What are Support Materials?
Training Package support materials are training and assessment resources that support delivery of endorsed Training Packages. These resources are strategies and tools used by trainers and learners and include text books, guides, CD/videos, online flexible delivery, printed and other media types that support teaching, learning and assessment. Support materials can relate to single or multiple units of competency, an industry sector, a qualification or the whole Training Package.
Training Package support materials are produced by CPSISC as well as a range of stakeholders such as RTOs, individual trainers and assessors, private and commercial developers and government agencies. Support materials must be evaluated by a Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) approved quality assurance consultant against prescribed quality principles. In the past, support materials that met the quality principles were eligible for ‘noting’ by the National Skills Standards Council (NSSC). Once noted, they carried the DEEWR official noted tick logo:
This quality assurance system for support materials was replaced in 2010 with a trial quality assurance process. The tick logo still represents support materials which have been through a quality process.
CPSISC has developed support materials for its Training Packages including CPP07 and CPC08, as well as a number of generic resources to help trainers and assessors to support learners with workplace communication/literacy issues. In addition, a feature of the CPSISC website is an online Trainer and Assessor Resource Centre which provides guidance, tools and templates to assist RTOs to create their own support materials which are specifically tailored to meet the individual needs of learners and enterprises. You can visit the Resource Centre via the CPSISC home page (cpsisc.staging.cibis.net.au).
To access support materials for CPP07 and CPC08 Training Packages, visit the CPSISC resource database
Flexible Learning Toolboxes
Toolboxes are high quality, cost effective interactive e-learning and assessment resources featuring scenarios, images and activitise. They are designed for use by training providers, industry and business, and support online delivery of training packages. Toolbox materials now come in two formats:
- an integrated learning program incorporating a number of units of competency (available on CD-ROM for installation on a server or for use on a stand-alone computer)
- a learning object format allowing users to download smaller self-contained components of content for free.
There are a number of toolboxes available to support the CPP07 and CPC08 Training Packages. These include:
- Cleaning: Squeak eClean – 13.07 (Certificate II in Asset Maintenance (Cleaning Operations)
- Security: On Your Guard – 501 (Certificate II in Security Operations)
- Construction, Plumbing & Services: Licensed to Plumb - 12.01 (Certificate IV in Plumbing and Services), and Licensed to Plumb II - 13.01 (Certificate IV in Plumbing and Services (Operations Stream))
- General Construction: Building & Construction - 4.01 (Certificate III in General Construction) and BuildRight - 10.01 (Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building))
- Property Development & Management: Virtual Realty - 513 (Certificate IV in Property (Real Estate))
- Property Services: Satellite City - 12.02 (Certificate IV in Spatial Information Services and Certificate IV in Surveying)
There are also a range of learning objects already available for free download. New series 14 toolboxes are being developed to cover the construction industry titled "Numbers" and "Build Green". For more information on available and future toolboxes and learning objects covering property services and construction sectors, visit the Flexible Learning website
For all Training Package resources including links to toolboxes, visit the CPSISC resource database