Support TTAs to Translate Industry Skills and Knowledge Into Teaching Practice
Last updated 27/10/26
TTAs Apply
The apply checklist helps RTOs assist TTAs to reflect on, apply and demonstrate industry currency.
This also makes it easier for RTOs to meet compliance requirements.
On this Page, You Will Find:
Use the Apply Checklist to Independently Track Recommended Tasks
The recommended tasks will help TTAs:
- Capture your reflections, application of industry skills and knowledge and evidence throughout the year
1. Guide industry currency reflection, application and demonstration
- Use the measurement approach template you previously received from your RTO, which includes:
- volume and capability indicators
- reflection topics and questions
- application opportunities
- Update the document after each currency opportunity with support from your RTO as needed
- Share your progress with your RTO through ongoing check insand as a document if needed
Use the learning and reflection plan filled out in the engage stage.
Learning and reflection plan
Priya recently completed two visits to meet with clients. Hearing their perspective was both valuable and inspiring. Priya enjoyed getting to know them.
Given how inspiring she found it, Priya was confident her students would also gain a lot from the conversation. It was a great way to bring the course content to life.
Here are a Few Real-life Examples of How You Might Use the Prepare Tools.
These examples are not exhaustive and may look different in practice, based on your organisation’s work environment.
Industry Currency Empowers Students
TTAs with industry currency deliver engaging training that prepares students for their vocation.
Industry currency helps students think critically, use sound judgement and apply skills in practice.
Tell me more →There are many effective ways to extend industry skills and knowledge
This includes opportunities such as volunteering, temporary or supervised shifts and scheduled community engagements with clients.
This includes active participation in industry advisory groups, scheduled discussions with leaders or subject matter experts and collaborating with employers on a relevant project.
This includes completing an training course hosted by employers or attending professional development courses or conferences.
This includes actively participating in new or existing industry or sector communities of practice and planned discussions with internal colleagues.
Industry Currency Empowers Students
TTAs need support from RTOs and employers to update their industry skills and knowledge and set VET students up for success.
In the prepare stage, RTOs and employers have access to related tools and checklists. The checklists include recommended tasks to support collaboration between RTOs, employers and TTAs.
Note: Priya, Matt and Mei-Lin's fictional roles, responsibilities and included examples are not exhaustive. Roles, responsibilities and actual tasks may look different in practice.
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- Engage in reflection, application and demonstration of up-to-date industry skills and knowledge
- Guide industry currency reflection, application and demonstration
Frequently Asked Questions
I currently have a full-time teaching load, how will the toolkit help me maintain industry currency?
Without the support of your RTO and industry employers, it can be difficult to access opportunities to maintain industry currency. The RTO and employer toolkits support RTOs and employers to partner together to help you and other TTAs to stay up-to-date with industry skills and knowledge.
I currently hold part-time roles in industry and an RTO, how will the toolkit help me?
Do I need to teach a particular training course to benefit from the toolkit?
The tools include examples across different sectors. These examples help TTAs make the most of the tools, regardless of the courses they teach.
I want to feel confident I’ve met compliance requirements, can the toolkit help?
- Strong partnerships between your RTO and industry employers make it easier to access industry currency opportunities and gain insight into recent industry changes from an employer perspective.
- The tools for TTAs, RTOs and employers enable a collaborative approach to planning industry currency opportunities over a 12-month period.
- The RTO toolkit supports your RTO to provide you and your colleagues with consistent guidance on reflection, application and evidence expectations.
- The TTA and RTO toolkits include recommended industry currency opportunities, including when they are most effective, to help you choose opportunities that align with the industry skills and knowledge you want to update.
How often should I use the tools and checklists? Do I need to use all of them?
The toolkit is not a process you must follow from start to finish. It’s designed to enhance and build on existing processes. You can choose which tools you will use and tailor these to best meet your needs.
How will the toolkit help my RTO work with employers to minimise health and safety risks?
Why does the toolkit suggest I should have reflective conversations with employers?
My RTO doesn't know about this toolkit, how do I get them on board?
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Share your experience of using the industry currency toolkits.
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