National Trainer & Assessor
Certificate IV TAA40104
Business, Education & Industry
Learning Method: Correspondence with online support

Do you want to be a TAA qualified trainer and assessor?
Do you work in an environment where you need to train and assess staff?
Have you been delivering training and assessment and need to upgrade your skills? Gain recognition?
Do you want to become a trainer and assessor—and you can access a training and assessment environment?

If so, now is the time to get started.

The ACQ training and assessment program fits into your workplace and allows you to gain the skills you need with the full support of qualified trainers and assessors.

There is a range of opportunities for good trainers and assessors with the right qualifications—and the career options are unlimited. The Australian vocational education and training sector is expanding. The need for skills education is continually increasing and with it the demand for qualified trainers and assessors across all industries is constantly growing.

Adult training, whether it is in the vocational arena or the non-vocational arena is exciting, rewarding and challenging, and it gives you a real sense of purpose in life. Being a trainer and assessor gives you the opportunity to express yourself and pass on your years of acquired expertise to others. And the beauty of vocational training and assessment is that you get to teach what you're good at.

Training and assessment also gives you the unique opportunity to work in a variety of frameworks. You can:

• teach small or large groups within a classroom environment
• teach small or large groups within a workplace
• provide one-to-one learning and assessment within the workplace
• choose to work for one training organisation or multiple training organisations
• choose to specialise in a specific skills area or diversify
• branch into training content delivery and assessment tool design
• progress to accreditation support
• advance into training management or learning development
• side-step into one of the many supporting vocational fields

With the many opportunities available in education, today it is no wonder that so many people set out to become teachers, professors, lecturers, coaches, mentors, instructors, facilitators, educators, tutors, trainers and/or assessors. There really is quite a lot of choice and quite a selection of pathways for you to choose from.

Career opportunities include: Trainer and Assessor, Skills Instructor, VET Adviser, Traineeship/Apprenticeship Assessor, Instructional Designer, Compliance Officer, Training and Development Officer, Learning and Development Coordinator, Training Manager.

Industries include: vocational education and training, government, community, corporate, all industry and small business, and some non-vocational areas.

Trainers and assessors may plan, design, deliver and review training programs, and/or plan, design, deliver and review assessment for people in vocational or non-vocational areas. A trainer and assessor may:

• design and coordinate a staff training program based on industry, organisational and employee needs
• use questionnaires and surveys in consultation with managers and staff to analyse training needs as they relate to the goals of the organisation and work area
• research and develop training resources;this may involve preparing notes and visual displays from researched information or their own knowledge
• investigate training and assessment resources and evaluate against curriculum and/or training packages
• conduct training courses, which may involve demonstrating equipment, operating video recorders, cameras and notebook computers, and leading group discussions or role-playing activities
• evaluate the effectiveness of training programs, using surveys, questionnaires, interviews and observation, in order to plan future courses or to amend existing ones
• participate in or assist with recognition and accreditation processes
• assist with administration of commonwealth, state and local training programs, and maintain participant records
• obtain information on work-related external courses, prepare reports on their suitability, and make recommendations on staff attendance at training courses
• compile training manuals
• provide career development sessions for existing staff and conduct induction sessions for new employees
• undertake staff training needs analysis to determine the need for training and/or assessment
• participate in validation sessions with other trainers and assessors to review and modify training and assessment processes
• evaluate the effectiveness of programs and collect and maintain documentation and records.