1. TAEDEL402A Plan, organise and
facilitate learning in the
workplace
Teresa O'Brien
Principal Lecturer
C.Y. O’Connor Institute
May 8 2012

2. Workplace Legislation and Regulation
• Each workplace is governed by both legislative and regulatory
requirements of which you, as a trainer need to be aware
• Individual workplaces have their own policies and procedures,
particularly with regard to OHS
Examples
• Racial Vilification
• Anti-discrimination
• Equal Opportunity
• AQTF Units of Competency Australian Core Skills Framework
• OHS Industry requirements: licensing, awards and agreements
• Duty of Care

3. AQTF Requirements
• guide regulate and monitor the VET system
• set the standards for
training and assessment by registered training organisations
state and territories that register and audit RTOs
• made up of 9 conditions and 3 standards
• access this framework at
http://
www.training.com.au/documents/Dezem_AQTF%20Essential%20Conditions%20and%20Standards%20for%20Continuing%20Registratio

4. Australian Apprenticeships
• A way to get a head start in a chosen career
• Involve paid work and structured training that can be on-the-
job, off-the-job or a combination of both
• Represent ‘Competency based’ training which means
individuals can complete their training faster when they reach
the required skills level
• Enable existing skills and prior experience to be recognised
and course credit granted, potentially reducing formal
training time.
• Lead to nationally recognised qualifications and skills
• Are also an important pathway from school to work.

5. Australian Apprenticeships cont.
• Involve RTO, employees and the apprentice
• Funding dependent on training plans and record
keeping
• Employees manage the apprentice and meet
legal requirements such as record keeping
• Trainers provide the training and adhere to plan
• Apprentices maintain paperwork
Website: http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au
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6. OHS rules and regulations
• Your responsibility is to ensure that the learning environment
is healthy and safe
• Legal framework-the need to eliminate or avoid workplace
injury, illness and death
• Exercise duty of care
• OHS is state responsibility except in commonwealth
jurisdictions
• Acts govern how OHS is addressed
• Regulations- support OHS Acts and provide implementation
of the legislation
• Regulatory authorities manage OHS compliance

7. Safe Work Australia
• develops national policy
• prepares code of practice
• prepares OHS material
• Monitors the adoption of approved OHS
• Collects statistics and records workers compensation
• Provides guidance
• Assist regulatory authorities
Standards
Eliminate, reduce and manage specific workplace hazards
Prescribe preventative action to avert injury and death
http://www.standards.org.au/Pages/default.aspx

8. Codes of Practice
• should be followed unless there is a better way
• act as a ‘should do’
• cannot be prosecuted
• developed and adopted at all levels; organisational, state and
national
• Safe Work Australia has developed many codes of practice
(eg. dangerous goods, constructions’ white card)

9. Guidance Material
Available form many sources
•Safe Work Australia
•OHS Authorities
•WorkSafe
•Industry employer bodies
•Professional organisations
•libraries
•workplaces
•unions

10. OHS and workplace learning
Many people may be involved in workplace learning
•Employers/supervisors
•Training directors
•OHS Officers
•Human resources
•OHS Committees
•Other workplaces

11. Duty of Care
• Exists where there is a relationship-Employer/employee,
trainer/assessor, RTO/Client
• Owed personally to individuals
• Applies to all risks that are foreseeable and preventable
• Includes the concept of ‘reasonable’
Learner’s role is duty of care to self and others
• Follow procedures
• Use equipment safely
• Attend OHS training
• Identify hazards