14 VET assessment for web

Competency : 

Competency Job able – Job ready Applying skills and knowledge to perform work to a required standard

Assessment : 

Process of collecting EVIDENCE and making judgements on competency Assessment

Assessment : 

Assessment Complies with training package Is valid, reliable, fair and flexible

Valid means : 

Valid means Realistic, not artificial Within a context of work performance

Reliable means : 

Reliable means Based on a Tool Same tool used for all candidates Another assessor could use the same tool and come to the same judgement

Flexible means : 

Flexible means Actively involves candidate -arrangements are negotiated Provides for RPL Skills gaps are seen as opportunities for further development

Fair means : 

Fair means No discrimination No conflict of interest Candidate is given best chance/every opportunity Feedback

Visualising Competence : 

Visualising Competence What does it look like when a person is competent in a work context?

Competency standards(Units of Competency) : 

Competency standards(Units of Competency) Describe discrete job tasks Describe the critical skills and knowledge needed to perform a task in a workplace, provide criteria to determine that a person can perform that task to the required industry/enterprise standard

Visualising Competence : 

Visualising Competence What does it look like when a person is competent in a work context?

Employability Skills : 

Employability Skills New way of looking at Key Competencies Generic skills that are needed in any job or role. Collecting, analysing & organising ideas Communicating ideas & information Planning & organising activities Working with others & in teams Using mathematical ideas & techniques Solving problems Using technology Assessment of key competencies should be BUILT INTO the overall assessment

Visualising Competence : 

Visualising Competence What does it look like when a person is competent in a work context?

5 Dimensions of competency : 

5 Dimensions of competency Successful work performance requires: Task skills Task management skills Contingency management skills Job environment skills (working with others, working under stress etc) Transfer skills (understanding when and why) They’re embedded in the Unit if you look for them.

Visualising Competence : 

Visualising Competence What does it look like when a person is competent in a work context?

Slide 15: 

How deep does the assessment have to be? How much underlying knowledge, skills, and theory is required? How much judgement is required? How much responsibility is there? What is the AQF level?

The Australian Qualification Framework : 

The Australian Qualification Framework 4

Visualising Competence : 

Visualising Competence What does it look like when a person is competent in a work context?

Slide 18: 

In the context of this particular real workplace, how would competence be demonstrated? For example If the competence includes “in accordance with policy and procedures”, what are the policies and procedures? If the competence includes “observe workplace safety standards”, what are the standards?

Evidence : 

Evidence Demonstration – real/simulation Portfolio Video recordings Projects Products Responses to a case study Answers to questions Procedures completed Third party reports

Rules of evidence : 

Rules of evidence Valid Sufficient Current Authentic

Rules of evidenceValid Means : 

Rules of evidenceValid Means The Unit of Competency and ONLY the Unit No extra hoops

Rules of evidence Sufficient Means : 

Rules of evidence Sufficient Means The evidence collected will be thorough enough for decision on competency Rule of thumb – 3 different pieces of evidence

Rules of evidenceCurrent Means : 

Rules of evidenceCurrent Means They can do it now Depends on the Unit

Rules of evidenceAuthentic Means : 

Rules of evidenceAuthentic Means The candidate can do it, not just the group Opportunities for forgery are limited

Holistic assessment : 

Holistic assessment A farm worker on a fish farm being assessed harvesting a pond will be providing evidence against several Units Harvest stock Handle stock Package stock OHS Communication Organise own work

How do you design assessment? : 

How do you design assessment? Ready... Read the Units, focussing on the Description Check the AQF level Check the workplace context Ready – Set - Go

Set... : 

Set... Get creative: Think about elegant solutions to collecting evidence. You need a process that is realistic, reliable, flexible, and fair. You need evidence that is valid, sufficient, current and authentic. You need to consider the big picture including Dimensions of Competency and Employability Skills You need to assess holistically, make evidence collecting efficient and not over-assess

Go ...Back : 

Go ...Back Review and revise your assessment strategy Use a matrix to check you have sufficient evidence against all of the Elements, and Specific Evidence Requirements