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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine the assessment approach
  2. Prepare the assessment plan
  3. Identify modification and contextualisation requirements
  4. Develop the assessment instruments

Performance Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit, including:

planning and organising the assessment process on a minimum of five separate occasions

planning and organising two Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) assessments (which may be two of the five assessment processes above.)

The evidence requirements for each occasion must include:

a documented assessment plan

a different endorsed or accredited unit of competency (or clusters of units of competency) for each of the five occasions

contextualisation of the unit(s) of competency and the selected assessment tools, where required

incorporation of reasonable adjustment strategies

development of suitable assessment instruments for each of the five occasions

following organisational arrangements.


Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge to effectively complete the task outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. This includes knowledge of:

obligations of an assessor under applicable legislation and/or standards

the major features of a unit of competency, and how they are to be addressed in assessment activities and processes

interpreting competency standards as the minimum standard for assessment

guidelines for contextualising units of competency

different purposes of assessment and different assessment contexts, including RPL

the purpose and features of evidence, and different types of evidence, used in competency-based assessments, including RPL

the principles of assessment, and how they guide the assessment process

the rules of evidence and how they guide the assessment process

different assessment methods, including their suitability for collecting various types of evidence

the components of assessment tools

different types of assessment instruments and their purpose and relevance for specific evidence-gathering opportunities.