Dimensions of Competency
Principles of Assessment
Rules of Evidence
Other
Bonus
100

They are able to demonstrate that they can apply knowledge and skill successfully in their working environment.

When is a learner defined competent?

100
  • assessment of knowledge and skills is integrated with their practical application
  • assessment to be based on evidence that demonstrates that a learner could demonstrate these skills and knowledge in other similar situations
  • judgement of competence is based on evidence of learner performance that is aligned to the unit/s of competency and associated assessment requirements.

What is valid? 

100

The assessor is assured that the evidence presented for assessment is the learner’s own work.

What is authentic? 

100

Modifying, substituting or adding text within a unit of competency in order to make training and assessment specific to:

  • The learner's needs

  • The workplace or assessment environment

  • The industry or work role

What is contextualisation?

100

Recognition of Prior Learning

What is RPL?

200

Able to do more than one thing at a time and managing the tasks correctly.

What is Task management skills?

200
  • reflecting the learner’s needs
  • assessing competencies held by the learner no matter how or where they have been acquired
  • drawing from a range of assessment methods and using those that are appropriate to the context, the unit of competency and associated assessment requirements, and the individual.

What is flexible? 

200

The assessor is assured that the assessment evidence demonstrates present competency. This requires the assessment evidence to be from the present or the very recent past.

What is current? 

200

- Questioning

- Portfolio

- Product based

- Direct observation

- Third party

- Worksheets 

What are methods of assessment? 

200

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When is Addie's birthday? 

300

Able to deal with the responsibilities and expectations of the work environment.

What is job/role environment skills?

300

The individual learner’s needs are considered in the assessment process.

Where appropriate, reasonable adjustments are applied by the RTO to take into account the individual learner’s needs.

What is fairness? 

300

The assessor is assured that the quality, quantity and relevance of the assessment evidence enables a judgement to be made of a learner’s competency.

What is sufficient?  

300

- Direct

- Indirect

- Supplementary

What is types of evidence? 

300

  • Student instructions 

  • Assessor instructions 

  • Map 

  • Marking guide 

  • Evidence-gathering instruments 

What are the five components of an assessment tool? 

400

Responding appropriately to irregularities and breakdowns in routine within a job or workplace.

What is contingency management skills?

400

Evidence presented for assessment is consistently interpreted and assessment results are comparable irrespective of the assessor conducting the assessment.

What is reliable?

400

The assessor is assured that the learner has the skills, knowledge and attributes as described in the module or unit of competency and associated assessment requirements.

What is valid? 

400

  • Must NOT change the number or content of elements

  • Must NOT change the number or content of performance criteria

  • Must NOT change or distort the meaning of the outcomes when adding terminology

  • Must NOT narrow down the outcomes

What are some contextualisation rules? 

400

  • Assessing whether a candidate can perform a task to the required standard or benchmark.  

  • Competency is aligned to work practices. It is based on an individual meeting specified criteria and is based on evidence.  

  • Is not usually linked to a time. 

  • Is not competitive with others. 

What is competency based assessment? 

500

Performing the task/job to the required standard.

What is task skills?

500

- relevant personnel

- relevant procedures

- workplace

- relevant equipment

What can be contextualised? 

500

Modifying the learning environment or making changes to the training delivered to assist a learner with a disability.

What is reasonable adjustments? 

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