Within our workshops we make the learning as practical as possible. This makes the trainees’ experience much more efficient, relevant and participative.

ITO / organisational requirements: The 12 best practice assessment principles

While the study guide we provide is comprehensive in these areas, workshops may only pick out the key points of some topics including:

• The New Zealand Qualifications Framework
• Administrative processes
• Standard setting bodies
• Understanding qualifications and unit standards
• Types of assessment
• Assessment methods
• The significance of pre-moderation
• The assessment process
• ITO / organisational requirements
• The 12 best practice assessment principles
• Using assessment guides
• Evidence and judgment schedules
• Making assessment decisions
• Dealing with tricky situations
• Recording assessment decisions
• Providing feedback
• Administrative processes

Not all participants who engage in our assessor training work with NZQA or unit standards. In these instances, we customise the learning and assessment to focus on the standards for which the assessors will be assessing against, whether these are international standards, industry standards, organisational standards or standard operating procedures.

4098: Use standards to assess candidate performance

• Candidate Assessors will need to be able to complete two real assessments with their candidates within 30 days of the workshop. The portfolio of evidence includes observations.
• Candidates must have at least one learner that is ready to be assessed for two different assessment material. eg, NZQA  unit standards, organisational standards such as verifications of competency VOC).