CATEGORY:  HUMAN RESOURCES

Workplace Training Essentials 2: Workplace Assessing

Who should attend

This workshop provides the required skills and qualification for anyone who needs to assess workplace competency against Unit Standards on the National Qualifications Framework, using a supplied Assessment.

What will I learn

“Yes, they’ve been on a training course, but can they really do it?” You’ll learn how to find out for sure whether training has been effective, and how to establish with certainty whether staff have the skills they’re supposed to have. Assessment of competency is a method of proving what people can do, independent of whether training is applied or not. This qualification is also necessary if you want to assess against NZQA Unit Standards, and impacts upon funding applications.

Content

• What is Assessment?
• NZQA and standards-based assessment explained
• Unit Standards explained and an example examined
• What is Evidence?
• Putting together a plan for assessment
• Preparing Candidates for assessment
• What skills do you need to assess others?
• Carrying out an assessment – the actual process
• Deciding for Validity, Consistency, Authenticity and Sufficiency
• Constructive Feedback, and how to give it
• Briefing for own assignment

Additional: Off-course (workplace or home activity)
The preparation for, carrying out and documenting of assessment against two separate Unit Standards which together total a minimum of 4 credits, and the submission of an evidence portfolio containing all evidence relating to those assessments. 

Productivity Improvements

On leaving this course you will be able to:
After completing your own assessment requirements and gaining the qualification, you will be able to operate both as an internal assessor for an organisation and/or as an external assessor working with ITOs, PTEs and Polytechs.