Certificate IV in Training and Assessment - any advice on training providers?

[Mrs O'M]

Having been a student for 3 versions of this qualification and now lecture in it I would say there are a couple of things to consider.
1- how much time do you have to commit to the course? Some training providers do intensive 1 week sessions and then give a large project to complete at the end within 6 months. Others have the course structured longer with face to face time every couple of weeks and a more balanced workload.
2 - how much would you use it in the workplace? If it was for the qualification only I would do a shorter more intensive course. If you are interested in the process and being able to put the skills and knowledge into practice I would take a bit more time and the more structured course approach.
3 - online vs face to face, I would say the same as above, since its a course where the fundamental skill is being able to train and assess having face to face time is much better than just theoretical learning of online.
4- cost! In all honesty courses that are over $1500- $2000 are way overpriced. Most government institutions like tafes and unis run this course on a regular basis and at a reasonable cost.

I hope this helps a bit. Let me know if you need some more advice, I work in training, learning and development so should be able to assist

[wysiwyg]

Thanks that really helps Mrs O'M. At the moment I am not in work and I have no children 2 days a week - so if I could find a course that fitted with the face to face on those days that would be great. How much I would use it depends on the job - at the moment is more for the qualification I would say because I don't know what job I would find myself in. If I look at my previous employment though and the outline of the course then I would think 50% of what I used would fit into the modules described - it wasn't always called 'Training' but was really that by any other name. I would like to do it in the time I have before I get a job and no idea how long that will be so I suppose I am favoring the more intensive (although I have seen 7 day courses which seems a bit too intensive for me!), but need it to be flexible enough that can continue if I get a job first.

One other question - is it going to be difficult to do while not in employment - I saw something suggesting you need to be in the workplace to do it, or can I just use scenarios from previous employments instead?

Also a more personal question for you - do you ever tire of delivering the same course - I suppose I have only ever had to deliver the same material a max of 10 times and normally across different countries, and doing live demo's on the system too to keep it interesting - I have always wondered if you are in a role where you deliver the same course alot of times, do you tire of it or does the diversity provided by the course participants keep it interesting?