Plan and prepare to conduct assessment

1. Access registered training organisation (RTO) assessment system and legislative and regulatory requirements and confirm assessment policies and procedures relevant to own job role
2. Access training and assessment strategy and delivery plan and identify purpose, target group, requirements and resources for assessment
3. Access and analyse unit/s of competency and assessment tool, and check that tool maps to unit/s and assessment requirements and complies with the principles of assessment and rules of evidence
4. Identify actions required to be undertaken by candidate and assessor in preparation for assessment
5. Identify and obtain resources required to meet assessment conditions according to organisational procedures

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Customise assessment process

1. Identify where recognition of prior learning (RPL) and/or reasonable adjustment is required and can be appropriately applied to the assessment process without compromising the assessment’s integrity
2. Review foundation skill requirements of the unit of competency and foundation skill levels of candidates
3. Seek specialist advice and support where foundation skill support is required prior to assessment
4. Review information about candidates’ industry and/or work roles and identify any contextualisation required of assessment process
5. Determine and apply suitable methods to achieve required contextualisation
6. Record any modifications to assessment process according to organisational procedures
7. Explain to candidates the assessment process, performance standards, and any customisation made to assessment process, according to organisational procedures
8. Confirm that candidates understand and agree to assessment process and are aware of their right to appeal
9. Confirm with candidates that they are ready for assessment
10. Schedule assessment activities according to organisational procedures
11. Organise, contextualise, and confirm assessment activities and candidate support according to assessment tool instructions
12. Use agreed assessment methods and instruments to gather, organise and document evidence in a format suitable for determining competence and according to principles of assessment and rules of evidence
13. Identify, monitor, and address within scope of own role work health and safety (WHS) hazards and risks during evidence collection
14. Monitor and adjust reasonable adjustments as required to accommodate candidate needs while maintaining rigour of assessment process
15. Record judgement of satisfactory or not satisfactory performance on all instruments, together with reasons for that judgement
16. Provide candidates with feedback on performance, support and opportunities to re-submit assessments according to organisational procedures

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Make assessment judgement

1. Review collected evidence and confirm that rules of evidence and principles of assessment have been met
2. Ensure that required assessment activities have been completed according to VET regulatory requirements and the assessment guidance and are assessed as satisfactory before making a judgement of competence
3. Seek moderation to assist in making the final judgement where required and according to organisational requirements
4. Make assessment judgement based on evidence of individual candidate’s demonstrated competence against evidence requirements
5. Record judgement of competence, details of how judgement was made, and any modifications or adjustments made to assessment process
6. Provide feedback to candidate on performance and assessment judgement according to organisational procedures
7. Implement and document required follow-up for those candidates deemed not yet competent
8. Complete and submit assessment records and results according to organisational procedures

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Review assessment practice

1. Seek feedback relevant to own assessment practice and according to organisational procedures
2. Analyse assessment and own assessment practice and feedback and identify opportunities for improvements

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