VCAL Quality Assurance 2012
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Existing providers are providers who have delivered the VCAL prior to 2012.
VCAL providers in each DEECD region will be required to submit up to two VCAL units for QA.
The VCAA has allocated a VCAL strand/unit to each DEECD region. Attachment 3 in the QA arrangements for 2012 Notice to Schools outlines which VCAL strand/unit is to be submitted for QA.
The regional QA panels will determine the category status for each provider. Providers allocated Category 1 status are not required to attend the QA Stage 1 and 2 meetings.
Providers who have any questions regarding the 2012 QA for their region should contact their VCAL Liaison Teacher.
The following are the QA arrangements for existing VCAL providers, allocated to Category 2 and 3 in 2012:
- Category 2 providers are required to attend the Stage 1 meeting and may also be required to attend the Stage 2 meeting
- Category 3 providers are required to attend both Stage 1 and 2 meetings.
Stage 1
- Details on the date and venue for the Stage 1 meetings will be provided by the VCAL Liaison Teacher for your DEECD region.
- VCAL providers required to attend Stage 1 QA meeting are required to submit up to 12 copies of a Sample Assessment Task Template. The number of copies required to be submitted may vary between DEECD regions. Providers should contact their VCAL Liaison Teacher (VLT) to confirm the number of copies to be submitted.
- Providers in the DEECD regions that have been allocated the Literacy and Numeracy Skills strand will be required to submit the Reading and Writing unit for Literacy Skills and one VCAL Numeracy Skills unit. Providers may also choose to submit an Oral Communication unit (all learning outcomes) for QA.
- The Sample Assessment Task Template submitted for the Literacy Skills unit, within the Literacy and Numeracy Skills strand, must address four learning outcomes – two for reading and two for writing.
- The Sample Assessment Task Template submitted for the Numeracy Skills unit, within the Literacy and Numeracy Skills strand, must address four learning outcomes. The four learning outcomes do not need to be met within one individual task. However, it is essential that all elements in the four learning outcomes submitted for QA are addressed.
- Providers should note that the above Numeracy Skills requirement does not apply to the other VCAL strand/units. For all other VCAL units the one task must meet all elements within a learning outcome.
- The Sample Assessment Task Template submitted for the Personal Development Skills (PDS), Skills for Further Study - Senior (SFS) and Work Related Skills (WRS) units must address all learning outcomes.
- The QA panel may also request additional VCAL units/strands and/or a different VCAL level to be submitted for QA. The VCAL Liaison Teacher will contact the provider if this is the case.
- Each provider is required to submit the lowest level of the VCAL unit being delivered, e.g. a provider that delivers both Intermediate and Senior WRS and Numeracy Skills units will be required to submit the Intermediate unit for WRS and Numeracy Skills.
- In the case of PDS, WRS and Senior Numeracy Skills units the provider can determine what unit is submitted e.g. WRS Units 1 or 2.
- Providers must include sufficient detail in the Sample Assessment Task Template/s to ensure that the VCAL QA panel can determine if the learning outcomes and all appropriate elements have been met and the tasks are at the appropriate level.
- The QA panel will determine the best method to provide feedback to participating providers.
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- Details on the date and venue for the Stage 2 meeting will be provided by the VCAL Liaison Teacher for your DEECD region.
- VCAL providers required to attend Stage 2 QA meetings are required to bring up to 12 copies of the Sample Assessment Task Template/s completed for the unit/s that was requested by the QA panel for the Stage 1 meeting and one student evidence portfolio for that template/s.
- It is recommended that the teacher/s who attended the Stage 1 QA meeting, attend the Stage 2 QA meeting.
- At the Stage 2 meeting, teacher/s will work in small groups with a QA panel member to compare and discuss assessment judgements.
2012 VCAL Unit Sample Assessment Task Templates
Templates provided within the VCAL Quality Assurance Kit must be completed and submitted for QA. The relevant templates can be downloaded and saved to your local drive. Providers will then need to type into the templates. Providers must ensure that only 2012 templates are completed for the 2012 QA process.
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