This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine, document and address the support needs of learners with disability. It involves implementing individualised support that enables learners with disability and different support needs to access and successfully participate in vocational education and training opportunities, including both learning and assessment. This unit applies to vocational educational and training (VET) teachers, trainers, assessors, and other personnel who coordinate learning support and reasonable adjustment for learners. Their responsibilities include ensuring that the registered training organisation (RTO) is meeting its legislated obligations under the Disability Standards for Education and other federal or state/territory legislation. A person completing this unit is not qualified to be a disability support specialist. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. All assignments are completed online making it easy and portable to keep track of where you are up to.

• Students will be paying this course in two payments, one with an initial fee of $200 on enrolment, with a marking fee of $75 to be paid when the assessor has finished marking your unit.
• This unit must be completed within 3 months. Extensions (1 month - $50, 3 month - $150, 6 month - $350) can be purchased through the office upon request.
• All students have 90 days to submit the required documentation on enrolment or WEA Sydney reserves the right to cancel their enrolment.
• Access to our online learning platform will be issued once we have received and verified all your supporting documentation and USI number.

Course entry requirements

Those entering this program must be able to demonstrate vocational competency in their proposed teaching and assessing area. Vocational competency is defined as broad industry knowledge and experience. Effective language, literacy and numeracy skills to plan, research and write a range of documentation and present information as well as access to a computer and internet is also required. Please notify us during the enrolment process of any additional learning needs to maximise your potential. Please ensure that you have read the WEA Sydney Student Handbook before enrolling.

Elements and Performance Criteria

Identify and communicate support processes available to individual learners with disability

• Identify and confirm learning support processes and reasonable adjustments available for learners with disability
• Communicate availability and benefits of learning support processes and reasonable adjustments to individual learners with disability

Establish individual support plans for individual learners with disability

• Consult with individual learners to identify their learning goals, capabilities, preferences and needs
• Discuss and agree preferred learning options with individual learners
• Consult with learners to determine learning and assessment support needs including required reasonable adjustments
• Document the agreed individual support plan for learners with disability

Implement support plans for individual learners with disability

• Identify and source resources required to implement individual support plan within scope of own role and responsibilities
• Identify and source required resources that are outside scope of own role and responsibilities according to organisational policies and procedures
• Ensure agreed supports, strategies, and reasonable adjustments are implemented during learning and assessment processes according to legislative and regulatory requirements and current standards
• Address or escalate implementation issues according to organisational policies and procedures and work health and safety (WHS) requirements

Monitor and revise support plans for individual learners with disability

• Consult individual learners, and all those involved in support plan implementation, and evaluate the effectiveness of implemented individual support plan
• Agree and document required updates to individual support plan to support successful participation in learning and assessment

For a full overview of this individual unit, please visit the training.gov.au website.

Will you need to sit for any exams?

No, this is a competency-based course. You will need to show that you understand and are able to implement the learning you have received and will be required to competently complete assessment tasks for all units of learning.

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