Non-Award or Vendor Accredited – Program Approval Form

<Insert Code and Title> - Course Curriculum

The Course Approval Committee (CAC) must approve all VET Internally Approved Programs prior to delivery commencing. A complete application for a brand-new course only must be presented to the Federation TAFE Executive (all signatures and supplementary information must be scanned into this document).

All documentation must be forward to Curriculum Committee for approval.

All documentation will be forwarded to Academic Board for noting and recording.

For more information on this process refer to the VET Program Approval and Maintenance Procedure.

Development and approval details

Course Details
Course code
Course title
Duration (hours)
Length of program (week/months)
Delivery locations
Displayed on Course Finder?

Course proponent details
Department
Program Manager
Contact phone number/s
Email	@federation.edu.au
Curriculum Developer

Federation TAFE Executive Endorsement
Signature
Date of TAFE Executive endorsement

Approval Period
From:	To:

Version	Date	Details
1.0

Course details

Copyright and licensing
Copyright owner of the course	State the name of the legal entity or individual who owns copyright of the course.
Address	Provide street, postal and email address of the legal entity or individual that is the copyright owner. Provide the ongoing organisational contact details and the day to day contact details if different from 1 above.
Copyright acknowledgement	Provide details of copyright restrictions on the course. Ensure the relevant copyright approval for any units or modules not owned by Federation University.
Licensing and franchise	Indicate if this course may be used under licence or franchise and if relevant, state requirements for use by other providers. Provide contact details for these arrangements. For example: [Course owner] will establish licensing or franchising arrangements with interested parties and reserves the right to levy a licensing or franchising fee. Information can be obtained from [name and contact details]. OR There are currently no licensing or franchising arrangements in place for this course.

AVETMISS Information
Classification codes	Provide AVETMISS classification codes that describe the industry, occupational group and Field of Education for which the course is intended. ANZSCO code http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1220.0 (Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations) Insert code and description ASCED Code – 4 digit http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1272.0 (Field of Education) Insert code and description

Purpose and vocational outcomes
Purpose of the course	State specifically the intended purpose of the course. List the vocational outcomes in bullet points
Recognition given to the course (if applicable)	State the recognition given to the course by professional or industry bodies, if applicable, where successful completion of the course may result in membership of a professional body.
Licensing / regulatory requirements (if applicable)	State the extent to which the course satisfies licensing/regulatory requirements or leads to registration, if applicable.
8 Pathways and articulation	Provide details of potential pathways for course participants, both into the course and into other courses on completion. Include details of any formalised articulation and/or credit transfer arrangements.
Certification to be issued	Provide details on type of certificate to be issued, see Schedule of Certificates. Include any licencing or regulatory requirements. EG: Statement of Achievement

Development of the Course
Industry / enterprise / community needs	Provide evidence of industry/ enterprise/community need and support for the course and describe the consultation and validation process. Identify the major clients and/or industry and/or community groups. Include : Brief background information about the industry and/or the sector Confirmation of industry/enterprise/ community support for the course as it has been developed Identification of the target group for the course(s) and estimation of demand for the course Some indication of past demand (in the case of a re approval) and the anticipated size of ongoing demand. Confirm the proposed award is not covered by a qualification within a Training Package. For example: does not duplicate, by title or coverage, the outcomes of an endorsed training package qualification is not a subset of a single training package qualification that could be recognised through one or more statements of attainment or a skill set does not include units of competency additional to those in a training package qualification that could be recognised through statements of attainment in addition to the qualification does not comprise units that duplicate units of competency of a training package qualification.
Review for re-approval	Provide details of how monitoring and evaluation have been taken into account. Provide details of transition arrangements from the existing course to the new course for learners currently enrolled in the existing course. Include a table to clearly map the existing course structure against the new course structure to indicate equivalence and non-equivalence. Include a statement that clearly confirms the course replaces and is equivalent, or not equivalent, to the superseded course.

Course rules
Course structure	Include guidance on sequencing, pre-requisites and nominal hours. 1 Outline the structure of the course and the rules for completion. Course structure will reflect the intended knowledge and skill outcomes of the course and may be: core only (Provide rationale for core only.) core and electives core and specialisations core, specialisations and electives electives only Any exit points from the course that provide for vocational or educational outcomes should be identified. Include a statement that a Statement of Achievement will be issued for each unit of competency/module completed if the full course is not completed.

Unit of Competency / Module Code	Unit of Competency / Modules Title	Pre-requisite Units	Hours	Field of Education Code
Core units
Elective units
Total course hours:

Entry requirements
Entry requirements	Describe entry requirements essential to the course. Wherever possible, these should be expressed in terms of competencies. Limitations to entry should be justified. Recommended entry requirements (including language, literacy and numeracy core skills) that are likely to facilitate successful completion of the course by the intending participant may also be included.

Trainer and assessor requirements
Trainer and assessor qualifications	State the qualifications required by trainers and assessors.
1Trainer and assessor vocational competencies	State the vocational competencies required by trainers and assessors.
Trainer and assessor licences	State the licences required by trainers and assessors.

Delivery
Delivery modes and schedule in sequence	Identify and justify any delivery modes essential to the delivery of this course, particularly on-the-job training. Explain how the course will be delivered e.g. 3 hour face-to-face sessions, weekend workshop. Identify and justify any limitations to the delivery modes that may be chosen for this course. Identify any educational support mechanisms for maximising participants’ completion of the course. Indicate how the course may be varied to reflect the needs of learner groups through the contextualisation of units or other means (Reasonable Adjustment) where appropriate.
Delivery resources	Provide details of facilities and equipment essential for the delivery of the course. Provide details of OHS requirements. List any resources that must be provided by students if applicable.

Assessment
Assessment strategy, including number, method, timing	Describe the course assessment strategy in terms of how it effectively judges participants’ achievement of outcomes. The strategy should outline the approach to assessment and evidence gathering to be followed by the RTO, including any mandated and/or recommended modes of assessment. Describe how assessment of the course will be: consistent with the assessment guidelines in the relevant units ensure that workplace and regulatory requirements, where relevant, are met justify mandatory workplace assessment, or assessment through simulation if these are to be used and include advice on how they may be achieved identify any special arrangements that may facilitate Recognition of Prior Learning.
Assessment resources	Provide details of facilities and equipment essential for the assessment of units within the course. Provide details of OHS requirements. List any resources that must be provided by students if applicable.

Course reviews
Ongoing monitoring and evaluation	Describe arrangements that will be used for monitoring and evaluating the course to maintain its relevancy and currency. Explain who will be involved in the monitoring and evaluation of the course.