EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION All Training Services delivered by the Training Provider to an Eligible Individual must be supported by Evidence of Participation in accordance with the remainder of this Clause 11 for each unit of competency, such that a reasonable judgement regarding an Eligible Individual’s participation in Training Services can be made. The Training Provider must maintain documented evidence of engagement by the Eligible Individual in the learning and/or assessment activity. Except as permitted under Clause 11.5 of this Schedule 1, to be valid, evidence must contain the Eligible Individual's name or identification number, a unit of competency identifier and a date. The Department will determine if the evidence provided is sufficient to substantiate the claim that the Eligible Individual participated in training. In addition, the following minimum specifications must be met to evidence an Eligible Individual’s engagement in Training Services activity: one point of Evidence of Participation per unit of competency must be provided if the period between the Activity Start Date and Activity End Date (inclusive) for the unit of competency is one month or less; or two points of Evidence of Participation per unit of competency must be provided if the period between the Activity Start Date and Activity End Date for the unit of competency is greater than one month, including one point within the first month and one point within the last month of training delivery and/or assessment as identified by the reported Activity End Date. Two different forms of Evidence of Participation must be used. An auditor would consider the time elapsed between the start and end date (or withdrawal) of the unit of competency and use discretion as to a reasonable demonstration of ongoing engagement by an individual in learning and/or assessment activity across the unit of competency, where one point of Evidence of Participation is one item of evidence as specified in Clause 11.5 of this Schedule 1. In instances where competency based completions are involved, and where the employer signoff has not yet been received by the Training Provider, an auditor will consider the last point of Evidence of Participation relating to training and/or assessment. The only Evidence of Participation that is acceptable under this VET Funding Contract is: evidence of work submitted relating to engagement by the Eligible Individual in the unit of competency: At a minimum, this evidence must contain the Eligible Individual’s signature, and comply with the requirements set out in Clause 11.2 of this Schedule 1. In cases where this information cannot be recorded on the work itself, separate evidence must accompany the work to allow it to be linked to the Eligible Individual, the unit of competency and date completed, for example, identification of an Eligible Individual by a client identifier and a delivery schedule or equivalent detailing how the piece of work covers the unit of competency in question, including due dates and milestones; Skills First Teacher notes based on communication between the Skills First Teacher and Eligible Individual, establishing the Eligible Individual’s involvement in the learning and/or assessment activity of the unit of competency. This includes personal interviews, telephone, e-mail, or other communication modes on the engagement of an Eligible Individual in learning and/or assessment activity of the unit of competency and may include reference to notes from another person working alongside the Skills First Teacher, for example an industry expert or workplace supervisor;
