Code Of Practice
The Australian College of Project Management is bound by a training Code of Practice. Please use the links below to read about various aspects of this:
- Educational Standards
- Course Delivery
- Staff
- Training Environment
- Certificate, Credentials and Statements of Attainments
- Quality Assurance and Improvement
- Marketing
- Recruitment and Selection
- Access and Equity
- Trainee Grievances/Appeals
- Recognition of Prior Learning
- Guarantee
- Sanctions
1. Educational Standards
The Australian College of Project Management will adopt policies and management practices which maintain high professional standards in the marketing and delivery of vocational education and training services and which safeguard the interests and welfare of trainees.
The Australian College of Project Management will maintain a learning environment that is conducive to the success of trainees. The Australian College of Project Management have the capacity to deliver the course(s) on the scope of registration, and will ensure that the facilities, methods and materials used in the provision of training will be appropriate to the outcomes to be achieved.
The Australian College of Project Management will maintain systems for recording and archiving trainee enrolments, attendance, competition, assessment outcomes, recognition of prior learning, grievances, qualifications and statements of attainment issued. The Australian College of Project Management will treat all personal records of clients confidentially.
2. Course Delivery
The Australian College of Project Management will, prior to course commencement, give trainees all relevant information about the course curriculum, program of study, availability of learning resources and appropriate support services. Trainees will also be given access to a current copy of the course curriculum.
The Australian College of Project Management will ensure that training and assessment occur in accordance with the requirements of the accredited course and, where appropriate, the State guidelines for customising courses.
3. Staff
The Australian College of Project Management will ensure that all trainers have:
- demonstrated competencies at least to the level of those being delivered;
- demonstrated achievement of at least Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or has
demonstrated the equivalent competencies; and - industrial experience that is current and relevant to the particular course or modules that they are involved in delivering.
The Australian College of Project Management will ensure that the responsibility for the management and coordination of training delivery, assessment (including recognition of prior learning), staff selection and professional development is clearly identified and undertaken by a person or persons with relevant qualifications and experience.
4. Training Environment
The Australian College of Project Management will comply with all laws relevant to the operation of the training premises, including occupational health and safety and fire safety regulations and ensure that training premises are of adequate size and have adequate heating, cooling, lighting and ventilation.
The Australian College of Project Management will ensure that training facilities, equipment and other resource materials are adequate for the courses being delivered and are maintained in good order and repair.
5. Certificate, Credentials and Statements of Attainments
The Australian College of Project Management will issue credentials and/or statements of attainment to trainees who satisfactorily complete the requirements of the accredited courses on Scope of Registration. Credentials, certificates and statements of attainment will include the provider’s name, the name of the person receiving the credential, the name and number of the accredited course, the number of the credential, the date issued and the signature of a company Director. Where appropriate, modules completed and/or national competencies achieved will be identified.
The Australian College of Project Management will recognise the Australian Quality Framework qualifications and Statements of Attainment issued and awarded by other Registered Training Organisations (RTO’s).
6. Quality Assurance and Improvement
The Australian College of Project Management has clearly documented procedures for managing and monitoring all training operations and reviewing trainee/client satisfaction.
7. Marketing
The Australian College of Project Management will market their vocational education and training products with integrity, accuracy and professionalism, avoiding vague and ambiguous statements. In the provision of information, no false or misleading comparisons will be drawn with any other provider or course.
The Australian College of Project Management will not state or imply that courses other than those on the scope of registration are available to clients.
8. Recruitment and Selection
The Australian College of Project Management will provide accurate, relevant and up-to-date
information to trainees prior to commencement. This will include, but not be limited to:
- copy of code of practice;
- scope of registration;
- certification to be issued to the trainee on completion, or partial completion of the course;
- competencies to be achieved during training;
- assessment procedures;
- arrangements for the recognition of prior learning;
- recognition of qualifications issued by other RTO’s
- grievance/appeal procedure;
- facilities and equipment;
- trainee support services;
- application process, enrolment form and selection criteria;
- fees and costs involved in undertaking training;
- fee refund policy.
Recruitment of trainees will be conducted at all times in an ethical and responsible manner and be consistent with the requirements of the curriculum.
9. Access and Equity
The Australian College of Project Management will ensure that trainee application and selection
processes are explicit and defensible and comply with access and equity principles. All staff and
clients are treated with equal merit and equal availability of all activities. This includes, but is not
limited to, the following groups of people:
- People with a disability
- Indigenous people
- Women
- People from non-English speaking background and
- People in rural and remote areas.
The Access and Equity Policy is based on the following principles:
- Providing and maintaining training services that reflect fair and reasonable opportunity, and
consideration for all participants and staff, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender or
physical disability - Equity for all people through the fair and appropriate allocation of resources and
involvement in training. - Equality of outcome within training for all people, without discrimination
- Provision of access to appropriate quality training programs and services
- Opportunity for people to participate in training and participate in relevant decision making processes within the training system
- Provision for language, literacy and numeracy assessment
Detailed access and equity processes are included in the ACPM Policy and Procedure Manual.
10. Trainee Grievances/Appeals
The Australian College of Project Management has a fair and equitable process for dealing with trainee grievances/appeals.
11. Recognition of Prior Learning
Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is the acknowledgement of the full range of an individual’s skills and knowledge, irrespective of how it has been acquired.
It includes competencies gained through formal study, work experience and other ‘life’ experience. The Australian College of Project Management aims to ensure that an individual’s prior learning is recognised, irrespective of where or how the learning has taken place.
12. Guarantee
The Australian College of Project Management will:
- maintain adequate and appropriate insurance, including public liability and Work Cover;
- advise the Office of Training and Tertiary Education (OTTE) in writing within 10 working days of any change to the information contained in the application for registration;
- allow the Office of Training and Tertiary Education or its agents access to training records, delivery locations and staff for the purpose of auditing performance or verifying compliance with the conditions of registration;
- supply OTTE with delivery details for each course and module in the scope of registration, including trainee information in accordance with OTTE-AVETMISS requirements;
- resolve any grievances conveyed by students to the Office of Training and Tertiary Education fairly and equitably;
- in the event of The Australian College of Project Management ceasing operations, all records of student results will be sent to OTTE for archiving.
13. Sanctions
The Australian College of Project Management accepts that failure to meet the obligations of this
code, the conditions of registration as private provider of vocational education and training or
supporting regulatory requirements, where applicable, may have their registration as a private
provider withdrawn.