Assessor Training – ETDP
This course is accredited by the ETDP Seta and material covers unit standard
115753 at NQF level 5 with 15 credits
- Overview
- Outcome
- Content
Course Duration: 4 Days
All people wishing to become registered assessors with the ETDP seta have to complete this course. This is an in-depth course for hard working candidates wanting to enter the professional industry of training and development as assessors. Our comprehensive course will provide you with all the necessary skills and understanding for a successful career in Assessment. This four-day workshop helps candidates prepare their rigorous portfolio of evidence whilst in class. Educators, in addition to facilitating learning, need to be competent assessors to understand how effective they have been in transferring learning.
Course Duration: 4 Days
Module 1: Understanding Outcomes
- based Assessment
- Outcomes-based Assessment
- Principles and regulations concerning the NQF
- Assessment and Moderation of Learning
- Assessment Policies
- Key Principles of Assessment
- Assessing Competence
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
- Methods of Assessment
- Approach to Giving Feedback on Assessment Results
Module 2: Prepare for Assessment
- Steps to Follow when Preparing for Assessment
- Ensuring Fairness of the Assessment
- Ensuring Safety of the Assessment
- Notify Parties Involved in the Assessment
- Carry Out all Pre-assessment Moderation Requirements
- Explain Assessment Details to Candidates
- Potential Barriers to Assessment (Special Needs)
- Documents Relevant to the Preparation and Planning of Assessment
Module 3: Conduct Assessment
- Assessment Practices
- Carry Out the Assessment According to the Assessment Design and Plan
- Is it Necessary or Desirable to Assess each Criterion Separately?
- Use Questioning Techniques to Elicit Appropriate Responses
- Gather Sufficient Evidence
- Ensure that Assessment Judgements are Consistent
- Moderation
- Processing of Assessment Results
- Reporting Procedures
Module 4: Provide Feedback on Assessments
- Give Feedback to Relevant Parties
- Use the Correct Type and Manner to Give Feedback
- Obtain Feedback on the Assessment Process from the Candidate
- Provide Opportunities for Clarification and Explanations
- Deal with Disputes and / or Appeals that Arise
- Record Agreements Reached
Module 5: Review Assessments
- Review the Assessment Process
- Identify Weaknesses in the Assessment Design and Process.
Course Duration: 4 Days
This course is designed to prepare you for a variety of challenges faced when dealing with learners in a school or the workplace environment. Knowing how to handle difficult situations objectively and with tact is as important as being knowledgeable about the training and development of workplace skills. The course is very practical and allows you time to internalise your learning through activities, so you are be able to complete your POE on the last day.
• Prepare for assessments
- Demonstrate understanding of outcomes-based assessment
- Identify and solve problems using critical and creative thinking: preparing for contingencies, candidates with special needs, problems that arise during assessment, suggesting changes to assessment
• Conduct assessments
- Organise and manage oneself and one’s activities: preparing, conducting and recording the assessment
- Work effectively in a team using critical and creative thinking: working with candidates and other relevant parties during assessment, as well as postassessment
• Provide feedback on assessments
- Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information: gather, evaluate and judge evidence and the assessment process
- Communicate effectively: prepare candidates for assessment, communicate during assessment, and provide feedback
• Review assessments
- Demonstrate the world as a set of related systems: understanding the impact of assessment on individuals and organisations
- Be culturally and aesthetically sensitive across a range of social contexts: give feedback on assessments in a culturally sensitive manner