in other qualifications in the same
Training Package, or from other endorsed Training Packages; such contextualisation must not distort
the qualification purpose or its alignment to the AQF.
Advice on allowable contextualisation of qualifications must be included in the Training Package. The
advice must clearly set out the boundaries to contextualisation to ensure users can readily
determine what is acceptable to industry. The advice could be developed around scenarios or
examples of typical job roles, or could be a list of what is allowable and what is not (‘do’s and
don’ts’), and could include the:
• codes and titles of units of competency that can be substituted for specified units in the Training
Package
• relevant Training Packages from which the units can be drawn
• AQF qualifications in which any specified units are used in the source Training Package.
6. Credit transfer and articulation
In determining packaging rules, developers should attempt to optimise opportunities for credit
transfer arrangements between VET and higher education qualifications where applicable, while also
meeting industry needs.
7. Employability Skills Summaries
An Employability Skills Summary describes Employability Skills requirements at a qualification level.
These summaries are the minimum, mandatory Employability Skills requirement for the endorsed
components of Training Packages—they summarise the Employability Skills that are embedded in
the units that make up the qualification.
The Employability Skills Summaries provide a lens through which to view these skills at the
qualification level; they capture the key aspects or facets of the Employability Skills important to the
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