Purpose

This course is designed to train and qualify experienced personnel to prepare and conduct assessment against standards in the workplace, complete assessment administration, and review the assessment and assessment practice.

The course emphasises the use of assessment to continually improve training and assessment practice, as much as providing a means of judging competence.

The course focuses on ensuring the collection of and sufficiency of, valid evidence to assure judgements of competency.

The course provides appropriate training and qualification for anyone engaged as a workplace assessor: For example, as an on-the-job or Industry Training Organisation (ITO) assessor.

The course contributes to a National Certificate in Education and Training (Level 4).

Course Objectives 

• Prepare candidates for assessment processes.
• Determine candidates readiness for assessment.
• Review assessment preparation processes.
• Conduct assessments.
• Carry out assessment administration.
• Review assessment practice

Course Duration              

Two days (Followed by workplace evidence to be submitted to the VHNZ Assessor)

Course Structure

Due to the requirements of the units within this course, the course is structured as a two (2) day face to face training session, where trainees will be provided theory and practical application of assessment methods and tools. Followed by the assessments completed within the workplace and then submitted to the VHNZ Assessor for marking.

SPECIAL NOTES: 

Unit standard 4098 requires trainee to conduct authentic assessments in the workplace and provide the following supporting evidence:

• Model Answers / marking schedules / judgment statements for each type of assessment used. 
• Pre moderation reports.
• Two or more marked assessments with comments/feedback.
• Evidence that results have been recorded internally - Training Records etc.

Note: These must be two or more different assessments totalling four or more credits. Your trainer can provide guidance on day one of the course to acceptable assessments and credit equivalents.

 The evidence above must be returned to the trainer within three weeks from the start date of the course (or as mutually agreed between all parties).

 Day 1 will have time set aside to provide clear guidance in unpacking and preparing for this homework task. For a small fee, VHNZ is able to provide approved assessments for the purpose of this project or you may provide your own, however, keep in mind if you provide your own assessments there must be two or more assessments totalling four or more credits.  Any workplace assessments used for training purposes will not be submitted to NZQA as they are solely for the purpose of unit standard 4098 assessment requirements.

NZQA Unit Standards

4098 - Use standard to assess candidate performance (Level 4 / 6 Credits)

11281 - Prepare candidate(s) for assessment against standards (Level 4 / 3 Credits)

Entry Criteria

Open.

Trainees to bring: A pen and paper; a workplace standard, an assessment they can use to assess learners in the workplace if they have one and want to assess against it.

A laptop and data key would be an advantage, although not strictly necessary.less