What is the ACSF?The Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) provides a rich, detailed picture of real life performance in the five core skills of:
Training Packages are developed by specific industries in response to their particular training needs. These packages contain the nationally endorsed units of competency, required by that industry to ensure that a person is able to perform their particular job.
The purpose of the nationally endorsed Training Packages is to ensure consistency across Australia, and to make sure that quality-training outcomes are achieved. Training packages provide guidelines for the required outcomes; however, there are no instructions on how the training is to be delivered. It is the responsibility of the RTO to interpret the units of competency.
The observation of real work involving high-level competencies is not always a practical option. For example, it is difficult for assessors to directly observe candidates generating designs and ideas, analysing and solving problems, leading teams and developing long term plans. In other cases, the presence of assessors may be intrusive (such as in counseling).
Other critical competencies, such as responding to unforeseen problems and emergencies, are even harder to assess because they are seldom used. Most candidates who work in high-level roles are not closely supervised. Therefore, there is also a question of who can know enough about what they do in order to assess them.
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