Please describe your proposed solution.

Before submitting and going through a lengthy audit and screening process by ASQA and industry experts for a specific course, the RTO must fully develop all necessary training materials and be ready to deliver based on the submitted documentation. This is where RTO is reluctant to invest or needs a lot of assistance from industry consultation to develop the content of those courses.

By articulating from the Cardano CBCA course directly into the Australian Accredited Diploma of Applied Blockchain, we can accelerate the uptake and development of meaningful projects built on the Cardano ecosystem by providing robust frameworks that have been accredited by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA).

This will result in the further adoption of Cardano through government-approved education channels across the vocational and higher education sectors in the Eastern Hemisphere, starting with Australia.

Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community.

In what way will the success of your project bring value to the Cardano Community?

• More awareness of Cardano to the border blockchain ecosystem
• Develop skills required to map and develop projects on the Cardano blockchain.

How will you measure this impact?

• Measure the increase in students who articulate from the Cardano CBCA course into the Diploma Course.

How will you share the outputs and opportunities that result from your project?

• We will publish students who complete the Cardano CBCA course along with the Diploma course with the graduate’s initials, along with auditing on https:/bccollective.io quarterly basis.

What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

Our team comprises technical writers/editors, lecturers, and professor who have worked for a number of years in Australian education for both the vocational education and training (VET) sector and higher education providers (Universities). Please see more details of our team members in [RESOURCES] below.

In relation to fund management, as a core team member of Eastern Town Hall [3] for the last 2.5 years as Co-host and Moderator, I have assisted the team in most possible ways to complete funded proposals since Fund6, and despite there being always an inevitable fluctuation or up/down factor or risk of delay in proposal delivery. See more details in [Project Milestones] and [BUDGET & COSTS] for funding breakdown against tasks completion.

[3] <https://easterntownhall.com/>

What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

Title

Begin mapping of Cardano and Diploma of Applied Blockchain

Milestone Outputs

Identify and align the Cardano CBA modules to the assessable outcomes of the accredited units.

Acceptance criteria

The identified outcomes showcasing the alignment between both courses will be documented for potential articulation.

Evidence of milestone completion

A public viewable GitHub or Google Doc link will be provided for review.

>Title

Design and create course elements

Milestone Outputs

Design any missing learning elements and assessment criteria required to ensure Cardano CBCA graduates meet the articulation requirements.

Acceptance criteria

Create components required to meet the assessment frameworks.

Evidence of milestone completion

A public viewable GitHub or Google Doc link will be provided for review.

>Title

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) using the Cardano CBCA modules

Milestone Outputs

Establish a clear RPL framework that allows accredited providers of the Diploma of Applied Blockchain to accept and credit graduates of the Cardano CBCA with articulation.

Acceptance criteria

Complete an RPL framework

Evidence of milestone completion

A public viewable GitHub or Google Doc link will be provided for review.

>Title

Revision of the RPL framework

Milestone Outputs

Revision of frameworks and preparation for publishing of the proposal outputs

Acceptance criteria

Complete the revision and sign-off

Evidence of milestone completion

A public viewable GitHub or Google Doc link will be provided for review.

>Title

Deploy to existing RTOs and onboard new ones globally

Milestone Outputs

Publish the course and articulation pathway

Acceptance criteria

Publish the proposal on our website, and notify the Cardano Foundation and communities about the articulation of the Diploma of Applied Blockchain (10849 NAT) by the Australian Skills Quality Authority with Cardano Blockchain Certified Associate (CBCA) Course.

Publish Cardano CBCA articulation through RTO’s offering the accredited Diploma of Applied Blockchain.

Publish Cardano CBCA articulation as a recognised entry pathway to the Diploma of Applied Blockchain (Displayed on the accredited course framework document)

Evidence of milestone completion

A public viewable GitHub or Google Docs link contains all mapping, content, and assessment development.

The Project Closeout Report and Project Close-out Video will be a part of the evidence of this final milestone.

Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Dr Linh Pham is Australia-based, has completed his professional doctorate in information technology (DInfoTech), was a computer network and security consultant and turned to become an academic specialised in digital forensics and cybersecurity in 2004.

He is involved with Cardano Ecosystem and Project Catalyst in the following community roles: Fund 7 Challenge Team member for “Disarm cyber disinformation attacks”. Team Lead in Fund8 and Fund9 for “Grow East Asia, Grow Cardano” and Fund10 Team Lead for “Development & Infrastructure” challenges and Co-host and Moderator for Eastern Hemisphere Townhall since Fund 7 (2.5 years).

Linh will work on Cardano blockchain content mapping and assessment development in this project.

Telegram: @elpidanang

ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0311-9659>

YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/@<member communityid="163" id="160457">easterntownhall</member>/videos](<https://www.youtube.com/@<member id='160457' communityId='163'>easterntownhall</member>/videos>)

Nathan Burns

Nathan is the CEO of Blockchain Collective, who created the Diploma of Applied Blockchain 10747NAT, Advanced Diploma of Applied Blockchain 11241NAT and the Diploma of Applied Blockchain merging Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence 10991NAT.

Nathan has also led several blockchain projects and consulted on ecosystem start-ups.

Telegram: @NathanBCC

LinkedIn: <https://au.linkedin.com/in/nathan-burns-77156770>

A/Prof Dr Chandana Withana is Australia-based and an experienced college/RTO's Dean, course coordinator and adjunct Senior Lecturer in Bachelor of Information Technology and Master of Information Technology programs with comprehensive experience in tertiary education, research and course development.

He will look at all of the concept-based content developments.

LinkedIn: <https://au.linkedin.com/in/associate-professor-chandana-withana-8a442b32>

Research: <https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/cwithanacsueduau>

ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3007-687X>

Angelika Maag: MLing; MCom; MIntRel (MQ) GCT&LHE (CSU)

Angelika has been a professional language teacher, editor, and proofreader for more than 20 years. In this project, Angelika will work as a proofreader and editor, and this is a vital role for the project as she is excellent in technical content editing.

LinkedIn: <https://au.linkedin.com/in/angelika-maag-59092a55>

Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

Milestone 1: Begin mapping of Cardano and Diploma of Applied Blockchain

Mapping CBCA content against units of accredited course: 96h * 300 ADA

Analyse and form required assessment requirements: 58h * 300 ADA

Editing, layout and publishing: 8.5h * 300 ADA

Subtotal: 48750 ADA

Milestone 2: Design and create course elements

Developing content and assessment materials to ensure adequate competency for articulation to the accredited course units. Training material and resources: 130h * 300 ADA

Subtotal: 39000 ADA

Milestone 3: Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) using the Cardano CBCA modules

Develop a comprehensive RPL framework to recognise Cardano CBCA modules. This will meet the Accredited course standards used by Register Training Organisations: 130h * 300 ADA

Subtotal: 39000 ADA

Milestone 4: Revision of RPL framework

A comprehensive review of the RPL Framework to meet accredited standards: 60h * 300 ADA

Quality assurance review of mapping: 37.5h * 300 ADA

Subtotal: 29250 ADA

Final Milestone: Deploy to existing RTOs and onboard new ones globally

As an organisation with an existing courseware development team, part of our risk management strategy is to accommodate the risk of ADA price fluctuation. We have taken this into account when preparing the budget costing of the project to ensure on-time delivery and to meet all commitments.

Engagement with new and existing Registered Training Organisations to communicate and implement articulation pathways and RPL framework. 60h * 300 ADA

Publish content and update Learning Management portals for all existing providers: 30h * 300 ADA

Update and submit entry requirement changes to Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA): 20h *300 ADA

Final closeout report and other administration work such as Milestone and Proof of achievement back and forth, emailing RTOs for feedback, engaging and cost involve with training.gov.au for training package details: 20h *300 ADA

Subtotal: 39000 ADA

Total: 195000 ADA

How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

In line with Australia Government Treasury Token mapping 2023 [4] consultation submissions, currently, only 12 RTOs are accredited to deliver Diploma of Applied Blockchain and only two head-run Universities, Sydney University [5] and RMIT [6], provide some courses with a small portion of the smart contract (non-Cardano), for instance.

Therefore, the proposal outcomes would be feasible steps for RTOs wishing to accelerate the uptake of the Cardano blockchain usage and for the Cardano ecosystem itself. It would provide a significant position in marketing, onboarding and awareness in Australia and the 161 countries where international students come from. Education is Australia’s third greatest export [7] by GDP, and this would help spread the Cardano blockchain even further once these students return to their home countries [8].

[4] <https://treasury.gov.au/consultation/c2023-341659>

[5] <https://www.sydney.edu.au/courses/subject-areas/spec/cryptography-and-blockchains.html>

[6] <https://online.rmit.edu.au/course/sc-designing-blockchain-solutions-blc201> <https://online.rmit.edu.au/course/sc-developing-blockchain-applications-blc202>

[7] <https://www.studiesinaustralia.com/Blog/australian-education-news/the-facts-and-figures-of-international-students-in-australia>

[8] <https://www.education.gov.au/international-education-data-and-research/international-student-numbers-country-state-and-territory>