Assessor Guide [PDF] - Competenz

Assessment Evidence
What is Evidence?
Evidence is what assessors need in order to make a judgement, or decision, about whether
a candidate KNOWS and/or can DO the tasks set out in the assessment guide.
Without evidence, it is impossible for an assessor to make a decision. If a person is judged
„competent‟ then their evidence has proved that they are. They have provided information or
objects that demonstrate an ability to achieve a set standard.
The more assessments you carry out and judge, the easier it gets to quickly identify types of
evidence that would prove a person knows and/or can do a task. Competenz‟s Trainer
Guides and Model Answers aim to assist you in this process.
Examples of behavioural evidence include:
Behaviour
Active Words
as per unit standard
Possible types of evidence that
could be collected
Examples:
Questions – written or oral.
Knowledge
Describe
Identify
Explain
Presentation / portfolio.
Narratives / personal diaries.
Filling in a company form.
Skills
Examples:
Complete
Assemble
Perform
Maintain
Operate
Check
Observing the candidate on the
job carrying out the task(s) –
possibly over a period of time.
Verification from a supervisor or
manager that the candidate has
carried out the task multiple times.
Forms that the candidate may
have completed as part of their
role e.g. a completed form where
they recorded their maintenance
on a piece of equipment.
Finished products.
Essentially there are 3 types of evidence: Naturally-occurring; Specially-elicited; and
Historical. A candidate‟s Assessment Guide may contain a combination of naturallyoccurring
and specially-elicited evidence.
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