Webinar: Plan Assessment Activities and Processes

Recorded on 22/10/2018 as part of National VET PD Week, this webinar was a refresher for all assessors in how they should plan to conduct assessment and to apply the assessment process.

Topic overview:

This webinar focused on Clause 1.8 of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.

Assessment is the core business of an RTO. This webinar was a refresher for all assessors in how they should plan to conduct assessment and to apply the assessment process. The webinar covered determining the approach for assessment and preparing the assessment plan. The development of assessment instruments was also discussed along with approaches to contextualising the assessment to the candidate or workplace.

N.B Statements of Attendance or Certificates of Completion are not available with Velg Training products as we cannot verify attendance/viewing. However, this can still be recorded as valid professional development (PD) in your Trainer/Assessor Profile and verified by your supervisor, RTO Manager or CEO (depending on the policies and procedures adopted by your RTO).  

What was covered in the session:

• Establishing the purpose and context for assessment
• Analysing the unit of competency
• Developing an assessment plan
• Review assessment instruments
• Methods for mapping the assessment
• Providing clear assessment instructions

Webinar content targeted towards:

• RTO/Compliance Manager
• Trainer/Assessors
• Consultant
• Curriculum Developer

Webinar duration: 60 minutes

Bio of presenter:

Joe Newbery served in the Australian Army for over 20 years. His time in Defence was influenced by his appointment in training roles including recruit training, trade training and finally in training design and compliance. Joe departed Defence and established Newbery Consulting in 2005. He has extensive experience and is recognised for his work in course design, job analysis and VET quality auditing. Over the period 2007 – 2014, Joe provided Lead Auditor services on behalf of the VET regulators including the National Audit and Registration Agency (NARA), the Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board (VETAB) and the Australian Skills Quality Authority. Today Joe leads a small team at Newbery Consulting to support his clients throughout Australia with a broad offering of VET products and services.