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 NWPSOU004, 'Develop and manage a catchment plan'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Develop and manage a catchment plan' 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
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA | ||
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Prepare for catchment | 1.1 | Identify and interpret catchment requirements according to relevant legislation, codes of practice, industry standards and workplace procedures |
1.2 | Identify and evaluate stakeholder requirements impacting catchment area | ||
1.3 | Gather historical catchment information and evaluate as input to the planning process | ||
1.4 | Identify, interpret and assess water quality and quantity requirements | ||
1.5 | Identify and interpret environmental factors and other relevant issues impacting catchment area according to regulatory requirements | ||
1.6 | Complete risk assessment to ensure catchment area is free from contamination causing no adverse impacts | ||
2 | Develop catchment plan | 2.1 | Interpret and validate stakeholder requirements impacting catchment area |
2.2 | Review and clarify organisational objectives and key performance indicators for catchment plan | ||
2.3 | Develop catchment plan according to specifications and regulatory requirements | ||
2.4 | Develop contingency plans based on risk analysis and stakeholder requirements | ||
2.5 | Evaluate the catchment plan to ensure compliance against specifications, stakeholder and regulatory requirements | ||
3 | Review and refine catchment plan | 3.1 | Obtain and assess data of catchment plan against specifications, stakeholder and regulatory requirements |
3.2 | Review objectives of the catchment and implementation plan and make recommendations for rectifications to ensure compliance against specifications, stakeholder and regulatory requirements | ||
3.3 | Communicate corrective actions to users and stakeholders regarding identified catchment area changes | ||
3.4 | Perform validation tests to ensure the reviewed plan is compliant against specifications and stakeholder and regulatory requirements | ||