Sample Unit of Competency
Creating Content Costs
3 Elements, 9 Performance Criteria, 10 Required Knowledge
Base Cost
$61.50
USD
Total Time
~1 hr
10 minutes
Per Credit
$0.10
USD
This example uses a unit with 3 elements and 3 performance criteria per element, giving 9 performance criteria in total. The unit also has 10 required knowledge items listed on training.gov.au (TGA).
Below is a base-generation estimate using the credits currently charged by each service. Optional voiceover, images, and translation are listed separately and are not included in the totals.
| Activity | Details | Credits | Cost (USD) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content Creator | 3 subtopics x 50 credits each | 150 | $15.00 | 10 min |
| Learning Activities | 15 activities (5 per PC) x 2 credits | 30 | $3.00 | 5 min |
| Knowledge Check | 15 questions (5 per PC) x 1 credit | 15 | $1.50 | 5 min |
| Element 1 Subtotal | 195 | $19.50 | 20 min |
| Activity | Details | Credits | Cost (USD) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content Creator | 3 subtopics x 50 credits each | 150 | $15.00 | 10 min |
| Learning Activities | 15 activities (5 per PC) x 2 credits | 30 | $3.00 | 5 min |
| Knowledge Check | 15 questions (5 per PC) x 1 credit | 15 | $1.50 | 5 min |
| Element 2 Subtotal | 195 | $19.50 | 20 min |
| Activity | Details | Credits | Cost (USD) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content Creator | 3 subtopics x 50 credits each | 150 | $15.00 | 10 min |
| Learning Activities | 15 activities (5 per PC) x 2 credits | 30 | $3.00 | 5 min |
| Knowledge Check | 15 questions (5 per PC) x 1 credit | 15 | $1.50 | 5 min |
| Element 3 Subtotal | 195 | $19.50 | 20 min |
| Activity | Details | Credits | Cost (USD) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge Check (Final Quiz) | 20 questions (2 per required knowledge) x 1 credit | 20 | $2.00 | 5 min |
| Essay Maker | 10 essay questions (1 per required knowledge) x 1 credit | 10 | $1.00 | 5 min |
| Final Assessment Subtotal | 30 | $3.00 | 10 min |
| Component | Details | Credits | Cost (USD) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content Creator | 9 subtopics x 50 credits | 450 | $45.00 | 30 min |
| Learning Activities | 45 activities (15 per element) x 2 credits | 90 | $9.00 | 15 min |
| Knowledge Check (per element) | 45 questions (15 per element) x 1 credit | 45 | $4.50 | 15 min |
| Knowledge Check (Final Quiz) | 20 questions x 1 credit | 20 | $2.00 | 5 min |
| Essay Maker | 10 essay questions x 1 credit | 10 | $1.00 | 5 min |
| Base Total | 615 | $61.50 | ~1 hr 10 min | |
For practical assessments, use SmartForm AI to create practical assessments that integrate with ChatGPT. SmartForm AI provides a chat-prompt download file similar to Content Creator, allowing you to generate the perfect practical assessment for any unit of competency.
| Plugin | Unit | Credits | Price | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Content Creator | Per generated performance criteria / subtopic | 50 | US$5.00 | ~10 min |
| AI Learning Activities | Per activity | 2 | US$0.20 | ~5 min |
| AI Knowledge Check | Per question | 1 | US$0.10 | ~5 min |
| AI Essay Maker | Per question | 1 | US$0.10 | ~5 min |
| AI Slideshow with Voiceover | Per generated voiceover slide | 5 | US$0.50 | ~2 min |
| AI Branched Scenario | Full scenario generation / regeneration | 20 | US$2.00 | ~1–3 min |
| AI Soft Skills | Per validated, delivered scene/script text draft | 3 | US$0.30 | — |
| AI Language Training | Per validated, delivered lesson text draft | 3 | US$0.30 | — |
| SmartForm AI (Practical) | Monthly subscription | - | A$30.00/mo | - |
Content Creator media and translation: With valid subtopic and asset identifiers, the first image and voiceover for each asset are included. Additional generations, or media requests without those identifiers, cost 5 credits (US$0.50) each. A new translation grant costs 50 credits (US$5.00). Confirm the quote in your installed plugin before generating.
Learning Activities with voiceover cost 3 credits (US$0.30) per activity. Knowledge Check with voiceover costs 2 credits (US$0.20) per question.
AI Branched Scenario: full generation or regeneration is 20 credits (US$2.00), filling the wizard from source content is 3 credits (US$0.30), each field suggestion is 1 credit (US$0.10), each scene image is 5 credits (US$0.50), and each narration clip is 5 credits (US$0.50). Playing a published scenario uses no credits.
AI Soft Skills: scene/script drafts and imported scenes cost 5 credits (US$0.50) each. A successful single scene image is a separate 5 credits (US$0.50). Voiceover costs 2 credits (US$0.20) per successfully generated and settled paid clip.
AI Language Training: lesson drafts and imported scenes cost 5 credits (US$0.50) each. Phrase speech is 2 credits (US$0.20) per successfully generated and settled paid clip. Both speech integrations allow ten free re-makes per tracked clip in a rolling 30 days after its first paid generation; over-limit re-makes cost 2 credits. A lost response may still have a completed charge. These approved tariffs require the matching server publication and Moodle integration and do not establish a deployed or verified release. Vocabulary Mastery has no AI generation or metered operations.
One-time acquisition for each of AI Anatomy, AI Interactive Video, AI Soft Skills, AI Language Training and Vocabulary Mastery is 50 credits (US$5 equivalent) on LMS Labs or US$5 on Moodle Marketplace. Acquisition is separate from usage; purchase and download await a verified promoted release. These operations are not included in the sample-unit calculator above.
SmartForm AI is an external subscription priced in Australian dollars and is not included in LMS Labs credit totals.
Time & Cost Calculator
Adjust the sliders to estimate base-generation cost and time. Optional voiceover, images, and translation are not included.
| Component | Quantity | Credits | Cost (USD) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content Creator | 9 subtopics x 50 credits | 450 | $45.00 | 30 min |
| Learning Activities | 45 activities x 2 credits | 90 | $9.00 | 15 min |
| Knowledge Check (per element) | 45 questions x 1 credit | 45 | $4.50 | 15 min |
| Knowledge Check (Final Quiz) | 20 questions x 1 credit | 20 | $2.00 | 5 min |
| Essay Maker | 10 questions x 1 credit | 10 | $1.00 | 5 min |
| Total (AI) | 615 | $61.50 | 1 hr 10 min | |
A typical content developer creating learning materials for one performance criterion — including the learning content, activities, and knowledge checks — would take approximately 8 hours. The labour estimate uses an annual salary of A$80,000 (48 working weeks x 38 hours = A$43.86/hr). LMS Labs credits are priced separately in USD, so no currency-mixed percentage saving is claimed.
| Method | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Traditional (Human) | 9 days (72 hrs) | A$3157.89 AUD |
| AI-Powered | 1 hr 10 min | US$61.50 USD |
A$3158
Estimated Human Labour (AUD)
US$61.50
Base AI Credits (USD)
71 hrs
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