Learning programs
How does information about our learner cohort help us plan and organise our delivery sessions?
Responses may include;
● Can contextualise the learning and assessment
● Organise additional support
● Choose appropriate methods
How might pairing an older student with a younger student assist you?
Answers may be similar to:
Pairing older and younger students together may assist will filling gaps with areas of maturity/life experiences, digital literacy, study/learning etc.
A learner continually arrives late to class. How should you handle this?
Answers may include:
● Ask and try to understand why
● Go over classroom rules
● Ensure you pass on info so they can catch up
What is a hazard?
Anything that has the potential to cause harm
Where can you access learning materials or resources from?
Off the shelf – purchased
Industry advisory groups
Other trainers and assessors
(must be suitable to cohort)
How does knowledge about VET policy and RTO standards help us plan and organise our delivery sessions?
Answer may include:
● Ensure you comply with all requirements
● Obtain and maintain appropriate records (i.e. attendance)
How can grouping students with different interpersonal styles assist the learning process?
Answers should relate to;
good balance in groups helps goals to be achieved.
i.e.: you need reflectors, implementers, team workers, creative minds etc.
A student is demonstrating ‘unsafe’ behaviours, what should you do?
Answers must include:
● Stop the student
Can also include:
● Speak to the student outside of the class area
● Remind student of the safety rules and reasons
What is risk? (provide the 2 aspects)
Risk relates to
1. How likely a hazard is to occur
2. How bad it will be if it occurs
Give 3 examples of how you can monitor the learning of students during delivery.
Examples include:
• Ask questions
• Formative activities
• Walk around the room check progress
How does a unit of competency help us plan and organise our delivery sessions?
Any of the following
● Makes the whole program clear
● Provide specifics of underpinning knowledge to be covered
● Map to ensure all is covered
How can grouping students of different cultural backgrounds assist learners?
Answer may include:
Learners are exposed to different worldviews and ideas.
A learner is displaying discriminatory behaviour. What are two things that you must do?
Answer must include:
● Immediately stop the behaviour and
● Follow organisational policy and procedures
Answer may also include:
● Refer to counsellor
Provide 4 examples of PHYSICAL hazards that may occur in a classroom environment.
Examples include:
• Slips, trips and falls
• Stress/Fatigue
• Electrocution
• Heatstroke/Hyperthermia
• Injury from equipment
Provide 4 different facilitation techniques you can use to help improve your training effectiveness
Answers may include:
● Icebreakers
● Look for non-verbal clues
● Be enthusiastic
● Ask & encourage questions
● Vary pitch, tone
● Use a range of strategies
• What records does an RTO need to keep?
• How do they need to be kept?
• How long do they need to be kept for?
Must include: assessment outcomes (30 years)
May include: TAS, assessment items (6 months) enrolment and attendance records (varies)
Must state: kept securely