Make assessment decisions you can defend: the principles of assessment, the rules of evidence, competent vs not yet competent, feedback, records and appeals — in about 30 minutes in WhatsApp.
By the end, you can
judge evidence against the rules of evidence, make and record a fair competence decision, and give feedback a learner can act on.
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Assessor Essentials
Why this matters
Every time you sign off a learner as competent, you are telling an employer: this person can do the job.
If that decision is wrong, the learner is not ready, the employer is let down and your provider's reputation takes the knock.
A good assessor does not rely on a feeling. You collect the right evidence, judge it against clear criteria and record a decision someone else could check and agree with.
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