Assessment Process
Your competency can be assessed
at any of the following stages:
ü At
induction by using our checklist, & supplying copies of previous work history
& training.
ü During
training; formative assessment of a piece of evidence.
ü During
observation.
ü Through
recorded professional discussions.
ü Summative
assessment of a unit.
ü Summative
assessment of the entire portfolio of evidence.
Types of Evidence
Anything to prove;
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ü what
you do
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ü How
well you do it
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ü What
you know
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ü What
you understand
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For example:
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ü Assessor
reports
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ü Observation
& questioning
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ü Products
of performance, photocopies, letters, emails, reports etc
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ü Testimony
of others
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ü Accreditation
of prior learning, certificates
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ü Written
questions
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ü Storyboards/project
reports/personal statements
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ü Taped
interviews & discussions – Audio or video
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This evidence is used by
your Assessor to judge whether you have met the standards for your qualification
Observation
ü Effective
ü Requires
forward planning
ü Your
assessor watches you carry out your job in your working environment
ü The
observation tests whether you are competent in your job role & against the standards
ü Your
assessor must remain unobtrusive
ü Little
disruption, some candidates feel uncomfortable
Questioning
ü To
verify your understanding & underpinning knowledge
ü To
give you an opportunity to show what you know
ü Questions
may be oral or written
ü The
questions must be:
- Unambiguous
- Open not closed
- Relevant to the evidence/units
- Pitched at the right level
Products of Performance
ü Evidence
arising from natural performance
ü Highly
relevant
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Sufficient
ü
Valid
ü Authentic
Testimony of Others
Testimonies are used to
verify:
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Products of performance
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The working environment
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Competency
These can come in the form
of:
ü Reports
ü Appraisals
ü Verbal
& written communications e.g. Recorded verbal testimony, copies of e-mail, fax,
letters, appraisals etc
The Art of Account Writing (Storyboarding)
The following bullet points
provide guidance on account writing.
ü The
first point to have in mind is that a writing an account is not a fine art, it is
a summary of what you do in relation to the task.
ü Look
at the task - what is it asking? Then write a summary of the activities you carry
out in relation to this task, explain how you carry them out, who you consult/liaise
with & refer to examples. It is
simply a matter of noting who, what, when, why, how in relation to the particular
task.
ü Where
your job role does not enable you to fulfil part of a task, it is quite acceptable
to put in your account that this is something that you are not directly involved
in, but if you were, this is what you would do.
Your guide/assessor will then help you to provide any required evidence by
another means (i.e. simulation, case study, project work, written or oral questioning).
You
can use bullet points or even flow charts to simplify things if you wish.
