CPD - ASSESSMENT & EVIDENCE REFERENCING

A Guide to Assessment

This section describes the principles and detail of assessment from both the Learner and Assessor points of view.

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What this section will tell you

• How assessment works for the programme
• What forms are essential
• How to record information
• Assessment is...
• Only carried out by qualified Assessors
• Quality controlled by Moderators appointed by the IST
• A process that is mutually agreed upon by the Assessor and Learner
• NOT training or coaching
• The means of affirming progression and achievement
• The means of identifying gaps in skills, knowledge and understanding
• Starting Point
• Process is driven by the Learner, advised by the Assessor
• A Learner can start with:
  • A whole Unit
  • A single or group of Elements within a Unit
  • Several Units or parts of Units
• It depends on the evidence the learner wishes to present.
• General Principles to follow
• Assessment is led by Professional Discussion (PD)
• Throughout the PD, evidence is presented by the Learner to the Assessor to illustrate, demonstrate and prove competency (ie to meet the specific Unit/Element requirements)
• Evidence can include:
  • Products – things the learner has produced
  • Witnesses – people who have experienced the learner doing things
  • Supporting evidence – items such as manuals, emails from clients, job descriptions, equipment used, documents read, websites visited etc.