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INTRODUCTION
There is an increasing need within all industry to assure the competence of staff, especially those who work in a safety critical environment. To demonstrate compliance with these requirements, both contractual and legal, the assessment should be conducted by qualified assessors who are able to use a range of assessment methods.
COURSE AIMS
For practitioners who assess the demonstration of competence in a work environment using the following assessment methods: observation, examining work products, oral questioning and discussion, use of others (e.g. witnesses), learner statements and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this course the delegates will be able to: -
• Plan the assessment of occupational competence
• Make assessment decisions about occupational competence
• Provide required information following the assessment of occupational competence
• Maintain legal and good practice requirements when assessing occupational competence
PRE-REQUISITES
This course involves a high degree of documentation review and candidates should be familiar with their own company procedures on Competence Management. Delegates must have access to two learners plus support from their own Quality Assurance Manager.
COURSE DURATION
2 day plus one day follow up assessment.
CERTIFICATION
Delegates will work towards Unit 301 & 302, LSIS. This will be awarded by City and Guilds.
NOTES
Primary evidence for the learning outcomes and assessment criteria must come from the candidate assessor assessing two real learners on two occasions in a real work environment against standards/criteria that are approved by their own organisation.
The units cover seven assessment methods in total. The candidate assessor must show that they have covered a minimum of three of these assessment methods in their real practice.