W&RSETA ETQA

ASSESSOR REGISTRATION

ASSESSOR SELECTION, NOMINATION, DEVELOPMENT AND APPRAISAL PROCESS : OVERVIEW

1 / Selection and Nomination[1]
2 / Assessor Training and Development[2]
3 / Assessor Registration[3]

ASSESSOR ACCREDITATION PROCESS

(PROVIDERS PERSPECTIVE)

1 / NOMINATION PHASE /
2 / SELECTION PHASE /
3 / ASSESSOR ORIENTATION PHASE /
4 / ASSESSOR DEVELOPMENT PHASE /
5 / ASSESSOR REVIEW PHASE /
6 / ASSESSOR APPLICATION PHASE

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PROPOSED ASSESSOR SELECTION, NOMINATION, DEVELOPMENT AND APPRAISAL PLAN

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PHASE ONE – NOMINATION

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PHASE THREE – ASSESSOR ORIENTATION

Develop selection criteria and job profile[4] / Conduct assessor induction programme
Publish assessor criteria and job profile / Evaluate assessor orientation
Call for nominations / nominate candidates / 4 / PHASE FOUR – ASSESSOR DEVELOPMENT
Receive nominations / Identify areas of development per candidate
2 /
PHASE TWO – SELECTION
/ Draw up development plan per assessor candidate
Identify critical components of selection criteria / Implement assessor development plan[5]
Evaluate nominations against assessor job profile / 5 /
PHASE 5 – ASSESSOR REVIEW
Select candidate assessor[6] / Make judgement on assessor competence
Inform candidates of selection outcome / Review assessor status

PROPOSED ASSESSOR PROFILE[7]

Company Name: / Reference number:
Key Performance Area: / ETD Performance Area:
Reports to: / Grade:
Issue date: / Review date:
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT / PURPOSE OF FUNCTION
Plan and conduct workplace assessments / To ensure that workplace skills development is unit standard aligned, NQF aligned and complies to the W&RSETA ETA requirements
CUSTOMERS / CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS
Internal : Workplace employees and learners, HR and ETD Department
External : W&RSETA ETQA, Moderators and Verifiers, external learners / Internal : Reporting structure in assessment function
Liaison with and reports to management, learners, ETD department
External : Produce evidence of learning for moderation and verification to prove compliance to ETQA requirements in performance of assessment related
COMPETENCIES / SELECTION CRITERIA / LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE
Interpersonal skills:
Interview, judgement, feedback, communication
Self management :
Plan, organize, decision making, time management, administration,
ETD skills:
Facilitation, analysis and interpretation, detail oriented / Assessment Competence
Technical Competence
Contextual Expertise
Proposed Assessor Profile (continued)
PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION / COMPETENCES / OUTPUT REQUIREMENTS & MEASUREMENTS
  1. Plan and prepare for assessments
  1. Prepare candidates for assessment
  1. Conduct assessment
  1. Evaluate and record evidence
  1. Make assessment judgements
/ Assessments planned and prepared
Measurement:
Assessments scheduled in advance
Assessment tools prepared in advance
Candidates prepared for assessment
Measurement:
Candidates informed of assessment schedule
Candidates briefed an assessment practice to be applied
Assessments conducted
Measurement:
Learners undergo assessment as per organizational and ETQA requirements
Portfolio of evidence of learner is produced
Evidence recorded and evaluated

Measurement

Assessment documentation (Guide and final report) on learner achievement completed to reflect all learner outputs
Assessment judgements made

Measurement

Learner is declared competent or not yet competent
Assessment documentation is signed off by both parties (assessor and learner)
Proposed assessor Profile (continued)
PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION / COMPETENCES / OUTPUT REQUIREMENTS & MEASUREMENTS
  1. Provide feedback to relevant parties
Review assessment / Feedback provided to relevant parties

Measurement

Learner is informed of remedial action to be taken, where applicable
Learner achievement is recorded and communicated to relevant parties as per organizational policy
Assessments reviewed

Measurement

Assessment documentation is presented for moderation
UNIT STANDARD / QUALIFICATIONS / DEVELOPMENT AREAS
NQF level 4 : “Conduct an assessment“
(or)
NQF level 5 : “Plan and conduct an assessment”
Formal qualification related to either of the following areas: retail practice, ETD, business management / management / Assessor competence
ETD practice
Moderator competence
Technical competence (W&R unit standards)

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[1] See attached process which is depicted from a Provider Perspective

[2] W&RSETA ETQA sector project support

[3] W&RSETA ETQA Assessor registration policies, processes and procedures are available from the ETQA on request.

[4] See attached Proposed Assessor Profile

[5] W&RSETA ETQA support provided in the form of sponsored provider capacity building sessions

[6] The Assessor competencies in the attached Proposed Assessor Profile could serve as a basis for selection

[7] To be customized / adapted as per provider needs and operations. Depending on the organization, the assessor profile may differ slightly or need adjustment.