If there are a number of sectors within the industry, the qualifications can be divided into two areas: generic and specialist qualifications.
Generic qualifications generally include a wide range of competencies and are usually flexible enough to allow for a variety of applications within the industry.
Specialist qualifications have been designed and agreed on by the industry as the best combination of units of competency for a specific job role. They may allow for some choice of units or they may represent a specified pathway which may not be altered.
In the WRF904 Floristry Training Package there are units which have a generic application, as they have skills, knowledge and attributes that apply generally to job roles. These units are grouped together as ‘Floristry Operations Units’. Other floristry-specific units are in the design area. In addition to these industry-specific units of competency, units have been imported from a range of other Training Packages, including WRR02 Retail, BSB01 Business Services, BSZ98 Assessment and Workplace Training, RTF03 Amenity Horticulture and THT02 Tourism.
TAA40104 Certificate IV Workplace Assessment Activity: Qualification types
What types of qualifications are in the Training Package you are using? Are there both generic and specialist qualifications? What are they? Make a note.
Would specialist qualifications be useful for your client’s purposes? Why or why not?
TAA40104 Certificate IV Workplace Assessment Activity: Core industry units
Find out what the industry core units (if any) are in the Training Package you are using in your TAA40104 Certificate IV Workplace Assessment practice environment. Compare these to the other core units and the elective units (if any).