Aspire’s resources have been developed with full Assessment coverage of unit of competency and assessment requirements in mind. Assessment refers to the process of collecting evidence and making judgments on whether Unit of competency and assessment requirements competency has been achieved, to confirm that an are included in the mapping of both learning individual can perform to the standard required in content and assessments, so that you can clearly the workplace, as specified in a training package or identify these requirements are overtly covered VET accredited course. within Aspire’s resources. Assessment must occur within your training Aspire’s resources refer to learners commencing organisation’s assessment system, with a assessment processes as ‘candidates’. coordinated set of documented policies and procedures (including assessment materials and tools) designed and implemented to increase the likelihood that assessments of learners, using many different assessors, in varying situations, are consistent and are based on assessment evidence that meets assessment requirements. Readiness for assessment Aspire’s learner guides include a for ‘Ready assessment’ checklist to assist in determining that Each learner’s readiness for assessment must be the learner is ready to commence the assessment confirmed before assessment commences. process. Developing assessment tools Aspire’s final assessment format has been designed to support you and your training To meet auditing requirements, your organisation organisation in developing and implementing tools must develop comprehensive assessment tools for that meet modern assessment tool expectations. the unit being delivered. An assessment tool includes the following: The learning or unit(s) of competency to be assessed The target group, context and conditions for the assessment The tasks to be administered to the candidate An outline of the evidence to be gathered from the candidate The evidence criteria used to judge the quality of performance (i.e. the assessment rules) The administration, recording and reporting requirements Formative assessment The activities included in Aspire’s learner guides are formative assessment instruments. They are Formative assessment generally place at designed to indicate the progress of the learner regular intervals before and during training with through the unit and to assist in reviewing and progressive feedback to improve competence. evaluating learning. Formative assessment is assessment for learning: it focuses on the gap between where learners are The activities have not been designed to be used in their learning and where they need to be to for the collection of evidence for the purposes of achieve the requirements of the unit under study. making a judgment of competency.
Assessment Assessment refers to the process of collecting evidence and making judgments on whether competency has been achieved, to confirm that an individual can perform to the standard required in the workplace, as specified in a training package or VET accredited course. Assessment must occur within your training organisation’s assessment system, with a coordinated set of documented policies and procedures (including assessment materials and tools) designed and implemented to increase the likelihood that assessments of learners, using many different assessors, in varying situations, are consistent and are based on assessment evidence that meets assessment requirements. Aspire’s resources have been developed with full coverage of unit of competency and assessment requirements in mind. Unit of competency and assessment requirements are included in the mapping of both learning content and assessments, so that you can clearly identify these requirements are overtly covered within Aspire’s resources. Aspire’s resources refer to learners commencing assessment processes as ‘candidates’. Readiness for assessment Each learner’s readiness for assessment must be confirmed before assessment commences. Aspire’s learner guides include a ‘Ready for assessment’ checklist to assist in determining that the learner is ready to commence the assessment process. Developing assessment tools To meet auditing requirements, your organisation must develop comprehensive assessment tools for the unit being delivered. An assessment tool includes the following: The learning or unit(s) of competency to be assessed The target group, context and conditions for the assessment The tasks to be administered to the candidate An outline of the evidence to be gathered from the candidate The evidence criteria used to judge the quality of performance (i.e. the assessment rules) The administration, recording and reporting requirements Aspire’s final assessment format has been designed to support you and your training organisation in developing and implementing tools that meet modern assessment tool expectations. Formative assessment Formative assessment generally place at regular intervals before and during training with progressive feedback to improve competence. Formative assessment is assessment for learning: it focuses on the gap between where learners are in their learning and where they need to be to achieve the requirements of the unit under study. The activities included in Aspire’s learner guides are formative assessment instruments. They are designed to indicate the progress of the learner through the unit and to assist in reviewing and evaluating learning. The activities have not been designed to be used for the collection of evidence for the purposes of making a judgment of competency.
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