Course Title: Assess competence
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2013
Course Code: TCHE5757C
Course Title: Assess competence
School: 365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4280 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
Course Contact : Angela Hassell
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254476
Course Contact Email:Angela.Hassell@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
For 2013 you may also contact Ms Kath Williams on kath.williams@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 15
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
There are no pre-requisites for this program.
Course Description
This Unit is offered in an assessment only program for our industry partners in the Community Services workforce. In this Unit your competence will be assessed in preparing for assessment, gathering quality evidence, supporting candidates, making the assessment decision, recording and reporting the assessment decision, and reviewing the assessment process.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
TAEASS402B Assess competence |
Element: |
1. Prepare for assessment |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Interpret assessment plan and confirm organisational, legal and ethical requirements for conducting assessment with relevant people |
Element: |
2. Gather quality evidence |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Use agreed assessment methods and instruments to gather, organise and document evidence in a format suitable for determining competence |
Element: |
3. Support the candidate |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Guide candidates in gathering their own evidence to support recognition of prior learning (RPL) |
Element: |
4. Make the assessment decision |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Examine collected evidence and evaluate it to ensure that it reflects the evidence required to demonstrate competence |
Element: |
5. Record and report the assessment decision |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Record assessment outcomes promptly and accurately |
Element: |
6. Review the assessment process |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Review the assessment process in consultation with relevant people to improve own future practice |
Learning Outcomes
This Unit is offered as an assessment only pathway.
Details of Learning Activities
This program is designed to provide an assessment only pathway for our industry partners in the Community Services workforce. It does not provide learning activities, but rather individual support as required for candidates through the assessment process.
Teaching Schedule
There is no teaching schedule as this is an assessment only program. Candidates enter the program at times negotiated with the employer and the candidate.
Other resources
On enrolment you will be provided with either the hard copy or electronic copy of the Candidate Guide which further outlines the Program, and the knowledge questions and case study format to guide your evidence-gathering for assessment.
The assessor will meet with you and discuss your experience and assist you in planning how your individual pathway will progress, incorporating particular support or guidance you may require.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
On enrolment you will be provided with either the hard copy or electronic copy of the Candidate Guide which further outlines the Program, and the knowledge questions and case study format to guide your evidence-gathering for assessment.
The assessor will meet with you and discuss your experience and assist you in planning how your individual pathway will progress, incorporating particular support or guidance you may require.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment in this unit of competency is determined via a combination of assessment strategies which may include :
responses to knowledge and skill questions based on the candidate’s experience
discussion of the candidate’s experience and current practice
specific evidence-gathering tasks in the form of completed case studies
provision of evidence of qualifications
observation conducted in the workplace
professional conversation conducted face-to-face
Assessment Tasks
For this Unit you need to provide evidence of competence in preparing for assessment, gathering quality evidence, supporting the candidate, making the assessment decision, recording and reporting the assessment decision and reviewing the assessment process. The contexts will also include an RPL assessment and the use of reasonable adjustment.
The assessor will discuss with you how your evidence can be assembled to show that you have met these requirements. You will be provided with a case study format to record your experience against the performance criteria. If you are seeking recognition for more than this single unit the case study may also integrate the requirements of this unit with a number of other units in the qualification.
You will also be provided with key knowledge questions to consider that will support your preparation for assessment in this unit.
The assessment timelines are negotiated between you and the assessor, however enrolments need to show an assessment result within RMIT reporting periods. Your assessor will provide you with details of this.
Assessment Matrix
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