Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare a research brief relating to training and assessment practice
- Identify the purpose of research to be conducted, according to the current and future needs of the organisation around training and assessment practice
- Identify and report on rationale for research and proposed research procedures and the methodology to be used
- Define activities to be undertaken in conducting the research, timeframe, resource required, and expected outcomes in line with organisational practice
- Develop process and criteria to evaluate achievement of the outcomes
- Prepare budget and timelines for the research, in line with organisational requirements and constraints
- Present research proposal to relevant personnel for approval, in line with organisational procedures
- Conduct research in training and assessment practice
- Manage and conduct research activities using effective techniques for project management, implementation and data collection
- Collect data, and record appropriate project activities, in line with the research proposal
- Analyse data obtained from the research in relation to its application, improving current and future training, and assessment practice
- Investigate and apply educational theory to the research
- Identify appropriate sources of information to identify relevant educational theory
- Apply appropriate educational theories to the outcomes of the training and assessment research
- Make recommendations for training and assessment development, and improvement, in line with the identified current and future needs of the organisation
- Report on the application of educational theory to training and assessment practice
- Prepare relevant documentation on research findings using academic referencing and citation protocols, for presentation to key personnel
- Make recommendations for action to improve current, and future, training and assessment practice, based on the research findings, and present to relevant personnel for approval
- Establish criteria to monitor and evaluate new practices, based on the research recommendations, and recommend monitoring and evaluation processes
- Review entire process