sydney-training.com is a private business providing a range of training and management services to individual companies, industry and government. These services cover areas such as:

• Strategic and forward planning
• Human resources
• Human resources development, particularly in competency based training
• Water management
• Project management

sydney-training.com is part of a network of independent training consultancies located across Australia with diverse backgrounds.

ORGANISATION

sydney-training.com has a small team of professionals who develop client solutions, tender for and manage assignment, supported by a network with a diverse range of skills.

The consultancy was formed in 2003, immediately developing networks with other consultants and providing services to a group of national clients.

Alan Richardson, as Managing Director, also provides project management and senior consulting skills for the building and water management industries. He has building, occupational health and safety, training and training systems qualifications and skills

sydney-training.com is a partner with the Australian College of Training & Employment, a Registered Training Organisation, specialising in Training, Assessment and Project Management Services.

CLIENTS

sydney-training.com has two types of clients:

• Individuals who access public training courses, and
• Enterprises, such as private companies, government departments and community organisations who contract for the full range of services listed above

CAPABILITY TRAINING AND TRAINING SYSTEMS

Training Systems

In the area of development of training systems in vocational education and training, sydney-training.com has:

• Prepared training policy documents for national clients, other organisations and business, together with procedure documents for some clients
• Prepared innovative flexible delivery and e-learning materials for personnel in isolated working environments
• Developed assessment systems and procedures, and assessment materials at national and individual company levels
• Completed mapping exercises for enterprise level courses against competency standards for various clients
• Completed and conducted a number of skills, audits/training analysis and training plans for various clients
• Prepared innovative flexible delivery and e-learning materials for personnel in isolated working environments
• Consulted on partnering agreements between organisations and Registered Training Organisations

Accredited Training

sydney-training.com is a provider of:

• Certificate IV in the Training and Assessment training Package
• Certificate IV in the Business Services Training Package in the area of Occupational Health and Safety

sydney-training.com has collaborated and prepared documentation for the accreditation of courses and qualifications

sydney-training.com has customised the content and delivery approach of various units to suit the needs of a number of clients. This has included both traditional and flexible delivery methods

Other Training

Specialised training courses have been prepared for a number of clients:

• sydney-training.com has completed period contracts and communication training contracts for Commonwealth and State Government agencies for delivery in New South Wales or throughout Australia
• Other training sessions that have been developed and delivered included:
• Professional development for trainers and assessors
• Appreciative Inquiry workshops

CERTIFICATE IV IN TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT

The Certificate has unique requirements that make it different to the previous Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training. Competence should be achieved in a practice environment . This practice environment would normally be a RTO or training department. There are 14 units that need to be completed, 12 core and 2 electives. Another key requirement is the demonstration of vocational or industry competencies that provide a basis for training and assessment practice.

sydney-training.com offers training and professional development sessions as part of overall training for this qualification. However, the majority of the learning needs to be in the workplace with support from colleagues and sydney-training.com staff.

Face to face training for people with no training/assessment training

sydney-training.com has a six-day blended learning course covering the various components of the Certificate. This course is delivered in 2x three-day blocks within two weeks.

Professional development for experienced trainers/assessors

Experienced trainers/assessors with Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training or no formal qualifications can upgrade to this qualification by completing partial RPL (Recognised Prior Learning) and attending professional development sessions to cover gaps. These sessions are normally 2 full day duration, up to a maximum of 4 days, depending on the breadth of prior experience.

Flexible delivery

In addition to the options above, the training can be completed by self-paced study using the print materials and our exclusive e-learning TAA Learning CD. Our TAA Learning CD has been developed with our affiliate InLearning. The CD has been designed with the learner central to our focus. It is possible to select a mix of group training and flexible delivery. Where possible, participants will be encouraged to join a learning group, where they can interact with colleagues at meetings, by phone and over the internet.

Costs

Depending on the options selected, the cost to complete the full training for an individual will between $1750 and $1990.

For experienced trainers/assessors, the costs will vary depending on the level of RPL that is achieved.

These costs will be discounted where an organisation enrols more than one person at the same time.