Where the evidence is inadequate and you believe that the applicant will not be able to provide evidence from the work presented, indicate that resubmission is required with an R and date (see below for more information on resubmission). In certain circumstances, partial acceptance can also be used. This should be recorded as PA and the date (see below for further information on partial acceptance). Under the comments column in the assessment log, please assessor’s summarise how you reached your decision, briefly explaining how the evidence has met the indicator and refer to the understanding and application of knowledge. In other words, answer the evidence question (briefly) “this meets the indicator because…” and mention knowledge, understanding and the application of knowledge in practice. It is important that the reasons for your decisions are clear to the applicant. In order to maintain a full audit trail, a new assessment decision following a request for clarification or resubmission must be listed beneath the original decision (rather than over writing it) and A dated accordingly e.g. “C” 23/9/11, 28/10/11. Once the portfolio has been fully assessed you must complete the assessor section of before submission for verification. The “Overview Portfolio” clarifications and resubmissions should be listed and the currency of evidence confirmed. It is a requirement that overall half numerically of the items of evidence submitted should be from within 3 years of the date of application for registration to the UKPHR. Assessors should check the currency of evidence with applicants as they progress through the assessment. Evidence should be assessed at Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework Level 5; evidence of working above this level is not required. Guidance on benchmarking Level 5 will be given in the Assessor Training and a more detailed description of the level of practice is provided in Annex 2. In carrying out the assessment of the evidence submitted against the standards, the assessor is encouraged to work with the practitioner in a supportive manner, providing feedback via the log where necessary. The applicant needs to know what they must do to address your concerns, but should not be told how to do this. It is important to separate the role of assessor from that of mentor. An assessor cannot act as a mentor to the same individual. A comparison of the role specification for an assessor and a mentor is given in Annex 4 (with thanks to Public Health Wales).
Where the evidence is inadequate and you believe that the applicant will not be able to provide evidence from the work presented, indicate that resubmission is required with an R and date (see below for more information on resubmission). In certain circumstances, partial acceptance can also be used. This should be recorded as PA and the date (see below for further information on partial acceptance). Under the assessor’s comments column in the assessment log, please summarise how you reached your decision, briefly explaining how the evidence has met the indicator and refer to the understanding and application of knowledge. In other words, answer the question (briefly) “this evidence meets the indicator because…” and mention knowledge, understanding and the application of knowledge in practice. It is important that the reasons for your decisions are clear to the applicant. In order to maintain a full audit trail, a new assessment decision following a request for clarification or resubmission must be listed beneath the original decision (rather than over writing it) and dated accordingly e.g. “C” 23/9/11, A 28/10/11. Once the portfolio has been fully assessed you must complete the assessor section “Overview of Portfolio” before submission for verification. The clarifications and resubmissions should be listed and the currency of evidence confirmed. It is a requirement that overall half numerically of the items of evidence submitted should be from within 3 years of the date of application for registration to the UKPHR. Assessors should check the currency of evidence with applicants as they progress through the assessment. Evidence should be assessed at Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework Level 5; evidence of working above this level is not required. Guidance on benchmarking Level 5 will be given in the Assessor Training and a more detailed description of the level of practice is provided in Annex 2. In carrying out the assessment of the evidence submitted against the standards, the assessor is encouraged to work with the practitioner in a supportive manner, providing feedback via the log where necessary. The applicant needs to know what they must do to address your concerns, but should not be told how to do this. It is important to separate the role of assessor from that of mentor. An assessor cannot act as a mentor to the same individual. A comparison of the role specification for an assessor and a mentor is given in Annex 4 (with thanks to Public Health Wales).
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