This Learning Program is intended for:

Individuals who are learning towards obtaining a national qualification or are working within an environment to assess people for their
achievement of learning outcomes in terms of specified criteria using pre-designed assessment instruments, and where acquisition of competence against this unit standard will add value to learner’s job or chances of finding employment.

This generic assessor unit standard is for those who assess people for their achievement of learning outcomes in terms of specified criteria using pre-designed assessment instruments.

The outcomes and criteria may be defined in a range of documents including but not limited to unit standards, exit level
outcomes, assessment standards, curriculum statements and qualifications.

Those who achieve this unit standard will be able to conduct assessments within their fields of expertise. This unit standard will contribute towards the achievement of a variety of qualifications, particularly within the fields of Education Training and Development Practices and Human Resource Development.

People credited with this unit standard are able to carry out assessments in a fair, valid, reliable and practicable manner that is free of all bias and discrimination, paying particular attention to the three groups targeted for redress: race, gender and disability.

In particular, people credited with this unit standard will be able to:

• Demonstrate understanding of outcomes-based assessment;
• Prepare for assessments;
• Conduct assessments;
• Provide feedback on assessments;
• Review assessments.

Those who have achieved this unit standard will be able to:

• Demonstrate understanding of outcomes-based assessment.
• Prepare for assessments.
• Conduct assessments.
• Provide feedback on assessments.
• Review assessments.

The credit calculation is based on the assumption that those starting to learn towards this unit standard have no previous assessment experience. It is assumed, though, that the candidate-assessors have evaluative expertise within the area of learning in which they intend to assess (see Definition of Terms for a definition of “evaluative expertise”).

To successfully master this unit, you are required to:

• Study the content of this skills program;
• Complete all activities indicated in this skills program;
• Utilize your coach and colleagues as learning resourcesl;
• Verify your learning progress with your coach/facilitator.