Consult with experts to make sure that methods and materials are culturally sensitive, for example around gender issues Ensure that the time available to complete the assessment, while meeting enterprise requirements, takes account of the candidate’s needs Indigenous Cultural enough time to learn about the community and how this may impact background on the assessment process, for example whether the age and gender of the assessor is an issue Speaking Check that assessment strategies are inclusive and culturally sensitive, for Reading example it may be more appropriate to demonstrate knowledge rather Writing than talk about one’s knowledge Numeracy Identify any events and obligations that may affect the timing of the assessment, for example funerals Confidence Use methods that do not require a higher level of language or literacy than is required to perform the job role Encourage participants to use alternative ways of demonstrating competence, for example drawing instead of writing, using a video to record demonstration of skills Use support person or support strategies Use short sentences that do not contain large amounts of information Clarify information by rephrasing Confirm understanding, for example ask the candidate to rephrase questions Read any printed information to the candidate Use graphics, pictures and colour coding instead of, or to support, text Offer to write down, or have someone else write, oral responses given by the candidate Ensure that the time available to complete the assessment, while meeting enterprise requirements, takes account of the candidate’s needs Age Educational Read any printed information to the candidate background Make sure font size is not too small Age of the Assessor should acknowledge age differential, for example referring to the assessor candidate’s greater experience Limited study Ensure that the time available to complete the assessment, while meeting skills and/or enterprise requirements, takes account of the candidate’s needs learning Have a number of shorter assessments rather than trying to fit multiple strategies into one session Gender Gender of the Use an assessor of the appropriate gender assessor Use appropriate assessment strategies, for example are there issues if a Timing of the project requires men and women to work together? assessments
Consult with experts to make sure that methods and materials are culturally sensitive, for example around gender issues Ensure that the time available to complete the assessment, while meeting enterprise requirements, takes account of the candidate’s needs Indigenous Cultural background Speaking Reading Writing Numeracy Confidence enough time to learn about the community and how this may impact on the assessment process, for example whether the age and gender of the assessor is an issue Check that assessment strategies are inclusive and culturally sensitive, for example it may be more appropriate to demonstrate knowledge rather than talk about one’s knowledge Identify any events and obligations that may affect the timing of the assessment, for example funerals Use methods that do not require a higher level of language or literacy than is required to perform the job role Encourage participants to use alternative ways of demonstrating competence, for example drawing instead of writing, using a video to record demonstration of skills Use support person or support strategies Use short sentences that do not contain large amounts of information Clarify information by rephrasing Confirm understanding, for example ask the candidate to rephrase questions Read any printed information to the candidate Use graphics, pictures and colour coding instead of, or to support, text Offer to write down, or have someone else write, oral responses given by the candidate Ensure that the time available to complete the assessment, while meeting enterprise requirements, takes account of the candidate’s needs Age Educational background Age of the assessor Limited study skills and/or learning strategies Read any printed information to the candidate Make sure font size is not too small Assessor should acknowledge age differential, for example referring to the candidate’s greater experience Ensure that the time available to complete the assessment, while meeting enterprise requirements, takes account of the candidate’s needs Have a number of shorter assessments rather than trying to fit multiple into one session Gender Gender of the assessor Timing of the assessments Use an assessor of the appropriate gender Use appropriate assessment strategies, for example are there issues if a project requires men and women to work together?
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