lpa & lpaa core skills classes and bksb training

LPA & LPAA Training

Core Skills Classes and BKSB Survey


Who is involved:

• Portfolios• Delivery, Planning and Performance• DIO’s• Student Services

• CTE

• IT

• Procurement• AS&I

BKSB SurveyBasic Key Skills Builder

What is it? •It is not a test

•Surveys literacy, language and numeracy levels of students based on national norms

•individual understanding of student skills

•resources for students to improve LLN

•evidence based data to assist in informing industry as required

•Added value to support students

What are core skills?

The core skills include:» Learning

» Reading

» Writing

» Oral communication

» Numeracy


What are Core Skills Classes?

•Support classes to assist students to succeed in their studies

•USIQ curriculum is used for classes

•Compulsory attendance

•Non-assessable

•For all full time face to face students

•Should be timetabled next to or with a main stream unit


Why do we have core skills classes?

For the students :

•to assist with the completion of their qualification•improved service

For the lecturers:•LLN data to enable the development of support strategies for students•increased academic engagement with other lecturers of the same qualification

For the Institute:•increased retention of students•Increased qualification completion rates•improved service to students

Core Skills Classes v’s USIQa point of clarity

The difference between Core Skills Classes and USIQ

Core Skills Classes

•USIQ units are used to deliver the classes

•Your Portfolio manages the profile and reporting for the classes

•Designed to support students through their qualifications, once the need is established. May be LLN or may be other skills

USIQ

•USIQ support is obtained from the ESL area

•Focus is on Literacy and numeracy

•ESL manage the reporting and lecturer allocation

LPA & LPAA role in BKSB & Core Skills

Budget for Core Skills classes

• 25 SCH for each new full time student

• Listed as USIQ in Profile Planning Template


Timetabling and Roll Creation of Core Skills units

• Creating Roll Group with ‘COSK’ identifier

COSKJ337 = identifier for core skills roll and example mainstream course number

(This enables you to identify rolls for reporting)

• Timetable Core Skills classes in computer rooms preferably

• Timetable Core Skills classes together with or sequential to a main stream unit


BKSB Survey

• attend training session

• administer BKSB Surveys

• oversee the administering of BKSB Surveys

• support lecturers in obtaining results

• collate ‘BKSB Survey Result Summary’ for Semester 1 & Semester 2 for reporting


Core Skills classesAttendance for all Core Skills classes must be 70% or above

•Check attendance monthly and address issues

•collate ‘Attendance Summary’ for Semester 1 & Semester 2 for reporting

•conduct ‘Student Survey’ developed by Delivery, Planning and Performance

•collect ‘Portfolio feedback’

•collect ‘learning plans/diaries’ from all core skills lecturers

LPA role in BKSB & Core Skills Reporting

Reporting Requirements

Week 20 of each semester collate the following and send (in the zip folder emailed to you in the re-alignment documents) to Delivery, Planning and Performance

•Summary of BKSB results

•Summary of Core Skills attendance for each class

•PL/LPM feedback

•Learning plans/diaries with unit name, roll number, lecturer name

•Lecturer Competency Matrix and VCAL for each Core Skills lecturer

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lpa & lpaa core skills classes and bksb training

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