ACM20110 Certificate II in Animal Studies
Initial Interview Checklist
Student Name:
Student Number:
Open Colleges Stock Code: 30417/IC
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Initial Interview Checklist
30417/IC
About this Checklist
This checklist is completed by the Workplace Assessor following the initial interview or discussion with the student and Workplace Supervisor. It ensures that important information regarding the Workplace Assessment and Work Placement processes is communicated to both the student and the Workplace Supervisor by the Workplace Assessor.
Submission Instructions
The Workplace Assessor should complete this Microsoft Word document electronically. Once this document is completed, it should be submitted by the Workplace Assessor through the Initial Interview Checklist upload link in OpenSpace.
Section A: Student & Workplace Details
Student Name:Student Number:
Qualification Name:
Company Name:
Workplace Supervisor Name:
Is the student undertaking a Work Placement?
Date of Initial Student Interview:
Date of Initial Workplace Supervisor Interview:
Section B: Initial Student Interview Checklist
Issues Discussed / Yes / No / CommentConfirmed that the student has provided employer or Host Organisation with the Workplace Assessment Guide, Logbook and Attendance Report
Discussed the Work Placement (if applicable) and Workplace Assessment process
Described Workplace Supervisor role and responsibilities
Advised student that you have confirmed and documented that the resources required are available in the workplace
Described role of Workplace Assessor in the training and assessment process in the workplace
Reviewed the expectations of student’s performance and discussed and confirmed the key elements of the Workplace Training and Assessment Plan
Discussed in detail the range of workplace activities (as outlined in the Logbook and Workplace Assessment Portfolio) and other assessment tasks the student is to undertake
Verified that the student has a copy of the Student Workplace Interview Questions
Made arrangements to contact the student for their assessment interviews
Ascertained whether or not the student has any special learning needs – including language or disability – and discussed how reasonable adjustment would be made to the assessment process
Discussed the need for the student to advise Open Colleges if they had any concerns about the workplace
Section C: Initial Workplace Supervisor Interview Checklist
Confirmed Workplace Supervisor agreed to the terms outlined in the Workplace Assessment Agreement in the Workplace Assessment Approval Form
Provided an overview of Open Colleges and the qualification the student is undertaking
Confirmed that the student has provided the Workplace Supervisor with the Workplace Assessment Guide, Logbook and Attendance Report (if applicable)
Discussed the Work Placement (if applicable) and Workplace Assessment process and confirmed willingness to provide Work Placement (if applicable) and Workplace Assessment
Described Workplace Supervisor’s role and responsibilities and confirmed and documented Workplace Supervisor expertise/experience
Confirmed that the resources and equipment required exist in the workplace and will be made available to the student as part of their Workplace Assessment activities
Described the role of the Open Colleges’ Workplace Assessor in the training and assessment process in the workplace
Reviewed the expectations of student performance and discussed the Workplace Training and Assessment Plan
Discussed the range of practical activities (as outlined in the Logbook and Workplace Assessment Portfolio) and other assessment tasks the student is to undertake
Discussed the need for informing staff and management of the student’s arrival and expectations of the placement, timetable, workplace orientation and induction
Confirmed arrangements to contact the Workplace Supervisor for their interviews
Discussed, as appropriate, whether the student has any special learning needs, including language or disability
Discussed the need to advise Open Colleges if there are any concerns about the student’s performance
Discussed issues regarding insurance (only applicable for students on Work Placement)
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