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We have identified a need in rural areas for workplace-based (or on the job) apprentices/trainees to have access to flexible training, assessment and RPL.

Rural & regional workplace-based apprentices and trainees are often unable to access training, assessment or RPL on an individual basis due to the lack of resources and infrastructure that many rural RTO’s have in place.

Workplace-based learning is becoming a highly sought way of learning and our current government are investing in this field of learning on a continuing basis.

The J2S Group (through its RTO J2S Training Solutions P/L) in partnership with BITTS Pty Ltd have identified on the job traineeships as a core business activity. The strategic goal in this area is to encourage and support an e assessment and learning support regime including RPL for these clients in a way that is flexible and relevant to both the learner and the employer.

One of the main advantages of work-based learning for learners is that they receive just-in-time learning that is totally relevant to their situation, because they are learning at work in a real context.

The challenges this situation brings out however are: • how to effectively collect assessment of competence • workplace supervisors become ‘teachers’ and play a key role in assessment and collection of evidence • not all workplace supervisors feel skilled enough for this task • some feel it is outside of their job description • learners report experiencing ‘social isolation’ without classroom based learning and miss the interaction of sharing ideas and learning concerns with peer learners

This project aims to look at solutions to these challenges and create a strategy model for use across any training package.

J2S group operate over a diverse geography and range of Training Packages. Benefits to the organisation by solving these challenges are: • meeting our learners needs comprehensively • utilising our assessors and their time more effectively • assessors effectively support workplace supervisors creating good working relationships with training and industry

This project builds on LearnScope project 22 from last year where we developed flexible delivery solutions for Certificate II in Business and IT.

We envision our project output to be a SCORM Compliant learning object strategy model.