About this unit.

This unit specifies the competence required to plan and organise the assessment process in a competency based assessment system

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Table of contents:

This unit includes the following elements and performance criteria.

Element 1. Determine focus of assessment
1.1 Candidate/s are identified/confirmed and the purpose/s and context of assessment are established/ confirmed with relevant people in accordance with legal/organisational/ethical requirements
1.2 The assessment strategy is accessed and used to guide the development of the assessment plan, where applicable
1.3 The benchmarks for assessment are identified/confirmed and accessed

Element 2. Prepare the assessment plan
2.1 The assessment benchmarks are interpreted to determine the evidence and types of evidence needed to demonstrate competency in accordance with the rules of evidence
2.2 Where competency standards are used as benchmarks , all component parts of the competency standards, are addressed in defining and documenting the evidence to be collected
2.3 Any related documentation to support planning the assessment process is accessed and interpreted
2.4 Assessment methods and assessment tools are selected/confirmed which address the evidence to be collected in accordance with the principles of assessment
2.5 Specific material and physical resources required to collect evidence are identified and documented
2.6 Roles and responsibilities of all people involved in the assessment process are clarified, agreed and documented
2.7 Timelines and time periods for evidence collection are determined and all information to be included in the assessment plan is documented
2.8 The assessment plan is confirmed with relevant personnel

Element 3. Contextualise and review assessment/ RPL plan
3.1 Characteristics of the candidate/s and any allowances for reasonable adjustments and/or specific needs are identified/clarified with relevant people and documented
3.2 Where required, competency standards are contextualised, to reflect the operating environment in which assessment will occur, in accordance with contextualisation guidelines
3.3 Selected assessment methods and assessment tools are examined and adjusted, where required, to ensure continuing applicability taking into account:
3.3.1 any contextualisation of competency standards
3.3.2 reasonable adjustment/s, where identified
3.3.3 integration of assessment activities, where appropriate and practical
3.3.4 capacity to support RPL
3.4 Adjusted assessment tools are reviewed to ensure the specifications of the competency standards are still addressed
3.5 The assessment plan is updated, as needed, to reflect ongoing contextualisation needs, any changes in organisational resource requirements or changes in response to the conduct of assessment
3.6 Assessment plan/s are stored and retrieved in accordance with assessment system policies and procedures and legal/organisational/ethical requirements

Element 4. Organise assessment/ RPL arrangements
4.1 Identified material and physical resource requirements are arranged in accordance with assessment system policies and procedures and legal/organisational/ethical requirements
4.2 Any specialist support required for assessment/ RPL is organised and arranged in accordance with organisational/ethical/legal requirements, where required
4.3 Roles and responsibilities of all people involved in the assessment/ RPL process are organised
4.4 Effective communication strategies are established to encourage regular communication flow and feedback with relevant people involved in the assessment/RPL process
4.5 Assessment/ RPL record keeping and reporting arrangements are confirmed