International students must be at least 18 years of age and must have completed at least the equivalent of Year 12. Wakefield International Business School Trading As Alpha Institute has the following entry requirements:
International students must:

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Have an IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent (test results must be no more than 2 years old).
• Participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course.

A separate and comprehensive timetable has been developed that shows scheduling relevant to the cohort i.e. dates and times. Trainers and assessors will be provided with this timetable.

Assessment Arrangements
Assessment will occur through a variety of methods, including projects incorporating role-plays, case studies and short answer questions. Assessment conditions will ensure a simulated workplace environment.
Assessment tasks:

• Reflect real life work tasks.
• Are required to be performed within industry standard timeframes as specified by assessors in relation to each task.
• Are assessed using assessment criteria that relate to the quality of work expected by the industry.
• Are performed to industry safety requirements as relevant.
• Utilise authentic workplace documentation.
• Require students to work with others as part of a team.
• Require students to plan and prioritise competing work tasks.
• Involve the use of standard, workplace equipment such as computers and software.
• Ensure that students are required to consider workplace constraints such as time and budgets.

Assessment Materials
Assessment materials comprise of:

• Student Assessment Tasks: There is one for each unit of competency that includes instructions to students about each of their assessments. It also includes an assessment plan where students can record the due dates of each task and an Assessment Task Cover Sheet that must be completed for each Assessment submission.
• Other documents specific to the workplace simulation task requirements are also included with the assessment tasks. These include document templates and simulated workplace policies and procedures and are described in the student and assessor instructions as relevant.
• Assessor Marking Guide and mapping: includes benchmark answers for each assessment, as well as checklists in which the assessor is to record their assessment decisions. Mapping to each unit is also provided.

All assessment is conducted in accordance with the Principles of Assessment and the Rules of Evidence.
To ensure these principles and rules are followed, Wakefield International Business School Trading As Alpha institute:

• Requires all students to submit written assessment tasks with a signed Assessment Task Cover Sheet where students are required to declare the work is their own – ensuring Authenticity.
• Assessment tasks are designed so that all unit of competency requirements are covered and a number of forms of evidence are used to form assessment decisions – ensuring Validity and Sufficiency. See also the section on Validation in this Training and Assessment Strategy.
• Evidence is Current as it relies on evidence collected during the course and includes third party reports and observations of work performance.
• Reliability is ensured by conducting regular validation and quality reviews of our assessment processes.
• Flexibility is ensured by providing options in the tasks based on their individual situation, drawing on a range of assessment methods suitable to the student’s current situation and allowing recognition of existing competencies through a formal RPL process.
• Fairness is provided by supporting individual needs and making reasonable adjustments as required. Clear instructions are provided to the student about their assessment requirements in the Assessment Task Booklets. Students may appeal an assessment decision following our Complaints and Appeals Policy and they are informed of this in the front of every task booklet. Students are asked to agree to the assessment arrangements in the Assessment Plan provided in each task booklet.

To maintain satisfactory course progress, student are expected to maintain satisfactory attendance, as well as participate in classroom learning activities. Students are also required to satisfactorily complete all of their assessment tasks. Students will also be monitored to ensure they are able to meet course progress requirements e.g. through assessing their participation in class and completion of learning activities. Where a student is not participating, they will be offered early intervention support.

Where a student fails one or more assessment tasks within a unit, they are to be re-assessed as per Wakefield International Business School Trading As Alpha institute re-assessment policy. If after re-assessment the student fails the assessment, they will be provided with a first warning letter for unsatisfactory course progress and provided with the appropriate intervention to assist them to complete their course in the required duration. Following failure of a second consecutive unit, the student will then be sent a second warning letter and again provided with the appropriate intervention to ensure they meet course requirements. If the student fails a third consecutive unit they will be sent a notice of intention to report.

If the student does not pass one or more assessment tasks following re-assessment they may be able to re-enrol in the unit if this does not significantly impact their course duration.

Each assessment task will be given an outcome of either Satisfactory (S) or Not Satisfactory (NS). Students must complete all tasks for a unit satisfactorily to achieve an overall outcome of Competent (C) for the unit. If one or more of the tasks are assessed as Not Satisfactory, they will be given an outcome for the unit of Not Yet Competent (NYC). The student can have a total of 3 attempts to complete each task and achieve a ‘Satisfactory’ outcome (noting that the third attempt is chargeable as per the fees and refunds policy). The student will be advised of the timeframe for resubmission (usually within one month) and advised what they must include in their re-submission (usually the whole task again).

If, after the third attempt, the student is still assessed as Not Satisfactory for a task, they will need to re-enrol in the unit.

Students can make an appeal against any assessment decision by following the Complaints and Appeals Policy outlined in the Student Handbook. Appeals will be dealt with following the Complaints and Appeals Procedure.

The Training and Assessment Schedule outlines the planned delivery of training sessions and assessment activities throughout the course. It ensures that students receive structured and timely learning opportunities while meeting the required competencies.

Details of the Training and Assessment Schedule will be provided in the Session/Lesson Plan, which includes:

• Topics to be covered in each session
• Delivery methods (e.g., lectures, practical activities, group discussions)
• Assessment tasks and their due dates
• Required resources and materials
• Trainer and student responsibilities

This schedule helps students stay on track with their learning and assessment requirements, ensuring a smooth progression through the course.

Wakefield International Business School Trading As Alpha institute has a plan for, and implements, systematic validation of assessment practices and judgments. The Validation Plan ensures that each unit or module on the RTO’s scope of registration is validated at least once every five years, with at least 50% of all units or modules validated within the first three years of each five-year cycle.
Validation is conducted on a regular basis for each training product in line with the requirements of the Standards for RTOs 2015 (Clause 1.10 & 1.11) and involves industry experts and people external to the particular assessments being validated. Collectively, those involved in validation must have:

• Vocational competencies and current industry skills
• Current knowledge and skills in vocational teaching and learning
• The training and assessment qualification or assessor skill set

For each validation session, there will be a leader who will be assigned to lead the process. All assessors engaged by Wakefield International Business School Trading As Alpha institute to conduct assessment are required to regularly participate in validation. In conducting validation, Wakefield International Business School Trading As Alpha institute will validate a suitable sample size of assessments and will randomly select the student assessments to be validated – in line with the guidance provided by ASQA’s Fact Sheet on Conducting Validation. Validation is conducted using a Validation Tool that guides the validation team through the process and records outcomes.

Validation outcomes are documented, and results of validation acted upon to bring about improvements to the RTO’s training and assessment systems and practices. Refer to CG3 Quality Assurance Policy and Procedures.  Validation plans and outcomes are recorded in the Validation Plan and Register.
Refer to Assessment Validation Policy & Procedures for more detail on validation arrangements

This Training and Assessment Strategy will be reviewed and updated in accordance with the continuous improvement processes used by Wakefield International Business School Trading As Alpha institute as described in the Continuous Improvement and Quality Assurance Policy and Quality Training and Assessment Policies.