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Training Package Support Materials

Training Package Support Materials are resources to help learners, trainers, assessors and employers implement training and assessment based on the competency standards, assessment guidelines and qualifications from a Training Package.  Support Materials are optional approaches and are not mandated.  The materials may include assessor resources, learner and/or trainer resources, professional development materials, promotional material and Training Package guides designed to inform Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and employers in the use of Training Packages. 

Support Materials can be specific to an individual Training Package or be suitable for use across a number of, or all, Training Packages.  They can be in a range of formats for a variety of audiences to suit different learning styles and delivery contexts, and can include printed materials, CD-ROMs, videos, web-based resources or libraries or a combination of any of these.


Any organisation or person who has developed Training Package Support Materials and owns copyright may have the products evaluated, by an approved Quality Assurance Consultant, against the NQC Quality Principles.  Products that meet the NQC Quality Principles are noted by the NQC.  These noted Training Package Support Materials carry the ‘noted tick’ logo and can be listed on the National Training Information Service (http://www.ntis.gov.au/ You are now leaving the DEST website).

The Noting Process is managed by the Quality Assurance Section, Industry Skills Development Group, DEST.  There are currently 14 approved Quality Assurance Consultants  PDF Document  (19.7 KB) who undertake the evaluations of Training Package Support Materials against the NQC Quality Principles.

The Quality Assurance Information Kit describes the procedures for obtaining 'noted status' for Training Package Support Materials.

To search for support materials which relate to specific Training Packages, visit the National Training Information Service website.

For further information on the Noting Process contact  Paulina van der Linden on telephone (02) 6240 8192 or email paulina.vanderlinden@dest.gov.au.