VCAL Quality Assurance Kit
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A new VCAL provider is a provider who is delivering the VCAL for the first time in 2012.
All new providers are classified as a Category 3 for QA purposes.
The following are the QA arrangements for new VCAL providers for 2012. There are two stages to the QA process:
Stage 1
- Details on the date and venue for the Stage 1 meeting will be provided by the VCAL Liaison Teacher for your DEECD region.
- All new 2012 VCAL providers will be required to submit up to 12 copies of a Sample Assessment Task Template for the following VCAL units:
- one VCAL Personal Development Skills (PDS) unit
- one VCAL Work Related Skills (WRS) unit
- one VCAL Literacy Skills unit (Reading and Writing)
- one VCAL Numeracy Skills unit
- Skills for Further Study - Senior (if delivered).
- The number of copies required to be submitted may vary between DEECD regions. Providers should contact their VCAL Liaison Teacher to confirm the number of copies to be submitted.
- New providers must ensure that the selection of Sample Assessment Task Templates covers all VCAL levels being delivered. This means that the maximum number of templates that any new provider needs to submit is five. For example, where a provider is delivering all VCAL levels – Foundation, Intermediate and Senior – including all possible VCAL units, a new provider could submit a sample task template from:
- one PDS unit (Foundation)
- one WRS unit (Intermediate )
- one Literacy Skills unit (Reading & Writing) (Senior)
- one Numeracy Skills unit (any level)
- Skills for Further Study – Senior (Senior).
- If only one VCAL level, which includes only PDS units, is being delivered, then a Sample Assessment Task Template for two different PDS units is required (a total of two templates).
- The above arrangements require a provider to bring:
- a minimum of two templates (all VCAL programs must have at least two VCAL units)
- up to a maximum of five templates.
- Sample Assessment Task Template/s submitted for Personal Development Skills, Skills for Further Study - Senior and Work Related Skills units must address all learning outcomes.
- Providers that are delivering the VCAL Literacy and Numeracy Skills units 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.
- Sample Assessment Task Template/s submitted for Literacy Skills units within the Literacy and Numeracy Skills strand must address four learning outcomes – two for reading and two for writing.
- Sample Assessment Task Template/s submitted for Numeracy Skills units 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 other VCAL units the one task must cover all elements within a learning outcome.
- 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.
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- Details on the time and venue for the Stage 2 meetings will be circulated by the VCAL Liaison Teachers in your DEECD region.
- For Stage 2 of the QA process, all new providers for 2012 are required to bring to the Stage 2 meeting up to 12 copies of the completed templates and one student’s portfolio of evidence for:
- one VCAL Personal Development Skills unit
- one VCAL Work Related Skills unit
- one VCAL Literacy Skills unit (Reading and Writing )
- one VCAL Numeracy Skills unit
- Skills for Further Study – Senior unit (if delivered).
- The selection of portfolios must cover all VCAL levels being delivered. If only one VCAL level, which includes only PDS units, is being delivered, then two completed templates and portfolios from two different PDS units are required.
- The above arrangements require a provider to bring:
- a minimum of two templates and portfolios (all VCAL programs must have at least two VCAL units)
- up to a maximum of five templates and student portfolios.
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.
Portfolios of Evidence
A student portfolio contains evidence of the student’s own work that demonstrates successful completion of the VCAL unit learning outcomes. It can include:
- teacher observation checklists
- student self assessment (verified by teacher/supervisor)
- reflective work journals
- logbooks
- a record of oral presentations or discussions
- written texts, e.g. reflective diaries
- information and communications technology e.g. blogs, wikis, podcasts, eportfolios, multimedia presentations
- newspaper articles verifying student participation in a community project
- action plans and timelines
- photographic records of project work
- teacher observation of role plays
- PowerPoint presentations
- a record of a radio broadcast
- a website.
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