TAAENV403B Ensure a healthy and safe learning environment

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Unit Descriptor

This unit specifies the competency required to ensure the health, safety and welfare of learners and candidates.

Competency Field Learning Environment

This unit provides a focus for occupational health and safety (OHS) in the vocational education and training sector. It covers the legislative and common law duty of care responsibilities of trainers/facilitators, assessors and other parties in the provision of

training and/or assessment services. This is a critical responsibility involving knowledge and skills to assess the learning environment for hazards and risks and to apply risk control strategies to ensure the safety, health and welfare of learners.

This unit also underpins the knowledge and skills required for the achievement of the OHS components of other units in the TAA04 Training and Assessment Training Package, including those for design, delivery and assessment.

The learning environment refers to an environment where learning/assessment takes place to develop skills and knowledge for work through a planned and organised learning process. This may include a workplace where the training and/or assessment organisation trainer/facilitator and/or assessor has no direct control over the learning environment.

This unit is one of four units in the TAA04 Training and Assessment Training Package which support other units in the Training Package. The other supporting units are TAAENV401B Work effectively in vocational education and training, TAAENV402B Foster and promote an inclusive learning culture and TAADES401B Use Training Packages to meet client needs. These units can be grouped together, used separately and/or grouped with other units for teaching/learning and assessment purposes.

Application of the Unit

The competency specified in this unit is typically required by those involved directly in the provision of training/assessment services in a training and/or assessment organisation (refer to the definition provided in the Range Statement).

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