The EAL collection includes English as an additional language resources for access and employment pathways. Start by asking what learners need to do in English and which skills they already bring. A class practising everyday service conversations has different needs from a group preparing to read workplace instructions or follow an interview. Match the course code and level to the cohort before comparing materials.
Choose activities your learners can use
In a classroom, learners can practise a conversation with a partner and get feedback from a trainer. In online delivery, plan how learners will hear examples, practise speaking and ask for clarification. A blended program can use short preparation tasks before a supported group activity. The RTO needs to arrange suitable devices, audio, access to any approved platforms and the support learners will use. Decide what learners can do independently and where a trainer needs to model a task or explain an unfamiliar instruction.
Use learner materials to review the language, vocabulary and pace of the course. An Assessment Kit needs a separate review so staff know what performance or evidence to record. If a course uses digital practice, give learners a safe training account or sample material to work with. Avoid real personal information in example forms. Ask the assessor how the chosen task will be presented consistently across the cohort.
Worked example: asking for service information
Create a short dialogue about finding the opening hours and location of a service. Give learners a timetable and a simple map, then ask them to request clarification about one detail. Provide time to rehearse with a partner before the trainer asks a learner to respond independently. Compare the sample activity with the language level and the kind of prompting your course allows. An assessor can then look at how the learner finds and communicates the requested information. Keep the notes and recording arrangements suitable for your learners and delivery setting.
Worked example: responding to a workplace message
Set up a simulated work message with a time, location and task. Ask the learner to identify the key instructions, confirm one detail and send a short response. Change the time for a second practice round and ask the learner to check the update. A Session Plan can support the timing of the reading, discussion and practice. If the RTO already has a suitable lesson, use the proposed assessment documents to see how the response and any spoken interaction could be recorded. Check the language and layout of any forms before use.
Compare the resource with the pathway
Look up the exact course code and compare Access and Employment examples against the program you intend to deliver. Review the actual activities, expected responses and assessor instructions alongside your teaching plan. If staff want separate materials for independent practice or a digital skills activity, confirm how it fits the learning sequence. Ask for the selected code and format in your sample request. Make a note of the support your RTO will provide when a learner encounters an unfamiliar word, tool or task.
EAL catalogue and qualification examples
CAQA Resources lists 4,184 active products in this collection. The five qualification codes with the most listings in the verified membership are below. Counts identify catalogue listings and can include multiple resource formats or specialisations.
- 22484VIC Certificate I in EAL (Access) · 6 listings
- 22485VIC Certificate II in EAL (Access) · 6 listings
- 22486VIC Certificate III in EAL (Access) · 6 listings
- 22487VIC Certificate IV in EAL (Access) · 6 listings
- 22488VIC Certificate II in EAL (Employment) · 6 listings
EAL Training Package collection
Active listings by resource type
- Assessment Kit · 326
- Class Activity Book · 294
- ERF Checklist · 313
- LLN Kit · 3
- LLND Kit · 318
- Learner Guide · 298
- Learner Resources · 326
- Learning and Assessment Kit · 339
- PowerPoint · 304
- RPL Kit · 131
- SCORM · 294
- Self-Study Guide · 294
- Session Plan · 303
- Training and Assessment Strategy · 27
- Unit Knowledge Guide · 294
- Vocational Placement Kit · 320
Review a sample
Samples are available on request. Ask the trainer and assessor to work through one activity together, check the resource against the intended delivery setting and record any inclusions or formats they need confirmed.
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