Assessor Programme

Progamme overview

The programme is structured to incorporate:

• • Understanding outcomes-based assessment
  • Prepare for assessments
  • Conduct assessments
  • Provide feedback on assessments
  • Review assessments

Duration

• 3 days contact session

Qualification alignment

• National Certificate: Occupationally Directed Education Training and Development Practices (NQF Level 5)

Unit standard number and credits

• SAQA ID: 1157593 (15)

Certification

• Certificate of Attendance (no formal assessment
• Certificate of Competence (Portfolio of Evidence)

Upon completion of the programme, participants should be able to:

• Do a comparison between outcomes-based and another form of assessment of learning
• Explain RPL in terms of its purpose, processes and related benefits and challenges.
• Describe and compare a variety of assessment methods
• Describe key principles of assessment and illustrate them in practical situations.
• Describe the approach to giving feedback on assessment results
• Prepare assessment resources, logistics, documentation and environment to meet the requirements of the assessment at hand
• Notify parties involved in the assessment in good time.
• Carry out all pre-assessment moderation requirements
• Explain assessment details to candidates clearly and constructively.
• Seek inputs from candidates regarding special needs
• Confirm candidate readiness for assessment.
• Use assessment practices that promote effective, manageable, fair and safe assessment.
• Carry out the assessment according to the assessment design and in line with the assessment plan.
• Use questioning techniques that are appropriate and have the potential to successfully elicit appropriate responses.
• Gather sufficient evidence
• Ensure that assessment judgements are justified by the authenticity, validity, sufficiency and currency of the evidence
• Ensure that records of the assessment are in line with the requirements of the organisation’s quality assurance system.
• Give feedback to relevant parties
• Ensure that the type and manner of feedback is constructive, culturally sensitive and related to the relevant party’s needs.
• Obtain feedback on the assessment process from the candidate and provide opportunities for clarification and explanations concerning the entire assessment
• Deal with disputes and/or appeals that arise with according to the assessment policy
• Record agreements reached and key elements of the feedback in line with the requirements of the organisation’s quality assurance system
• Ensure that the review identifies strengths and weaknesses in the instruments and process
• Analyse feedback from relevant parties and use it to influence future assessments positively
• Identify weaknesses in the assessment design and process that could have compromised the fairness of assessment
• Identify weaknesses in the assessment arising from poorly defined outcomes and criteria, and take effective steps to inform relevant bodies