Assessor Training
Key Information
Duration:6 Hours
Maximum Attendees: 12
Training available nationwide at one of our centres, or your own workplace.
Price (excl GST)
$500 Per Person
We are passionate about Assessor training and developing good Assessor practice within the organisations we work with.
Overview
Our 1-day Assessor Training course is designed to help you earn Unit Standard 4098 and confidently conduct assessments in a workplace setting. The programme is perfect for those looking to gain a formal assessor qualification and improve their ability to evaluate staff competence effectively. Delivered as a practical workshop followed by workplace-based tasks, this training ensures you're aligned with NZQA and industry best practice for workplace assessors.
This assessor training course includes a one-day interactive workshop, followed by workplace-based assessment tasks.
The training is fully customised to meet the specific needs of:
- ITO-registered Workplace Assessors
- Workplace Supervisors
- Adult Education Tutors
- Training Consultants
- On-the-Job Trainers
Participants will gain practical skills and knowledge to assess effectively in their workplace, ensuring quality learning outcomes and compliance with industry standards.
What is Unit Standard 4098?
Unit Standard 4098 is a widely recognised NZQA unit standard that qualifies you to assess others in a formal workplace setting. It’s required by many industries across New Zealand for those who carry out competency-based assessments as part of staff training or compliance. Completing this unit is the first step toward becoming a certified workplace assessor.
Key Learning Outcomes
Each participant receives a comprehensive study guide and assessments covering all the essential topics listed below.
The bespoke workshop is tailored to focus on the areas most relevant to your organisation, allowing each organisation to select which topics to explore in greater depth.
Topics included:
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ITO / organisational requirements: The 12 best practice assessment principles
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WDC/organisational requirements: Best practice assessment principles
- The New Zealand Qualifications Framework
- Administrative processes
- Standard setting bodies
- Understanding qualifications and unit standards
- Types of assessment
- Assessment methods
- The significance of pre-moderation
- The assessment process
- ITO / organisational requirements
- The 12 best practice assessment principles
- Using assessment guides
- Evidence and judgment schedules
- Making assessment decisions
- Dealing with tricky situations
- Recording assessment decisions
- Providing feedback
- Administrative processes
Entry Criteria:
All students are required to have a level of written and oral English equivalent to NCEA level 1 (year 11) or IELTS 5.5 or higher, to be eligible to attend our courses. The person responsible for making bookings or authorising attendance on the course must agree to these Terms and Conditions prior to acceptance of their student(s) onto the course. Where a student does not meet our English language requirement a reader/writer must be supplied by the student or the person responsible for authorising the student’s attendance. The reader/writer cannot be another student attending the same course.
Prerequisites
There are no specific prerequisites for this course.
Please bring along your ID - We need to verify the identity of students in attendance, please bring ID with you on the day of training.
