DEF51712 Diploma of Test and Evaluation

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for DEF51712 ended on 15 August 2017 — 9 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
DEF12 — Defence Training Package
Currency period ends
15 August 2017
Latest release
Release 2 · 24 January 2013 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
PUA51709
Superseded by
DEF50117 not equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. DEF51712Superseded — not equivalentDiploma of Test and Evaluation
  2. not equivalent
  3. DEF50117Superseded — not equivalentDiploma of Test and Evaluation
  4. not equivalent
  5. DEF50922CurrentDiploma of Test and Evaluation

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • PUA51709DEF51712equivalent14 March 2012

    The register records this supersession but attaches no note on what changed.

  • DEF51712DEF50117not equivalent16 August 2017

    Core units decreased from 9 to 8 Core units changed Qualification packaging rules decreased from 13 to 12 units of competency

Official documents on the register

What training.gov.au lists for DEF51712 and for its training package DEF12 (release 2.0), with the name and date the register publishes for each file. We link them; we have not read them, and nothing on this page is taken from their contents.

  • DEF51712_R2.docxDEF51712 release 2 · product document · published 26 November 2024
  • DEF51712_R2.pdfDEF51712 release 2 · product document · published 26 January 2013

Is DEF51712 on your scope?

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What DEF51712 is made of

training.gov.au lists 27 units for DEF51712: 9 core and 18 elective. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. How many of the electives are required is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 9 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
DEFTE001APlan testing and evaluation processesnot current
DEFTE002APrepare testing and evaluation processesnot current
DEFTE003AConduct testing processesnot current
DEFTE004AEvaluate testingnot current
DEFTE005AProduce test and evaluation reportsnot current
PSPPM501BDesign complex projectsnot current
PSPPM502BManage complex projectsnot current
PSPPM503BClose complex projectsnot current
PSPPM504ACarry out complex project activitiesnot current

Elective units 18 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBOHS509AEnsure a safe workplacenot current
BSBSUS301AImplement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current
DEFTE006AAnalyse test datanot current
DEFTE007AApply knowledge of test and evaluation processesnot current
PSPFIN501AApply public sector financial policies and processesnot current
PSPGOV504BUndertake research and analysisnot current
PSPGOV512AUse complex workplace communication strategiesnot current
PSPGOV515ADevelop and use political nousnot current
PSPPM601BDirect complex project activitiesnot current
PUACOM002BProvide services to clientsnot current
PUACOM007BLiaise with other organisationsnot current
PUAEMR001BEstablish context and develop risk evaluation criterianot current
PUAEMR002BIdentify, analyse and evaluate risknot current
PUAEMR003BDetermine treatment strategiesnot current
PUAEMR004BManage treatment strategy implementationnot current
TAAASS401CPlan and organise assessmentnot current
TAAASS402CAssess competencenot current
TAAASS404BParticipate in assessment validationnot current

Core and elective are the register's own flags on the unit grid of the release read here. "Not current" means training.gov.au no longer recommends that unit for use inside this product — it does not say anything about the product itself.

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