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CBET vs Traditional Training
Where the two approaches really differ, in day-to-day training, assessment and documentation.
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Side-by-side comparison
The short version
Traditional
Time-based. Complete the term, sit one final exam, get a grade, and move on whatever you can actually do.
CBET
Competence-based. Progress when you can show you can do the task to the standard, with practice and reassessment until you can.
Side by side
| Aspect | Traditional training | CBET |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | A subject syllabus | Occupational Standards written with industry |
| Progression | Time served / term completed | Competence demonstrated |
| Assessment | Mostly one final written exam, graded against peers | Practical and written, against performance criteria |
| Result | Percentage, grade or ranking | Competent / Not Yet Competent |
| Pace | Same for the whole class | Reassessment once a gap is addressed |
| Trainer's role | Deliver content, then examine | Facilitate practice, coach and verify performance |
| Setting | Mostly the classroom | Workshop, lab, simulation and workplace |
| Documents | Scheme of work and lesson notes | Learning Plan, Session Plans, Record of Work, assessment tools, portfolios |
What it means for your paperwork
Every CBET document traces back to a unit's performance criteria, so each unit needs a set of linked documents:
Learning Plan
The whole term for the unit, session by session.
Session Plans
A detailed plan for each lesson, usually BOPPPS.
Record of Work
The dated record of what was actually taught.
Assessments and portfolios
Tools that test the criteria, and the evidence of competence.
That's the workload CBET Planner absorbs: upload the Curriculum and OS once, and generate the whole linked set.
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