COURSE OVERVIEW:
Welcome to the Plan Assessment Activities & Processes course. This course is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively plan and implement assessment activities and processes within the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. By the end of this course, you will be adept at designing, developing, and validating assessment plans and instruments that meet the required standards and support competency-based assessment.
We begin with the essential task of determining the assessment approach. This involves selecting the most appropriate methods and strategies to assess the competencies of your candidates. Understanding how to identify candidates and confirm the purposes and context of assessment or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) with relevant stakeholders is crucial for tailored and effective assessment planning.
Accessing the necessary benchmarks for assessment and RPL, including specific assessment guidelines, is a key step. You will learn to identify and access these benchmarks, ensuring that your assessments are aligned with the required standards.
Preparing an assessment plan is a fundamental skill you will develop. This includes determining the evidence required and the types of evidence needed to demonstrate competence, in accordance with the rules of evidence. You will also learn to develop simple assessment instruments tailored to the needs of your target group.
Analysing available assessment instruments for their suitability and making necessary modifications is another important aspect. You will gain skills in mapping assessment instruments against unit or course requirements to ensure comprehensive coverage of the competencies being assessed.
Clear communication with candidates is vital for effective assessment. You will learn to write clear instructions for candidates on the use of assessment instruments. Additionally, you will trial draft assessment instruments to validate their content and applicability, recording the outcomes to inform any necessary adjustments.
The course also covers the ethical and legal requirements of an assessor, ensuring that you understand and adhere to the professional standards expected in the VET sector. Competency-based assessment principles will be explored, highlighting their importance and application in the assessment process.
You will be introduced to the different purposes of assessment and various assessment contexts, including RPL. This includes learning how to read and interpret identified competency standards as benchmarks for assessment, and how to contextualise these standards within relevant guidelines.
The four principles of assessment – fairness, flexibility, validity, and reliability – will guide your assessment processes. Understanding the purpose and features of evidence, the different types of evidence used in competency-based assessments, and the rules of evidence will enhance your evidence collection strategies.
Different types of assessment methods and their suitability for collecting various types of evidence will be discussed. You will also learn about assessment instruments, their purpose, different types, and the relevance of specific instruments for particular evidence-gathering opportunities.
This course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the planning and implementation of assessment activities and processes in VET. You will leave equipped with the practical skills to develop, trial, and validate assessment instruments, ensuring they meet the required standards and effectively support competency-based assessments.
This course is designed to align with the content outlined in the Nationally Recognised Unit of Competency TAEASS401B.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
By the end of this course, you will be able to understand the following topics:
· Determine assessment approach
· Identify candidate and confirm purposes and context of assessment/RPL with relevant people
· Identify and access benchmarks for assessment / RPL and any specific assessment guidelines
· Prepare the assessment plan
· Determine evidence and types of evidence needed to demonstrate competence, according to the rules of evidence
· Develop simple assessment instruments to meet target group needs
· Analyse available assessment instruments for their suitability for use and modify as required
· Map assessment instruments against unit or course requirements
· Write clear instructions for candidate about the use of the instruments
· Trial draft assessment instruments to validate content and applicability, and record outcomes
· Ethical and legal requirements of an assessor
· Competency-based assessment
· Different purposes of assessment and different assessment contexts, including RPL
· How to read and interpret the identified competency standards as the benchmarks for assessment
· How to contextualise competency standards within relevant guidelines
· Four principles of assessment and how they guide the assessment process
· Purpose and features of evidence, and different types of evidence used in competency-based assessments, including RPL
· Rules of evidence and how they guide evidence collection
· Different types of assessment methods, including suitability for collecting various types of evidence
· Assessment instruments and their purpose; different types of instruments; relevance of different instruments for specific evidence-gathering opportunities.
COURSE DURATION:
The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
You must have access to a computer or any mobile device with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free PDF Viewer) installed, to complete this course.
COURSE DELIVERY:
Purchase and download course content.
ASSESSMENT:
A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.
CERTIFICATION:
Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.