Course Title: Assess competence

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4177

Course Title: Assess competence

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 15.0

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.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
TCHE5177C	City Campus	TAFE	360T Education	Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Course Contact: Maria Dimitrakopoulos

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4933

Course Contact Email: maria.dimitrakopoulos@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit specifies the competence required to assess the competence of a candidate.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no formal entrance requirements for this course. However, applicants are required to have effective language, communications and interpersonal skills and the ability to write a range of documentation.

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	TAAASS402C Assess competence
Elements:	01 Establish and maintain the assessment environment
	02 Gather quality evidence
	03 Support the candidate
	04 Make the assessment decision
	05 Record and report the assessment decision
	06 Review the assessment process

Learning Outcomes

Overview of Assessment

Assessment will take place throughout the course. You work will be assessed on a competent/not yet competent basis – it will not be graded. Work in class and out of class is assessed. It will include:
• Individual assignments, group tasks and presentations
• workplace projects

Assessment task list are provided for each Module – this will include ‘in class’ tasks and individual projects out of class time