John Burkhardt
Name: John Burkhardt Occupation: Business Development Coach Location: Sunshine Coast, Qld Family: Married with 5 children and neurotic dog Interests/ Hobbies Dancesport, Learning, supporting Ministry Why did you want to do the TAA/TAE Cert IV? To learn the training and assessment principles. The TAE qualification continued to appear in most of the roles I am assisting with or contracting to. Why did you choose to do the TAE with Fortress Learning? I researched my options online and was after an e-based solution which was cost effective. Fortress Learning fitted my criteria. How long did it take you to do it? Well, I started and then stopped as I was coaching a business fulltime and then came back to it months later. I then did the majority of the content within a few weeks. Did you do the full course, RPL, or a combination? I had some RPL components signed off … Read More..
Megan Bayliss
Name: Megan Bayliss Occupation: Social Worker / Small business owner Location: Cairns Family: Husband, four children, 2 grandchildren, 2 dogs, 1 cat Interests/ Hobbies Sustainability, recycled craft. Why did you want to do the TAA/TAE Cert IV? I had to complete it for work purposes and to remain compliant with AQTF guidelines. I do A LOT of training. Why did you choose to do the TAE with Fortress Learning? Price and RPL/assessment only option. How long did it take you to do it? Once I actually started the course gap work, and after supplying all documentation for RPL, it only took me about 3 weeks. Did you do the full course, RPL, or a combination? Combination. How painful was the RPL process? The worst part was waiting for my third party reports to get done. The rest was easy and I was grateful that I have kept documentation over the … Read More..
Barry Anderson
Name: Barry Anderson Occupation: Director Location: Mackay Family: Wife, 2 children Interests/ Hobbies Cricket Why did you want to do the TAA/TAE Cert IV? I completed the TAE Certificate IV upgrade as part of my professional development and in line with AQTF requirements. Why did you choose to do the TAE with Fortress Learning? Referred by colleague How long did it take you to do it? 2 days Did you do the full course, RPL, or a combination? RPL How painful was the RPL process? Easy What worked for you? The online system What didn’t work for you? N/A What advice would you give to others considering studying this course in this way? n/a Is there anything else you’d like to include? Appreciated the concise and expedient RPL process. DATE:23/3/2012
John Kelly
Name: John Kelly Occupation: Disability Program Coordinator Location: Toowoomba, QLD. Family: Wife, 2 dogs, 2 parrots. Interests/ Hobbies Fishing, camping, most sports, anything active. Why did you want to do the TAA/TAE Cert IV? I am actually required to deliver training as part of my job, so I thought it would be wise to gain a qualification and some experience in regards to that. Why did you choose to do the TAE with Fortress Learning? The price was far better than any of the other Training Organizations I had looked at, plus they made contact with me fairly quickly after I registered my interest. How long did it take you to do it? 9 weeks Did you do the full course, RPL, or a combination? I completed the full course. How painful was the RPL process? N/A What worked for you? The course was really well put together any easy … Read More..
Lynda Jane
Name:Lynda Jane Occupation:eLearning Project Manager/Designer Location:Sunshine Coast, Qld Family:Married, 5 children Interests/ HobbiesReading, spirituality, gardening, cooking Why did you want to do the TAA/TAE Cert IV? Two reasons: 1) I design and project manage the development of eLearning courseware, having the Cert IV provides more credibility and 2) also gives me the option of conducting face to face training which I used to do but can no longer do without the Cert IV Why did you choose to do the TAE with Fortress Learning? I looked at a number of offerings from different RTO’s offering the Cert IV online. Fortress Learning was less expensive and also looked to have a better offering and be more organised How long did it take you to do it? 6 months on a casual basis Did you do the full course, RPL, or a combination? Full Course How painful was the RPL process? n/a … Read More..
