TM1 Competency Based Learning Material Part 1 of 2

The TM-1 PTS-CBLM under information sheet 1.3-2 defines the components of a Competency Based Learning Material (CBLM).

On page 138, it enumerated the parts of the CBLM, grouped in two, these are:

A. Preliminary pages

1. Front Page
2. Trainee’s Guide on How to Use the CBLM
3. List of Competencies
4. Competency Summary
5. Learning Outcome Summary
6. Learning Experiences

B. Instruction Sheets

1. Information Sheet
2. Self-Check
3. Task Sheet
4. Operation Sheet
5. Job Sheet
6. Performance Criteria Checklist

 For this walk-through, let us start with the first group, preliminary pages.


1. The Front Page

Although there are no defined standards as to how the front page is supposed to be formatted in regard to a well-developed CBLM, the PTS-CBLM has a recommended format that a TM1 Trainee is advised to follow. 

The recommended layout is self-explanatory and has been properly explained in page 139 and will no longer be covered by this walk-through. However, a sample template can be downloaded here.

For your CBLM portfolio requirements, use the Core competency that you have chosen for your Session Plan.

2. Trainee Guide on How to Use the CBLM 

The Trainee Guide, requires that you develop your own, however, given that there is some similarity in regard to what a CBLM is supposed to be, you can use pre-developed Trainee Guide as a reference or as a starting point for the development of your own just ensure that its contents conform to your respective qualification and meets what you intend for your respective CBLM.

For your portfolio requirements, use the Core competency that you have used when developing your Session Plan.

3. List of Competencies

The contents of the list of competencies are self-explanatory, ensure that you highlight the Core Competency that you have chosen to use for your session plan.

4. Competency Summary

Also known as Module Content / Module of Instructions. All its contents are taken from the TR or the CBC. For your portfolio requirement, use the core competency that you used in the development of your Session Plan. 


5. Learning Outcome Summary

Similar to Competency Summary, most of its contents are taken from the TR or the CBC. For your portfolio requirements, from the Session plan that you have recently developed, select one of your Learning Outcomes with an Information Sheet, and a task, a job, an operation sheet or any combination of these three. 

6. Learning Experiences

For this last part of your preliminary pages, you are required to list down all content of your session plan presentation, practice and feedback. Aside from this you can also include special guidelines that your Trainee needs to know, the template can be downloaded here.

Well, that's it for now, in my next blog I will be covering the second group which comprises all contents of an instructions sheet.

Should you have further questions, fell fee to comment.

Cheers!