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This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop, implement and evaluate transnational offshore education initiatives in one or more education sectors and within relevant international, cultural, legal and political contexts. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement. |
This unit relates to administrators with managerial responsibility who are required to establish and evaluate transnational offshore education initiatives. They will be managing education programs and projects in organisations from one or more international education sectors (schools, English language training organisations, vocational education and training, higher education, postgraduate education). These organisations could be onshore or offshore and could be public or private. |
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This unit contains employability skills. |
Elements describe the essential outcomes of a unit of competency. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the required skills and knowledge section and the range statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the evidence guide. |
The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Evidence of the following is essential: identifying, researching, reviewing and evaluating transnational offshore education initiatives including marketing and meeting, regulatory and financial requirements knowledge of relevant requirements of Australian and offshore legislation and regulations; organisational policies, procedures and guidelines; standards, codes and industry codes of practice; duty of care and visa requirements. | |
Assessment must ensure: activities are related to a transnational offshore education context access to a range of practical exercises and other practical and knowledge assessments. | |
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit: direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate evaluation of supervisor's reports analysis of projects, responses to a problem-based case study-related task, completed records and reports developed by the candidate review of marketing strategies and implementation plan developed for transnational offshore education initiatives oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of factors influencing strategic directions in transnational offshore education review of evaluation methodology. | |
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example: with other units in the qualification in which this unit is packaged. | |
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. | |
AUSAID and Australian government department educational programs industry placements licensing arrangements with overseas institutions offshore campuses partnerships program delivery projects study abroad programs study tours twinning arrangements | |
competition economic and financial factors language long-term outlook political and social factors stakeholders | |
new arrangements new clients new pedagogical and curriculum-related concepts new programs and projects | |
cultural factors language requirements pedagogical and curriculum-related requirements pricing requirements | |
concept proposal expression of interest Memorandum of Agreement Memorandum of Understanding tender | |
communications and information technologies | |
current relevant legislation, regulations, industry codes of practice and policy (commonwealth and state/territory) relating to: anti-discrimination including equal opportunity and equal employment opportunity, disability discrimination, racial intolerance business compliance relevant to work roles Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000, subsequent amendments and related legislation employment, education and training - relevant to onshore and offshore provision environmental issues immigration related policies and procedures for example from commonwealth government departments such as Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST), Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), Department of Health and Ageing (DOHA), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT ) National Code of Practice for Registration Authorities and Providers of International Education and Training occupational health and safety privacy and confidentiality Transnational Quality Strategy (2005) workplace employment practices and industrial relations legislation, regulations, codes, standards and protocols that apply in offshore location National ELT Accreditation Scheme (NEAS) standards for young learners and for teaching English language to international students quality assurance guidelines set by particular organisations e.g. cultural diversity, equity and access, critical incidents and workplace practices | |
reference to local protocols and cross-cultural communication and issues | |
custom-designed program-specific methodologies standardised in-house evaluation methodologies | |
interviews online feedback forms questionnaires structured focus group tools surveys | |
Educational Administration |
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