RTO Compliance Tip – PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSMENT

The principles of assessment are part of your assessment plan. No matter what assessment pathway or methods you use, the principles of fairness, flexibility, validity and reliability must be met. The evidence used to make a decision about competence must be valid, sufficient, authentic and current. Let’s look at the principles of assessment: Fairness The individual learner’s […]

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Reviewing your strategies for the New Standards.

The revised standards do look different; however they are essentially very much the same as the current standards being used across Australia (AQTF or NVR standards). Now is the time to review what you have happening within your RTO and make sure you are ready to meet the new compliance. By starting at the bigger

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RTO Compliance Tip – current industry skills

Current industry skills for your trainers and assessors. To provide training that reflects current industry practice and valid assessment, your RTO’s trainers and assessors must maintain the currency of their skills and knowledge in their industry area and in vocational education and training. It is also acceptable for an appropriately qualified trainer and assessor to work with

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RTO Compliance Tip – training reflecting current industry experience

To provide training that reflects current industry practice and valid assessment, your RTO’s trainers and assessors must maintain the currency of their skills and knowledge in their industry area and in vocational education and training. It is also acceptable for an appropriately qualified trainer and assessor to work with an industry expert to conduct assessment together. Your RTO

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RTO Mentor – video blog – Developing Assessment Tools

Developing Assessment Tools for your RTO is one of the most critical areas. When applying to become an RTO, you must demonstrate that your organisation has developed all required assessment systems and materials for the scope of registration applied for. As no assessment decisions will have been made and the validation activities required by the Standards will not

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Strengthening of the Training and Education (TAE) Training materials      

As you might know,  any RTOs delivering the TAE qualifications need to get their assessment system, tools, processes and outcomes validated independently from 1 January 2016. This means I have been busy, head down validating various RTOs assessments, assessment judgements, systems and processes. The Standards for RTOs state: Clause 1.25 From 1 January 2016, the

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RTO Compliance Tip – Student evidence

RTO Compliance Tip – Student evidence When considering student evidence, Authenticity MUST be checked. Authenticity means the assessor is assured that the evidence presented for assessment is the learner’s own work. If substantial portions of the evidence submitted are gathered through independent study (e.g. assignments or projects) rather than direct observation, consider using online systems to check work submissions for

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