Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- Assessment Template
- generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
- create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)
- Self Assessment Survey
- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
- Registered Training Organisations
- Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver CHCDHA410A, 'Adapt and apply technical knowledge in a development context'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Adapt and apply technical knowledge in a development context' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Adapt technical knowledge and skills to suit specific development or humanitarian assistance context | 1.1 Conduct a situational analysis and audit of available community resources and capabilities relevant to development situation requiring attention 1.2 Work with understanding of the application of the concepts and principles of aid effectiveness and community development 1.3 Clarify factors that individually and in interaction may impact on the situation and have implications for effectiveness of a technical solution 1.4 Involve community members in discussion of factors potentially impacting on the situation and the solution to it in order to fully appreciate these factors and their relationship to the situation 1.5 Modify own approach to situation requiring attention by reducing technical issues to first principles 1.6 Modify approach to addressing the situation requiring attention by considering potential solutions from first principles 1.7 Review knowledge and technical solutions developed to address related situations and identify commonalities and application in relation to current situation 1.8 Consider the need to build local community capacity through transfer of skills and knowledge as a high priority in addressing the situation and creating a sustainable outcome 1.9 Clearly communicate with key stakeholders in language they understand about key technical aspects of the situation and its solution to develop their understanding and to enable and support them to contribute to the solution |
2. Apply technical knowledge and skills creatively to address community needs | 2.1 Reflect on technical aspects of the situation and work collaboratively to identify innovative approaches to finding a solution that best addresses community needs 2.2 Explore ways to address constraints and limitations in ways that may stretch conventionally acceptable boundaries but provide an adequate solution in current circumstances 2.3 Review risks associated with options outside conventionally acceptable boundaries in current circumstances and balance against potential outcomes 2.4 Work in a collaborative way with a range of key stakeholders to find effective solutions in a resource poor environment 2.5 Share technical knowledge and skills with others in a way that contributes to achieving innovative and ongoing solutions to development issues |
3. Monitor and evaluate technical solutions | 3.1 Establish processes to monitor technical solution and identify criteria for evaluation of outcomes over an identified period of time 3.2 Share relevant information, skills and knowledge to enable ongoing monitoring and evaluation and to make appropriate adjustments to respond to any issues identified 3.3 Participate in monitoring and evaluation with community members in line with own work role |