AQF Leadership

Learn about the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) and its impact on education in Australia. Understand the different levels of qualifications and their application. Explore the skills and knowledge required at the diploma level. Find out about the recognition of prior learning and the components of a qualification. Discover the qualification code and different streams covered by the qualification. Get insights into the units of competency required for specific licenses and exclusions. Targeted towards individuals seeking a career in aviation maintenance.

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Part 1:
1. Definition of Australian Qualifications Framework”
The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is defined as the national policy which has
been implemented in order to manage the regulated qualification of education in Australia. AQF
comprises of multiple educations such as higher education and vocational education and align
each of the qualification in a comprehensive national framework. The fundamental aim behind
AQF is to ensure that qualifications outcomes are consistent and nationally relevant in order to
support flexible qualification.
2. How does lifelong learning support individuals?
Lifelong learning supports the people to strengthen their professional skills and competencies by
providing relevant platform to them in which they can progress their career by accessing
effective training and development program. Lifelong learning also paves the way for individuals
to get recognition against their prior learning and experiences (Aqf.edu.au. 2019). In addition,
lifelong learning also plays a critical role in terms of underpinning effective quality assurance
arrangements through comprehensive training and development.
3. What does the AQF underpin?’
The fundamental objective of AQF is to provide with flexible framework which can integrate
diversity in the training and development of Australia for both present and future. At the same
time AQF also has a significant contribution on the national economic progression by supporting
the qualification outcome and thus strengthen the confidence in qualifications. At the same time,
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AQF also supports the lifelong learning goal and enhance both the national and international
mobility of the workers by strengthening the value of Australian qualifications.
4. Different levels of Qualification in AQF?
The different levels of qualification in AQF include:
Level 1 Graduate with certificate I
Level 2 Graduate with certificate II
Level 3 Graduate with certificate III
Level 4 Graduate with certificate IV
Level 5 Diploma
Level 6 Advanced diploma
Level 7 Bachelor degree
Level 8 Bachelor honors degree, graduate certificate and graduate
diploma
Level 9 Master degree
Level 10 Doctoral degree
Table 1: Different levels of qualification under AQF
(Source: Aqf.edu.au. 2019)
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5. What level would the Diploma of Aero-skills be in the AQF?
Diploma of Aero-skills falls under the level 4- certificate IV of the Australian Qualification
framework.
6. Skills of diploma level.
Under AQF, the skills which are required at diploma level include:
 The people should have the ability to evaluate diverse ranges of information in an
appropriate manner which is the key of completing a certain range of information.
 The students must have the skill of providing and transmitting the solutions to any
complicated problem.
 The graduates at this level must have the ability to transform both the skill and
information to the co-workers.
7. What are "Application of knowledge and skills" for the Diploma level”?
Application of knowledge and skills is defined as the comprehensive context in which the people
can apply both their skills and knowledge. Application of knowledge and skills is regarded as the
expressed form in the context of autonomy Application of knowledge and skills. Such
application can be both predictable and unpredictable. In the diploma level, application of
knowledge and skill enables the people to apply and transfer theoretical and technical concept
and creative skill in certain range of situations. At the same time, application of knowledge and
skill provides the people with the autonomy of performing complicated technical operations
independently.
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8. What is ASQA?
The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) is one of the major national regulators of
Australia which is responsible of managing the vocational education and training section of the
country. The fundamental aim of ASQA is to regulate both the vocational trainers and the
training centers and thereby ensure that the nationally acknowledged quality standard of training
has been accomplished. This is the national regulator of vocational education and training (VET)
sector that maintains the quality of the national vocational training sector (Asqa.gov.au. 2019).
9. Definition of users in AQF.
According to AQF Qualification Type Specifications, the principle users are the accrediting
authorities of individual education and training sector who hold the responsibility of
accreditation of the AQF qualification. In addition to that, such authorities are also considered as
the developers of AQF qualification in each of the training and development program sector. The
state and territory governmental authorities are also considered as the users of AQF who are
responsible for senior secondary certification.
10. What will the "testamur" identify?
Testamur will identify:
 The people who have complicated their graduate degree
 The nature of course
 The program of learning
 English language proficiency among the people
 Intended usage of the qualification
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11. Information required for to be identified correctly on a testamur
The information, required for testamur are as follows:
 The issuing organization
 Date of issue of the award
 The person who has authorized the certificate
 Authenticity of the document
 Any kind of illegal issues in the documentation
 AQF qualification of the AQF people
 The person who is entitled for receiving the AQF certification.
12. What does "Components of a qualification" mean?
Components of a qualification comprises of the unit modules, units of competency and subject,
the completion of which can lead the people to be entitled as AQF qualification. It is imperative
for the people to follow all the components of qualification in order to get AQF qualification.
Components of a qualification are entirely based on the content and learning outcome which are
the key factors of assessing qualification.
13. Meaning of Testamur.
Testamur is basically the records of result. This is the graduation of statement for all the AQF
qualifications. All the graduate people who have completed their respective courses of learning
which are leading them to get the award of AQF certification are entitled to receive a
certification documentation which is defined as testamur. This is basically the graduation
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statement. The students, who have completed graduation in accordance with AQF qualifications,
must receive testamur as they are enrolled and entitled to receive a record of result.
14. Meaning of Award of a qualification.
Award of a qualification can happen at the time, when a student satisfies all the requirements of
AQF qualification and got a certificate in the form of testamur against the qualification. Co-
referral is one of the major forms which can be used in order to define the situation of Award of
a qualification. Structured workplace learning is one of the major factor, which can lead a person
to be entitled to award qualification.
15. What are included in the "Components of a qualification"?
Components of a qualification include:
 Module
 Subjects
 Units of competency
16. Definition of learning outcome under AQF.
Learning outcomes can be defined as the structured taxonomy which incorporates the factors that
the students must know. In addition to that, learning outcomes also comprise of the factors that
the students must understand and able to perform in order to promote their both personal and
professional competency. The learning outcomes are the dimensions of knowledge, skills and the
way of applying the knowledge and skills.
17. Definition of Recognition of prior learning (RPL).
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Recognition of prior learning is considered as one of the most effective and in-depth assessment
processes which incorporate relevant prior learning of the individual people which can be formal,
informal and non-formal. The fundamental aim of the assessors behind evaluating the relevant
learning of the individual people is to determine the credit outcome of them against the
application of skill and knowledge.
Part two:
1. What is the Qualification "Code" or "Number"?
The qualification code of Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechanical) is MEA40711.
2. Different streams covered by the qualification:
The streams covered by Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechanical) are as follows:
 Aircraft maintenance stream
 Component maintenance workshop stream.
3. Provided that the correct elective units are selected, the qualification articulates with
what?
The qualification can be applied to the staffs working in the civil aviation maintenance
organizations. At the same time, the qualification can also applied to the employees working in
the Australian Defence Force who have the ability to perform the schedule inspections, exploring
the fault and repair the same, modify the airframe and aircraft engines. The required qualification
shows the fact that the apprentices and the people who have worked in the aircraft management
team can apply for the course. The qualification also comprises of the common unit which is
applicable for all the people who are entitled for the certification course.
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4. What Units of Competency are used in CASA B1.1 license?
The units of competency are as follows:
MEA101A- Interpreting the occupational health and safety
MEA103A- Planning and organizing the work activities
MEA105A- Applying quality standard for maintaining the aircraft
MEA107A- interpreting the industry manuals
MEA108A- Completing the industry documentations
MEA109A- Performing the fundamental hard skills
MEA111A- performing the crucial administrative processes
MEA112A- Planning and maintaining effective aircraft management activities
MEA113A- Supervising the maintenance activities
MEA201A- Removing multiple components
5. Units of competency required for Aircraft Maintenance Stream?
There are ten units which are required for getting certificate IV in the aircraft maintenance
stream.
6. This qualification applies to individuals seeking what?
The qualification of the diploma of Aeroskills (Avionics) applies to the individual people who
are seeking the grant as provided by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) B2 Aircraft
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Maintenance Engineer License. Such licensing agreement enables the person to supervise and
maintain the aircraft appropriately and get the certification of avionic maintenance which is very
much needed in order to satisfy the basic purpose of maintaining CASA. This qualification
required for the diploma in Aeroskills (Avionics) satisfies the requirements of CASA to follow
the Civil Aviation Safety Regulation which is one of the key parts in the Aircraft Maintenance
Engineer Licence (Training.gov.au. 2019). The knowledge requirements must be aligned with
that of the CASA requirements which is very much needed in order to provide effective training
to the people.
7. Different levels of diploma.
The eight core diploma levels in the CASA licensing are as follows:
Unit code Unit title
MEA111 Performing the core administrative processes in terms of preparing the
people to get the certification of civil aircraft maintenance.
MEA112 Making comprehensive plan and executing the same in order to manage the
civil aircraft maintenance activities.
MEA113 Assessing the activities of aircraft maintenance and manage the staffs in the
workplaces.
MEA116 Applying the health and safety procedure which is the key of aviation
management procedure.
MEA142 Managing self in the aviation management process.
MEA235 Performing the advanced trouble shooting process in aircraft avionic
maintenance.
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MEA241 Performing the aircraft weight aircraft weight and balancing the calculation
as the outcome of aircraft modification.
MSMENV472 Implementing and monitoring effective work practices that are sustainable to
the environment.
8. Which of that core Diploma level (CASA licensing) units for Avionics are also required
in the MEA50215 Diploma of Aeroskills (Mechanical)?
The unit codes are as follows:
 MEA111
 MEA112
 MEA113
 MEA116
 MEA142
 MSMENV472
9. List of core diploma level in "Open Book Assignment”.
The diplomas covered in the open book assignment are as follows:
 Diploma in the aviation maintenance management
 Advanced diploma in the Aviation Maintenance Management
10. Difference between the "specialist elective units".
There are certain differences in between the group A and B of the of the “specially elective
units”. Group A Unit code MWA230 of “specially elective units” deal with inspecting the issue
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in the fixed wing aircraft automatic flight control systems, contrary to which the unit code
MEA231 of the group B of the specialist elective units deals with the inspecting and
troubleshooting the rotary wing of the aircraft automatic flight control systems.
11. What is the Target Group?
The target group is defined as the holders of CASA B2 licenses which are endorsed with that of
the radio E8 exclusion who are highly committed towards removing their exclusion from that of
their licence. The focus group must attain the skills as required by MEA11 Aeroskills Training
Package units of competency for undergoing effective training session.
12. List the ‘Units of Competency’ required for Exclusion E8.
Unit code Title
MEA206C Removing and installing aircraft basic radio communication
MEA207C Installing aircraft electronic system components
MEA226D Evaluating the aircraft electronic systems and components
MEA229D Testing the frequency of aircraft radio
MEA232C Testing aircraft pulse systems and components
MEA235B Performing advanced troubleshooting in aircraft avionic maintenance
13. List the ‘Units of Competency’ for Exclusions E1 and E4.
Unit Code Unit Title
MEA201 Removing and installing multiple aircraft electrical hardware
MEA203 Removing and installing advanced aircraft electrical system
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MEA223 Assessing aircraft electrical systems and components
MEA227 Testing aircraft electrical systems and components
MEA246 Designing aircraft electrical hardware or parts
MEA296 Using electrical test equipment
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Aqf.edu.au. (2019). AQF levels | Australian Qualifications Framework. [online] Available at:
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Training.gov.au. (2019). training.gov.au - MEA50115 - Diploma of Aeroskills (Avionics).
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