Quality of Assessment Practices - National Skills Standards Council

Contents 

1. Executive Summary ................................................................ 3 

2. Background .......................................................................... 12 

3. Structure of this report .......................................................... 14 

4. Project methodology ............................................................. 15 

5 Findings of the evaluation of the national stock of 

assessment materials ........................................................... 19 

5.1 Assessment materials that address the general 

needs of assessors ......................................................... 19 

5.2 Assessment materials that address key 

assessment-related issues .............................................. 22 

5.3 Industry specific assessment materials ........................... 27 

5.4 Summary of findings of the evaluation of the 

national stock of assessment materials ........................... 32 

6. Strategy to address the key issues impacting on the 

national stock of assessment support materials .................... 34 

6.1 Improve awareness of and access to the national 

stock of assessment materials ........................................ 34 

6.2 Improve the quality, range and availability of 

industry specific assessment materials ........................... 36 

6.3 Provide support materials that address the current 

and emerging issues impacting on the quality of 

assessment practice ....................................................... 38 

Appendix 1 - Participants in consultations .................................. 41 

Appendix 2 - Rating of assessment materials that address 

the general needs of assessors .................................................. 42 

Appendix 3 - Rating of assessment materials that address 

specific assessment related issues ............................................. 47 

Appendix 4 - Rating of industry specific assessment 

materials ..................................................................................... 50 

Disclaimer 

This work has been produced on behalf of the National Quality Council with funding 

provided through the Australian Government Department of Education Employment 

and Workplace Relations and state and territory governments. The views expressed 

herein are not necessarily those of the Australian Government or state and territory 

governments. Recommendations are under consideration by the NQC but it should 

not be assumed that they will necessarily be implemented in the future 

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Quality of assessment practices Stage 2 

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1. Executive Summary 

In May 2009, the National Quality Council [NQC], through the 

Quality of Assessment Action Group [QAAG], commissioned 

Learning Australia Pty Ltd to undertake the second stage of 

the Quality of Assessment Practices project. This involved: 

• Conducting an evaluation of the assessment related 

support materials that were identified through the 

national audit of assessment support materials which 

was completed during the first stage of the project; and 

• Formulating a strategy for addressing any issues raised 

through the evaluation of the national stock of 

assessment support materials. 

The national audit of assessment support materials identified 

over seventeen hundred items, which were categorised into 

three broad groups, namely: 

1. Assessment materials which support the general needs 

of the VET workforce in relation to assessment. This 

includes resources that focus on matters such as: the 

design of assessment / evidence gathering tools, making 

assessment judgements, the assessment process, 

providing feedback and unpacking competency 

standards. 

2. Assessment materials that address specific assessment 

related issues, including: assessing generic / 

employability skills, assessing higher order 

competencies, peer, self and negotiated assessment, 

on-line assessment, graded assessment, workplace 

assessment, simulation, off the job assessment, 

assessment in apprenticeships/ traineeships, 

assessment and international / NESB students and 

reasonable adjustment. 

3. Assessment instruments for the assessment of specific 

units of competency and / or qualifications, such as 

observation checklists, portfolios, question banks, 

practical tasks, simulations, test items and third party 

reports. 

The evaluation of these materials revealed that: 

• The national stock of assessment related resources is 

highly dispersed across a range of national and State / 

Territory agencies. This makes it difficult for users to 

identify, preview and access relevant assessmentrelated 

support materials. 

• There is a significant range of high quality, up to date 

materials dealing with the general needs of assessors. 

Quality of assessment practices Stage 2 3

• There is a very limited range of up to date, assessment 

materials that address the key current and emerging 

issues impacting on quality assessment. For example, 

the national audit did not identify any materials that 

provide assessors with current, high quality advice on: 

Peer, self and negotiated assessment; 

Formative assessment; 

The use of simulation; 

Assessment moderation; and 

The assessment of international students and 

students from non English speaking backgrounds. 

• There is an uneven spread of industry-specific 

assessment materials across the key industry areas. 

Some areas, such as primary industries are particularly 

well served, whereas others, such as property services, 

have very few industry-specific assessment materials. 

The evaluation of these materials revealed that there are 

significant quality issues impacting on this category of 

materials. For example, sixty per cent of the assessment 

materials are not based on the current version of the 

relevant Training Package. In addition, there is a lack of 

innovation in assessment materials design in this 

category. 

• Many of the items in the national stock of assessment 

materials are State or Territory publications. This limits 

their accessibility and consideration should be given to 

making them more readily available to a wider national 

audience. 

• Most of the items in the national stock of assessment 

materials are not supported by a systematic 

maintenance process. This means that the national stock 

of assessment materials is at risk of becoming obsolete. 

• Many of the industry specific assessment materials have 

been appraised against the quality principles for Training 

Package Support Materials and carry the national tick 

even though they: 

Are not supported by a maintenance strategy, 

May not comply with the current version of the 

Training Package; and 

May not represent innovative assessment 

materials design. 


In response to this situation it is recommended that the 

National Quality Council implement the following three-point 

strategy that is designed to: 

1. Improve awareness of and access to the national stock of 

assessment materials; 

2. Improve the quality, range and availability of industry 

specific assessment materials; and 

3. Provide support materials that address the current and 

emerging issues impacting on the quality of assessment 

practice. 

Improve awareness of and access to the 

national stock of assessment materials 

The national audit of assessment-related resources showed 

that the national stock of assessment materials comprises: 

• A significant collection of high quality, up to date 

materials dealing with the general needs of assessors, in 

areas such as the assessment processes, recognition of 

prior learning and assessment tool design. 

• A limited but nevertheless high quality selection of 

materials dealing with key assessment related issues 

such as: assessing in apprenticeship and traineeship 

programs, assessing higher order competencies, 

assessment quality assurance, assessment validation, 

assessment judgement, assessor networks, and 

assessing generic / employability skills. 

• A large number of materials, especially industry specific 

materials, that are out of date and do not meet the 

requirements of the current version of the relevant 

Training Package and / or Australian Quality Training 

Framework. 

The audit also showed that: 

There is no single location where all these materials can 

be identified, previewed and accessed; 

It is difficult to establish the currency of the materials; 

and 

There is limited advice on the quality of the materials or 

how they may be used. 

This makes it very difficult for assessors and other users to 

identify, access and use these materials. 

There is a pressing need for a national clearinghouse for 

assessment-related support materials that has: 

1. A discovery function that enables assessors to identify 

existing high quality assessment materials; 


2. A marketing function that promotes existing high 

quality assessment materials to potential users; 

3. A professional development function that informs 

assessors about the ways in which the national stock of 

assessment materials may be used and / or customised; 

and 

4. A maintenance function that monitors assessment 

materials held in the clearinghouse and informs 

copyright owners about the relevance of their materials 

and the need for them to be updated or revised. 


Recommendation 1 

That the National Quality Council request TVET Australia to 

establish a comprehensive, national clearinghouse for free 

and commercial assessment-related support materials that: 

• Enable users to identify and preview the national stock of 

assessment-related support materials, and if required, 

obtain copies which are licensed for use via free of 

charge download or immediate electronic purchase and 

delivery; 

• Actively promotes the national stock of assessment- 

related support materials to users including industry, 

assessors and RTOs; 

• Conducts, in conjunction with the Industry Skills 

Councils, industry organisations and State / Territory 

VET agencies, professional education programs for 

assessors on the national stock of assessment-related 

support materials; 

• Actively engages with owners of materials promoted 

through the clearinghouse to ensure that the 

assessment-related support materials are maintained or 

withdrawn from the clearinghouse; 

• Provides assessors and other users with clear 

information on the quality of the assessment related 

support materials held in the clearinghouse; and 

• Provides advice or a referral service for assessors and 

other users seeking information on the national stock of 

assessment-related support materials. 

Improve the quality, range and availability of 

industry specific assessment materials 

The national audit of assessment-related resources identified 

over seventeen hundred industry specific assessment 

resources, including assessment instruments, assessor 

guides and candidates materials. 

However the evaluation of these materials revealed that: 

• Many of the materials do not comply with the current 

version of the Training Package; 

• The materials are often developed by State and Territory 

agencies and are not well known by assessors working 

in other jurisdictions; 

• There is a lack of good quality assessment materials in 

many industry sectors; 

• The current national process for quality assuring 

assessment-related support materials is inadequate; 


• There are no systematic arrangements for the 

maintenance of these materials; and 

• There is a lack of innovation in assessment materials 

design. 


National Quality Council take steps to: 

1. Develop a quality assurance process for assessmentrelated 

support materials for which national endorsement 

and inclusion in the proposed national clearinghouse is 

sought; 

2. Transfer responsibility for the quality assurance of 

assessment-related support materials to the relevant 

Industry Skills Councils; and 

3. Fund the Industry Skills Council to undertake the design, 

development and maintenance of an exemplar set of 

assessment-related support materials for each endorsed 

Training Package in their area of coverage and to 

actively promote these materials on a national basis, in 

collaboration with relevant national and State / Territory 

agencies. 

It is envisaged that the Industry Skills Councils and the 

proposed national clearinghouse [see Recommendation 1] 

would collaborate to provide an integrated discovery service 

for assessment related support materials. Under this 

arrangement the Industry Skills Council would have 

responsibility for industry specific materials, whereas the 

clearinghouse would focus on promoting cross industry 



That the National Quality Council develop a quality assurance 

process for assessment-related support materials for which 

national endorsement and inclusion in the proposed national 

clearinghouse is sought which: 

• Ensures that nationally recognised assessment-related 

support materials comply with the principles of validity, 

flexibility, usability, equity and accessibility; 

• Requires developers of assessment-related support 

materials to engage industry in the design, development 

and evaluation of the assessment materials; 

• Requires developers to implement an active 

maintenance process to ensure the currency and 

relevance of the assessment materials; and 

• Fosters innovation in assessment materials design. 



That the National Quality Council transfer responsibility for the 

quality assurance of assessment-related support materials, 

within nationally agreed guidelines as established through 

Recommendation 2, to the relevant Industry Skills Councils. 


That the National Quality Council support the design and 

implementation of a capability building program to ensure that 

Industry Skills Councils have the capability to manage the 

quality assurance of assessment-related support materials. 


That the National Quality Council support each Industry Skills 

Council being funded to: 

• Undertake, in conjunction with industry, the design, 



Training Package in their area of coverage; 

• Actively promote these exemplar assessment-related 

support materials on a national basis in conjunction with 

industry and national, State and Territory VET agencies; 

and 

• Establish a national professional development strategy, 

in conjunction with industry and national, State and 

Territory VET agencies, to build assessor capability in 

the use of the exemplar assessment – related support 

materials. 

Provide support materials that address the 

current and emerging issues impacting on 

the quality of assessment practice 

The national audit of assessment related support materials 

identified a set of twenty-one current and emerging issues 

impacting on the quality of assessment practice. These 

included: assessing in apprenticeship and traineeship 

programs, assessing higher order competencies, assessment 

quality assurance, assessment validation, assessment 

judgement, assessor networks, and assessing generic / 

employability skills. 

The evaluation of the national stock of assessment-related 

support materials showed that: 


materials that address these issues; and 

• There are a number of key assessment-related issues 

for which there are no suitable, nationally available 


support materials. For example, the national audit did not 

identify any materials that provide assessors with 

current, high quality advice on: peer, self and negotiated 

assessment; formative assessment; the use of 

simulation; and the assessment of international students 

and students from non-English speaking backgrounds. 

The absence of quality assessment support materials is an 

impediment to improving assessment practice. Consideration 

should be given to establishing a national assessment 

initiative that is focused on developing support materials and 

fostering assessor capability in these key areas. 


That the National Quality Council sponsor a national 

assessment initiative to develop support materials and foster 

assessor capability in relation to the key issues impacting on 

the quality of assessment practice. Specifically the national 

assessment initiative should: 

1. Commission an integrated series of projects designed to 

develop support materials and assessor capability in 

relation to: 

The use of formative assessment or assessment for 

learning approaches to enhance competency 

development; 

Improving the quality of assessor judgement in the 

assessment process; 

Assessing in workplace settings, including identifying 

and addressing the skill development needs of 

employees, supervisors, human resource practitioners 

and other workplace personnel who are engaged in 

providing training and assessment functions; 

The use of peer, self and negotiated assessment to 

improve competency development; 

Contextualising nationally recognised assessment 

resources for use in enterprise based training and 

assessment systems; 

The use of simulation in competency based 

assessment; 

Assessment of higher order competencies; 

Assessing in international contexts – assessment of 

international students in Australian and international 

settings; 

The integrated assessment of skill sets; 

Cost effective approaches to assessment moderation; 


Assessment in regulated occupations / industries; and 

Competency based assessment in online learning 

environments. 

2. Establish a national implementation program, in 

conjunction with the Industry Skills Council and national, 

State and Territory VET agencies, to ensure that all 

assessors in private, public and enterprise providers are 

provided with training and / or information on: 

The issues addressed in the materials; and 

How to effectively use the materials with different VET 

clients and in varying VET contexts. 


2. Background 

In May 2009, the National Quality Council [NQC], through the 

Quality of Assessment Action Group [QAAG], commissioned 

Learning Australia Pty Ltd to undertake the second stage of 

the Quality of Assessment Practices project. This was 

designed to: 

• Review the materials that were identified through the 

national audit of assessment materials that was 

undertaken during first stage of the project; 

• Develop a strategy to address gaps in the provision of 

assessment materials required to support quality 

assessment; and 

• Establish a plan for the dissemination and 

implementation of any new, updated or existing materials 

for supporting quality assessment. 

This project built on the outcomes of the first stage of the 

project which was commissioned by the former VET 

Workforce Standing Committee of the National Quality 

Council in November 2008. The key outcome of stage 1 of 

the project was a report that: 

• Identified the characteristics of quality assessment; 

• Discussed the key issues impacting on quality 

assessment in the VET sector in the current context; 

• Identified the assessment materials that are currently 

available to support quality assessment practices; and 

• Identified the critical components of quality assessment. 

The first stage report sets out seven key actions which 

should be taken to improve the quality of assessment 

practices in the vocational education and training sector. The 

key actions are as follows: 

1. Build assessment expertise within the VET sector; 

2. Provide clear benchmarks for assessment; 

3. Build the status and capability of assessors; 

4. Improve assessment quality assurance by supporting 

the effective implementation of the current AQTF 

standards; 

5. Provide high quality, industry endorsed model 

assessment support materials; 

6. Improve the capability of assessors to make quality 

assessment judgements; and 

7. Ensure that assessment is an integral part of the 

learning and training process. 


The key actions and associated recommendations, which 

were considered by the Quality of Assessment Action Group 

early in 2009, are fully detailed in the Stage 1 report. 

The National Quality Council (NQC) endorsed the final 

report, Quality of Assessment Practices Stage 1 (parts A and 

B), for public release in April 2009, with the caveat that the 

recommendations were currently under consideration by the 

NQC and would not necessarily be implemented in the 

future. A number of recommendations were directed to NQC 

Action Groups for further consideration. 

The NQC also agreed that the report on the National 

Mapping of Assessment Materials, which formed part of the 

Stage 1 report, would be further reviewed in Stage 2 of the 

project and that this would also provide recommendations to 

the NQC on how gaps in materials might be addressed. 

Learning Australia Pty Ltd was granted the tender to 

complete Stage 2 of the project. 

The second stage of the project is the focus of this report. It 

involved Learning Australia in: 

1. Undertaking an evaluation of the materials identified 

through the national audit of assessment materials; and 

2. Formulating a strategy for addressing the issues raised 

through the evaluation of the national stock of 

assessment materials. 

The work undertaken during this stage of the project was 

also informed by: 

• The findings of the National Quality Council project 

Investigation into industry expectations of vocational 

education and training assessment; 

• The outcomes of the NQC project on Alternative 

frameworks for recognizing workplace training which was 

undertaken in late 2008; 

• The findings emerging from the suite of assessment- 

related projects currently being undertaken by the NQC 

dealing with moderation and validation processes, 

industry partnerships and graded assessment; and 

• The preliminary findings of the National; Quality Council / 

Council of Australian Governments Joint Steering 

Committee project on VET products for the 21st century 

project. 


3. Structure of this report 

This report describes the outcomes of the evaluation of the 

national stock of assessment support materials and a strategy 

to address the key issues impacting on the national stock of 


This report comprises six key sections: 

• Section one is an executive summary. 

• Section two provides the background to the project. 

• Section three outlines the structure of the report. 

• Section four describes the project methodology. 

• Section five discusses the findings of the evaluation of 

the national stock of assessment support materials. 

• Section six details a strategy to address the key issues 

impacting on the national stock of assessment support 

materials. 


4. Project methodology 

The methodology developed by Learning Australia Pty Ltd for 

this project involved four key stages. These were: 

1. Project establishment – the consultant met with the NQC 

Secretariat Project Director to clarify the scope, 

methodology and expected outcomes of the project. 

2. Review of the national stock of assessment materials – 

the consultant undertook an analysis of the three sets of 

assessment materials that were identified through the 

national audit of assessment materials [see stage one 

report]. Materials included in the audit were selected on 

the basis of the following criteria: 

The materials are available to both private and public 

RTOs; 

The materials are available free or at nominal cost; 

The materials have been subject to a relevant quality 

assurance process. This was taken to include: 

validation by industry, review by a user group or 

appraisal against a set of quality criteria, such as the 

quality principles for Training Package Support 

Materials or quality principles established for 

educational materials development by any relevant 

Australian or international body; 

The materials have been designed to support 

assessment of units of competency, modules and / 

or qualifications in Training Packages and / or State / 

Territory accredited courses; 

The materials have been developed for use in the 

Australian vocational education and training system; 

The materials have been developed since 2000; and 

The materials are primarily assessment resources. 

As such the audit did not include learning materials 

that may incorporate an assessment component. 

The analysis of the materials was undertaken in two stages. 

The first stage involved a meta-evaluation of the three sets 

of assessment materials. This focused on identifying the: 

• Number of materials; 

• Type of materials; 

• Format of materials; 

• Age of materials; 


• Key aspects of assessment practice covered by the 

materials; and 

• Key areas of assessment practice in which there are 

gaps. 

In the case of the third set of assessment materials, namely 

materials which are designed for specific industry / 

occupational areas, the meta-evaluation also identified the 

industry coverage of the materials. The second stage 

involved an evaluation of the individual items in each of the 

three sets of assessment materials. This involved evaluating 

the individual items against the evaluative criteria and scoring 

system set out in Figure 1. 

It should be noted that as the third set of assessment 

materials, namely materials for specific industry areas, was 

so extensive it was agreed with the Quality of Assessment 

Action Group that a sample of assessment materials in this 

group would be evaluated. The sample: 

• Comprised 99 of the 1,643 of the assessment materials 

in this group that were identified through the national 

audit; 

• Covered each of the 27 industry areas identified in the 

national audit of assessment materials; 

• Covered each of the agencies, identified through the 

audit, that either develop or distribute assessment 

materials in each of the twenty-seven industry areas; 

and 

• Was randomly selected across the industry areas and 

the agencies engaged in the development or distribution 

of the assessment materials. 

The following table indicates the evaluation criteria and the 

scoring system used in the meta- evaluation 


Figure 1: Evaluation criteria and scoring system 

VALIDITY 

Score 

Descriptor 

1 The assessment materials clearly comply with the approach to assessment 

embodied in the current version of the Australian Quality Training Framework and, 

where relevant, comply with the assessment provisions in the current version of the 

relevant Training Package and / or unit[s] of competency. 

2 The assessment materials generally comply with the approach to assessment 

embodied in the current version of the Australian Quality Training Framework and, 

where relevant, generally comply with the assessment provisions in the current 

version of the relevant Training Package and / or unit[s] of competency. 

3 The assessment materials do not appear to comply with the approach to 

assessment embodied in the current version of the Australian Quality Training 

Framework and / or do not appear to comply with the assessment provisions in 

the current version of the relevant Training Package and / or unit[s] of competency. 

ACCESSIBILITY 

Score 

Descriptor 

1 The assessment materials are readily accessible to assessors and trainers in all 

jurisdictions working in both private and public RTOs in a wide variety of VET 

contexts ie: institutional settings, workplaces, enterprises and schools. Generally 

these materials are marketed nationally; able to be viewed, downloaded and / or 

ordered via the Internet; and are free of charge or low cost. 

2 The assessment materials are generally accessible to assessors and trainers 

working in a variety of VET contexts ie: institutional settings, workplaces, 

enterprises and schools. Accessibility may be limited by lack of national marketing; 

restricted web access for downloading, ordering or viewing; and / or cost. 

3 The assessment materials do not appear to be accessible to all assessors and 

trainers. There are significant restrictions, such as cost; licensing; copyright; 

subscription and absence of web access for downloading, ordering or viewing that 

limit the accessibility of the assessment materials. 

USABILITY 

Score 

Descriptor 

1 The assessment materials are well designed. The materials design is user 

friendly [ie: the user knows what to do and how to do it]. The time and effort 

needed to customize and use the materials is reasonable. 

2 The assessment materials are generally well designed. The materials design 

could be more user friendly [ie: the user needs clearer advice on what to do and 

how to do it]. Users must invest significant time and effort to customize and / or use 

the materials. 

3 The assessment materials do not appear to be well designed. The materials 

design is not user friendly. The time and/ or effort needed to customize and / or 

use the materials is excessive. 

FLEXIBILITY 

Score 

Descriptor 

1 The assessment materials: [1] may be adapted for use with a variety of VET clients, 

[2] take into account equity considerations, [3] make provision for reasonable 

adjustment, and [4] may be readily applied in a range of VET contexts. 

2 The assessment materials require significant user input to: [1] be used with a 

variety of VET clients, [2] take into account equity considerations, [3] make 

provision for reasonable adjustment, and [4] be applied in different VET contexts. 

3 The assessment materials do not appear to [1] be suited for use with a variety of 

VET clients, including learners with special needs, [2] take into account equity 

considerations, [3] make provision for reasonable adjustment, and [4] be designed 

for application in different VET contexts. 


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The second stage involved both the preparation of a draft 

report and consultation. The consultant collated the 

information gathered through the analysis of the national 

stock of assessment materials and produced a draft report 

that identified: 

• The outcomes of the analysis of the national stock of 

assessment materials; and 

• A strategy for addressing issues that arose from the 

evaluation of the assessment support materials. 

During this stage, the consultant met with representatives of 

the following organisations to gather views and opinions on 

the outcomes emerging from the analysis of the national 

stock of assessment materials: 

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 

Australian Council of Trade Unions 

Australian Industry Group 

Construction and Property Services Industry Skills 

Council 

Department of Education and Training – 

Queensland 

Department of Education and Training – Western 

Australia 

Department of Further Education, Employment, 

Science and Technology – South Australia. 

TVET Australia 

A list of individuals consulted is provided as Appendix 1. 

The draft report was prepared and presented to the NQC 

Secretariat and members of the Quality of Assessment 

Action Group for comment in early June 2009. 

The third stage involved preparation of the final report and 

acquittal of the project. The consultant reviewed the 

feedback from the members of the Quality of Assessment 

Action Group and prepared the final version of the project 

report and recommendations. This was presented to the 

Action Group in mid June 2009. 


5 Findings of the evaluation of the national 

stock of assessment materials 

The national audit of assessment related materials, which 

was conducted during the first stage of this project, identified 

1,705 assessment materials that met the selection criteria. 

As discussed earlier in this report, these resources may be 

divided in three broad categories. These are: 

1. Assessment materials which support the general needs 

of the VET workforce in relation to assessment. This 

includes resources that focus on matters such as: the 

design of assessment / evidence gathering tools, making 

assessment judgements, the assessment process, 

providing feedback and unpacking competency 

standards. 

2. Assessment materials that address specific assessment 

related issues, including: assessing generic / 

employability skills, assessing higher order 

competencies, peer, self and negotiated assessment, 

on-line assessment, graded assessment, workplace 

assessment, simulation, off the job assessment, 

assessment in apprenticeships/ traineeships, 

assessment and international / NESB students and 

reasonable adjustment. 

3. Assessment instruments for the assessment of specific 

units of competency and / or qualifications, such as 

observation checklists, portfolios, question banks, 

practical tasks, simulations, test items and third party 

reports. 

The ensuing section of this report provides an analysis of 

the availability and quality of the resources in each of 

these categories of assessment materials. 

5.1 Assessment materials that address the general 

needs of assessors 

The national audit of assessment materials identified forty 

resources which address the general needs of assessors 

[see Appendix 2]. 

These resources, as shown in Figure 2, deal with five key 

themes, namely: the assessment process, assessment 

system management, assessment tool design, assessor 

skills and recognition of prior learning. However most of 

these resources focus on two themes, namely the 

assessment process [twelve] and recognition of prior 

learning [twenty]. 


Figure 2: Assessment resources that address the general needs of 

assessors – number of resources 

General needs of assessors 

Number of 

resources 

Assessment process 12 

Assessment system management 3 

Assessment tool design 4 

Assessor skills 1 

Recognition of prior learning 20 

Total 40 

As shown in Figure 3, most of the resources related to these 

two themes are very recent. Fourteen of the twenty 

resources on recognition of prior learning, were developed 

through the Council of Australian Governments Recognition 

of Prior Learning Program, and eight of the twelve resources 

dealing with the assessment process have been published 

since 2008. Overall, more than three-quarters of the 

assessment materials in this category have been published 

since 2006. As such, there is a relatively extensive stock of 

up to date assessment materials in this category. 

Nevertheless the national audit did reveal that there is a lack 

of assessment support materials dealing with three key 

themes, namely: 

1. Assessment feedback; 

2. Assessment recording and reporting processes; and 

3. Assessment moderation. 

Whilst there is a lack of specialised material dealing with the 

first two of these themes, the evaluation of the materials in 

this category revealed that these matters are often 

addressed in broader resources dealing with the assessment 

process and recognition of prior learning process. This did 

not appear to be the case with assessment moderation and 

there appears to be a distinct lack of up to date support 

materials in this area. 


Figure 3: Assessment resources that address the general needs of assessors 

– year of publication 

Year of publication 


resources 

2008 - 2009 29 

2006 - 2007 2 

Prior to 2006 9 

Total 40 

The forty resources in this category were evaluated against 

the four criteria of validity, accessibility, usability and flexibility 

[see Figure 1]. The individual ratings for each resource are 

detailed in Appendix 2. 

The ratings show that on a three point scale, with one 

indicating clear compliance with the criterion and three 

indicating non compliance with the criterion, that four of the 

forty resources attained an aggregate score of 1.0, twentytwo 

scored 1.25 and thirteen scored 1.50. It is also 

interesting to note that in terms of validity, twenty-one of the 

forty resources scored 1.0 and the remaining nineteen 

scored 2.0. 

Overall this suggests that the resources in this category are 

generally of a high quality. Over half of the resources fully 

comply and the remainder generally comply with the 

approach to assessment embodied in the Australian Quality 

Training Framework and / or Training Packages. In addition 

the resources: 

• Are accessible to trainers and assessors; 

• Are user friendly; 

• Address equity considerations; and 

• Are able to be used with a variety of VET clients in a 

range of contexts, including in workplace, institutional 

and on line settings. 

While the materials in this category are generally accessible 

to trainers and assessors, it is interesting to note that thirtyone 

of the forty resources rated 2.00 on the accessibility 

scale. This reflects the following facts: 

• Half of the materials have been developed by State and 

Territory agencies. While these materials are generally 

available on line, they simply may not been known by 

assessors and trainers in other jurisdictions; and 

• Some of the materials, such as the Shea series, are 

commercial publications. Even though these materials 


are reasonably priced, the cost of these materials may 

limit their accessibility for some users. 

While accessibility is an important factor, the main issue 

impacting on this category of materials is maintenance. As 

noted earlier, most of these materials have been published 

since 2006, with twenty nine of the forty resources being 

published since 2008. However most of these materials have 

been developed using project funds and are not supported 

by a maintenance strategy. This means that there is no 

systematic process for ensuring that the materials keep pace 

with changes to the Australian Quality Training Framework, 

Training Packages, industry practice and relevant legislation. 

As a result there is a significant risk that these materials will 

become obsolete. 

In summary, the evaluation of the assessment materials in 

this category showed that: 

• There is a good range of high quality, up to date 

materials dealing with the general needs of assessors; 

• There is a lack of support materials on assessment 

moderation; 

• Many of the materials are State or Territory publications, 

this limits their accessibility and consideration should be 

given to making them more readily available to a wider 

national audience; and 

• In many cases there is no systematic process for 

maintaining these materials. 

5.2 Assessment materials that address key 

assessment-related issues 

Through the national audit of assessment materials, 

information was gathered on the availability and quality of 

resources that address twenty-one key assessment-related 

issues. These are: 

• Apprenticeships and traineeship and assessment; 

• AQTF; 

• Assessing generic / employability skills; 

• Assessing higher order competencies; 

• Assessment and international / NESB students; 

• Assessment judgement; 

• Assessment partnerships; 

• Assessment quality assurance; 

• Assessment validation; 

• Assessor networks; 


• Assessor training; 

• E learning and assessment; 

• Formative assessment; 

• Graded assessment; 

• Norm referenced assessment; 

• Off the job assessment; 

• On-line assessment; 

• Peer, self and negotiated assessment; 

• Reasonable adjustment; 

• Simulation; and 

• Workplace assessment, including contextualisation of 

nationally recognised materials for use in enterprise 

based programs. 

The national audit identified twenty-two resources which 

address these issues [see Appendix 3]. 

These resources, as shown in Figure 4, cover thirteen of the 

twenty-one key issues. These include assessing within 

apprenticeship and traineeship programs, assessing higher 

order competencies and assessment quality assurance. For 

six of these thirteen issues, namely assessment validation, 

assessment judgement, assessing within apprenticeship and 

traineeship programs, assessor networks, assessment 

quality assurance and assessing generic / employability 

skills, at least two resources were identified through the 

audit. 

For seven of these assessment-related issues, including 

such critical issues as reasonable adjustment and assessing 

higher order competencies, there was only one resource 

identified through the audit. In the latter case, the resource 

was originally published in 2001 and as such predates the 

recent reforms to the AQTF and moves to enhance 

articulation between the VET and higher education sectors. 


Figure 4: Key assessment themes – number of resources identified in the 

national audit of assessment materials 

Key assessment theme 


resources 

Assessment judgement 3 

Apprenticeships and traineeship and assessment 3 

Assessment validation 3 

Assessor networks 2 

Assessment quality assurance 2 

Assessing generic / employability skills 2 

Workplace assessment 1 

Reasonable adjustment 1 

E learning / assessment 1 

Assessor training 1 

Assessment partnerships 1 

Assessing higher order competencies 1 

AQTF 1 

Total 22 

In addition, as shown in Figure 5, there were eight key 

assessment-related issues for which no resources were 

identified. This included key issues impacting on the quality 

of assessment practice, such as formative assessment, the 

use of peer, self and negotiated assessment and assessing 

international students and students from non-English 

speaking backgrounds. 

Figure 5 – Key assessment themes not represented in national audit of 

assessment materials 

Key assessment theme 

Peer, self and negotiated assessment 

Formative assessment 

On-line assessment 

Graded assessment 

Simulation 

Norm referenced assessment 

Off the job assessment 

Assessment and international / NESB students 

Furthermore, as shown in Figure 6, half of the resources in 

this category were published prior to 2006. 

Figure 6 – Key assessment – related resources – year of publication 



resources 

2008 - 2009 8 

2006 - 2007 3 


Total 22 


The twenty-two resources in this category were evaluated 

against the four criteria of validity, accessibility, usability and 

flexibility [see Figure 1]. The individual ratings for each 

resource are detailed in Appendix 3. 

The ratings show that on a three point scale, with one 

indicating clear compliance with the criterion and three 

indicating non compliance with the criterion, that two of the 

resources attained an aggregate score of 1.0, seventeen 

scored 1.25 and three scored 1.50. Overall this suggests that 

the resources are generally of high quality in that they: 

• Generally comply with the approach to assessment 

embodied in the Australian Quality Training Framework 

and / or Training Packages; 

• Are accessible to trainers and assessors; 

• Are user friendly; 

• Address equity considerations; and 

• Are able to be used with a variety of VET clients in a 

range of contexts, including in workplace, institutional 

and on line settings. 

Nevertheless the evaluation of the individual items indicated 

that: 

• Fourteen of the twenty-two resources, while generally 

complying with the Australian Quality Training 

Framework and / or Training Packages do not fully 

comply with the current versions of these documents 

[see Appendix 2]. In most cases, this is due to the fact 

that the resources have become dated and there has 

been no maintenance strategy to ensure that the 

resources are updated to accommodate changes in 

assessment practice, the AQTF and / or Training 

Packages. A clear example of this is the assessment 

guides that were developed through the Training 

Materials Assessment Project by the former Australian 

National Training Authority and the Department of 

Education, Science and Training in 2001. These guides, 

which address matters such as assessment quality 

assurance, assessing higher order competencies and 

assessing in partnerships, while providing a valuable 

resource have not been updated and do not reflect the 

changes that have occurred in assessment practice and 

the AQTF over the past eight years. 

• A number of resources have been developed by State 

and Territory training authorities in response to local 

needs. For example, the Western Australian Department 


of Education and Training has developed a series of 

guides for assessors that focus on issues such as 

assessment validation and assessing apprenticeships 

and traineeships. Similar materials have also been 

developed by the Department of Education and Training 

in Queensland on assessment judgement and the NSW 

Department of Education and Training on assessment 

judgement and assessing generic and employability 

skills. While primarily developed for local audiences 

these materials have national relevance and should be 

made more accessible to trainers and assessors in other 

jurisdictions. Even though these materials may be 

accessed via the Internet, assessors in other 

jurisdictions are often simply unaware that the materials 

exist. 

• While most of the resources identified in this category 

are available either free of charge via download from the 

Internet or at relatively low cost, there are some items, 

such as the tool box on E-learning assessment that is 

distributed by TVET Australia, which are relatively 

inaccessible due to cost. 

In summary, the evaluation of the assessment materials in 

this category showed that: 

1. There is a very limited range of up to date, assessment 

materials that address the key issues impacting on 

quality assessment; 

2. Most of the existing assessment materials are not 

supported by a maintenance strategy and this means 

that there is risk that these materials will become 

obsolete; 

3. A number of high quality resources have been 

developed by State and Territory training authorities 

which should be made available to assessors in other 

jurisdictions; 

4. The cost of some of the materials may limit their 

accessibility; and 

5. There are a number of key assessment-related issues 

for which there are no suitable, nationally available 






and students from non English speaking backgrounds. 


5.3 Industry specific assessment materials 

The national audit identified 1,643 industry specific 

assessment-related resources across twenty-one industry 

areas [see Appendix 4]. These materials included 

assessment tools, assessor guides and candidate resources. 

The distinguishing feature of these materials is that they have 

been prepared to address assessment requirements within a 

specific industry or occupational area. In many cases, the 

materials have been designed to assist with the assessment 

of a specific unit of competency in a Training Package. 

Most of the materials in this category have been developed 

by State and Territory training authorities, particularly New 

South Wales, Victoria and Queensland and national Industry 

Skills Councils. 

As shown in Figure 7, the assessment materials in this 

category are unevenly spread across the twenty-one industry 

areas. For example, the audit identified six hundred and 

thirteen resources that are designed to support the 

assessment process in primary industries. This represents 

37% of the national stock of industry specific assessment 

resources. In contrast, less than twenty assessment-related 

resources were identified in each of the following sectors: 

communications, general education and training, 

government, health, laboratory operations, pharmaceuticals, 

property services, sport and recreation, seafood and water. 

The industry areas which appear to be most well serviced in 

terms of industry specific assessment resources are: primary 

industries, business, construction and engineering. 


Figure 7: Industry specific assessment resources – number of items 

Industry area 

Number of resources 

Audit 

Sample 

Total 

Arts and Entertainment 29 5 

Automotive 66 4 

Business 129 7 

Communications 19 2 

Community Services 25 5 

Construction 100 3 

Engineering 95 7 

Food processing 31 5 

Forest and forest products 92 3 

Furnishing 20 4 

General education and training 3 2 

General manufacturing 42 2 

Government 11 4 

Health 1 1 

Horse 56 1 

Hospitality 35 3 

Laboratory Operations 14 4 

Mining 94 2 

Pharmaceuticals 14 1 

Primary Industries 613 7 

Property Services 3 1 

Retail, Wholesale and Personal Services 45 10 

Sport and Recreation 8 2 

Tourism 45 4 

Transport and Distribution 34 7 

Seafood 18 2 

Water 1 1 

1643 99 

The analysis of the assessment materials in this category is 

based on a sample of ninety-nine resources [see Figure 7]. 

The criteria for selecting this sample are outlined in section 4 

of this report. 

As shown in Figure 8, forty-four of the ninety-nine [44.4%] 

resources in this category were published prior to 2006. This 

means that many of the resources, such as assessment 

instruments for specific units of competency, are not based 

on the current version of either the relevant Training Package 

and / or the Australian Qualifications Training Framework. 

It also means that many of these resources may not be 

consistent with current legislation, regulations, codes of 

practice and work practices that apply in the relevant industry 

sectors. 


Figure 8: Industry specific assessment resources – year of publication of 

sample assessment resources 



resources 

2008 - 2009 8 

2006 - 2007 21 


Not available 29 

Total 99 

As illustrated in Figure 9 many of the assessment materials 

in this category ranked low in terms of validity. The 

evaluation revealed that only eighteen of the ninety- nine 

resources in the sample [18.1%] were fully compliant with the 

current version of the relevant Training Package and / or the 

Australian Qualifications Training Framework. Sixty items 

[60.6%] in the sample were assessed as not appearing to 

comply with the approach to assessment embodied in the 

current version of the Australian Quality Training Framework 

and / or the assessment provisions in the current version of 

the relevant Training Package and / or unit[s] of competency. 

Figure 9: Industry specific assessment resources – validity of sample 

assessment resources 

Validity rating scale 


resources 

1. The assessment materials clearly comply with the 

18 [18.1%] 

approach to assessment embodied in the current version 

of the Australian Quality Training Framework and, where 

relevant, comply with the assessment provisions in the 

current version of the relevant Training Package and / or 

unit[s] of competency. 

2. The assessment materials generally comply with the 21 [21.2%] 

approach to assessment embodied in the current version 

of the Australian Quality Training Framework and, where 

relevant, generally comply with the assessment 

provisions in the current version of the relevant Training 

Package and / or unit[s] of competency. 

3. The assessment materials do not appear to comply with 60 [60.6%] 

the approach to assessment embodied in the current 

version of the Australian Quality Training Framework and 

/ or do not appear to comply with the assessment 

provisions in the current version of the relevant Training 

Package and / or unit[s] of competency. 

Total 99 [99.9%] 

Overall the assessment materials in this category rated lower 

than the materials in the other two categories. The individual 

ratings for each resource are detailed in Appendix 4. 

As illustrated in Figure 10, none of the ninety-nine resources 

attained an aggregate score of 1.0, twenty-six scored less 

than 2.0 and seventy -three scored 2.0 or over, with ten 


scoring 2.5. Overall this suggests that the resources in this 

category rate poorly in terms of quality. This is primarily 

because many of the materials are dated and do not comply 

with the current version of the relevant Training Package and 

/ or the Australian Quality Training Framework. In addition, 

the accessibility of many of the materials is limited because 

they have been developed by State and Territory training 

authorities and may not be known to assessors in other 

jurisdictions. Also a number of the materials are only 

available on a commercial basis, such as the VETASSESS 

materials, which limits their accessibility to some users. 

On the positive side most of the materials in this category 

were assessed as being: 

• Generally well designed; and 

• Able to be used with a variety of VET clients in a range 

of contexts, including in workplace, institutional and on 

line settings. 

Figure 10: Industry specific assessment resources – overall rating of sample 

assessment resources 

Rating of assessment resources 


resources 

1.00 0 

1.25 14 

1.50 4 

1.75 8 

2.00 22 

2.25 41 

2.50 10 

2.75 0 

3.00 0 

Total 99 

While the overall picture suggests that the assessment 

materials in this category do not rate well in terms of validity, 

there were examples of high quality, up to date materials in 

this category. The key examples were the assessment 

materials developed by ForestWorks the Industry Skills 

Council for the forest and forest products sector, MINTRAC, 

the industry advisory group for the meat industry and the 

Skills First RPL resources developed by the Department of 

Education and Training in Queensland. Each of these sets of 

materials scored highly in the overall ranking and particularly 

in relation to validity. 

The Skills First materials are relatively new and in most 

cases are based on the latest version of the Training 

Package. The challenge for these materials will be the 


Department of Education and Training’s capacity to maintain 

the materials. 

The distinguishing feature of the materials developed by both 

ForestWorks and MINTRAC is the active role that these 

organisations have taken in developing and maintaining the 

assessment materials. In both cases, the organisations have 

produced a range of low cost, high quality assessment 

materials that: 

• Are benchmarked against the relevant standards; 

• Use assessment methods that are appropriate for the 

industry and the client group; 

• Are endorsed by the key industry parties; and 

• Are maintained by the host organization. 

A further issue that emerged in the evaluation of this 

category of assessment materials is the lack of innovation in 

assessment materials design. All too often the assessment 

materials, especially those developed for particular units of 

competency, are based on fairly conventional evidence 

gathering techniques, such as observation checklists, lists of 

oral questions and third party reports. Further, the materials 

often lack advice on how to make the assessment judgement 

or decision once the assessment evidence has been 

collected. 

Finally, many of the assessment resources in this and the 

other two categories, have been appraised against the 

quality principles for Training Package Support Materials and 

carry the national tick. Given that 60% of the sample of the 

materials in this category was assessed as not appearing to 

comply with the current version of the Training Package and / 

or the AQTF, it is questionable whether the existing appraisal 

process for assessment-related support materials is 

adequate. 

In summary, the evaluation of the assessment materials in 

this category showed that: 

1. There is an uneven spread of assessment materials 

across key the twenty-one industry areas. Some areas, 

such as primary industries are particularly well served, 

whereas in others, such as property services, there are 

very few resources; 

2. Many of the materials are not based on the current 

version of the relevant Training Package; 

3. There is a lack of innovation in training materials design; 

4. Many of the materials are State or Territory publications. 

This limits their accessibility and consideration should be 


given to making them more readily available to a wider 

national audience; and 

5. In most cases the materials are not supported by a 

systematic maintenance process. 

5.4 Summary of findings of the evaluation of the 


As noted earlier in this report, the national audit of 

assessment materials identified 1,705 items. The evaluation 

of these materials revealed that: 

1. The national stock of assessment related resources is 

highly dispersed across a range of national and State / 

Territory agencies. This makes it difficult for users to 

locate assessment-related support materials. 

2. There is a good range of high quality, up to date 

materials dealing with the general needs of assessors. 

3. There is a very limited range of up to date, assessment 

materials that address the key current and emerging 

issues impacting on quality assessment. For example, 

the national audit did not identify any materials that 

provide assessors with current, high quality advice on: 

• Peer, self and negotiated assessment; 

• Formative assessment; 

• The use of simulation; 

• Assessment moderation; or 

• The assessment of international students and students 

from non-English speaking backgrounds. 

4. There is an uneven spread of industry-specific 

assessment materials across the key industry areas. 

Some areas, such as primary industries are particularly 

well served, whereas others, such as property services, 

have very few industry-specific assessment materials. 

The evaluation of the sample of assessment materials 

also revealed that there are significant quality issues 

impacting on this category of materials. For example, 

sixty per cent of the assessment materials are not based 

on the current version of the relevant Training Package. 

In addition, there is a lack of innovation in assessment 

materials design in this category. 

5. Many of the assessment materials examined in this 

project are State or Territory publications. This limits 

their accessibility. Consideration should be given to 

making them more readily available to a wider national 

audience. 


6. Most of the assessment materials examined in this 

project are not supported by a systematic maintenance 

process. This means that the national stock of 

assessment materials is at risk of becoming obsolete. 

7. Many of the industry specific assessment materials have 

been appraised against the quality principles for Training 

Package Support Materials and carry the national tick 

even though they: 

• Are not supported by a maintenance strategy; 

• May not comply with the current version of the Training 

Package; or 

• May not represent innovative assessment materials 

design. This suggests that the current approach for 

appraising and giving national recognition to assessment 

related support materials needs to be reviewed. 


6. Strategy to address the key issues 

impacting on the national stock of 

assessment support materials 

The ensuing section of this paper sets out a strategy for 

addressing key issues impacting on the national stock of 

assessment support materials. This strategy is designed to: 

1. Improve awareness of and access to the national stock 

of assessment materials; 

2. Improve the quality, range and availability of industry 

specific assessment materials; and 

3. Provide support materials that address the current and 

emerging issues impacting on the quality of assessment 

practice. 

6.1 Improve awareness of and access to the 


The national audit of assessment-related resources showed 

that there is a large national stock of assessment materials 

and that within this there is: 

• A significant collection of high quality, up to date 

materials dealing with the general needs of assessors, in 

areas such as the assessment processes, recognition of 

prior learning and assessment tool design; 

• A limited but nevertheless high quality selection of 

materials dealing with key assessment related issues 

such as: assessing in apprenticeship and traineeship 

programs, assessing higher order competencies, 

assessment quality assurance, assessment validation, 

assessment judgement, assessor networks, and 

assessing generic / employability skills; and 

• A large number of materials, especially industry specific 

materials, that are out of date and do not meet the 

requirements of the current version of the relevant 

Training Package and / or Australian Quality Training 

Framework. 

The problem for assessors is that: 

• There is no single location where all these materials can 

be identified, previewed and accessed; 

• It is difficult to establish the currency of the materials; 

and 

• There is limited advice on the quality of the materials or 

how they may be used. 


This makes it very difficult for assessors and other users to 

identify, access and use these materials. 

There is a pressing need for a national clearinghouse for 

assessment-related support materials that provides 

assessors and other users with access to a comprehensive 

range of free and commercial assessment materials. The 

clearinghouse should provide: 

1. A discovery function that enables assessors to identify 

existing high quality assessment materials; 

2. A marketing function that promotes existing high 

quality assessment materials to potential users; 

3. A professional development function that informs 

assessors about the ways in which the national stock of 

assessment materials may be used and / or customised; 

and 

4. A maintenance function that monitors assessment 

materials held in the clearinghouse and informs 

copyright owners about the relevance of their materials 

and the need for them to be updated or revised. 

Specifically the clearinghouse should: 

• Enable users to identify and preview the national stock of 

assessment-related support materials, and if required, 



delivery; 

• Actively promote the national stock of assessmentrelated 

support materials to users including industry, 


• Conduct, in conjunction with the Industry Skills Councils, 

industry organisations and State / Territory VET 

agencies, professional education programs for 

assessors on the national stock of assessment-related 

support materials; 

• Actively engage with the owners of materials promoted 


assessment-related support materials are maintained or 


• Provide assessors and other users with clear information 

on the quality of the assessment related resource 

materials; and 

• Provide advice or a referral service for assessors and 




This function is highly compatible with the core role of TVET 

Australia which was initially conceived of as a national, one 

stop shop for VET products and services. However this type 

of service could also be facilitated through the National 

Training Information Service or the Education Network 

Australia [Edna]. 


That the National Quality Council request TVET Australia to 

establish a comprehensive, national clearinghouse for free 

and commercial assessment-related support materials that: 

• Enables users to identify and preview the national stock 

of assessment-related support materials, and if required, 



delivery; 

• Actively promotes the national stock of assessment- 

related support materials to users including industry, 


• Conducts, in conjunction with the Industry Skills Councils, 

industry organisations and State / Territory VET 

agencies, professional education programs for assessors 

on the national stock of assessment-related support 

materials; 

• Actively engages with owners of materials promoted 


assessment-related support materials are maintained or 


• Provides assessors and other users with clear 

information on the quality of the assessment related 

support materials held in the clearinghouse; 

• Provides advice or a referral service for assessors and 



6.2 Improve the quality, range and availability of 

industry specific assessment materials 

The national audit of assessment-related resources identified 

over seventeen hundred industry specific assessment 

resources, including assessment instruments, assessor 

guides and candidates materials. 

However the evaluation of these materials revealed that: 

• Many of the materials do not comply with the current 

version of the Training Package; 


• The materials are often developed by State and 

Territory agencies and are not well known by assessors 

working in other jurisdictions; 

• There is a lack of good quality assessment materials in 

many industry sectors; 

• The current national process for quality assuring 

assessment-related support materials is inadequate; 

• There are no systematic arrangements for the 

maintenance of these materials; and 

• There is a lack of innovation in assessment materials 

design. 


National Quality Council take steps to: 

1. Develop a quality assurance process for assessmentrelated 

support materials for which national endorsement 

and inclusion in the proposed national clearinghouse is 

sought; 

2. Transfer responsibility for the quality assurance of 

assessment-related support materials to the relevant 

Industry Skills Councils; 

3. Fund the Industry Skills Council to undertake the design, 



Training Package in their area of coverage and to 

actively promote these materials on a national basis, in 

collaboration with relevant national and State/ Territory 

agencies. 

It is envisaged that the Industry Skills Councils and the 

proposed national clearinghouse [see Recommendation 1] 

would collaborate to provide an integrated discovery service 

for assessment related support materials. Under this 

arrangement the Industry Skills Council would have 

responsibility for industry specific materials, whereas the 

clearinghouse would focus on promoting cross industry 



That the National Quality Council develop a quality 

assurance process for assessment-related support materials 

for which national endorsement and inclusion in the proposed 

national clearinghouse is sought which: 

1. Ensures that nationally recognised assessment-related 

support materials comply with the principles of validity, 

flexibility, usability, equity and accessibility; 


2. Requires developers of assessment-related support 

materials to engage industry in the design, development 

and evaluation of the assessment materials; 

3. Requires developers to implement an active 

maintenance process to ensure the currency and 

relevance of the assessment materials; and 

4. Fosters innovation in assessment materials design. 


That the National Quality Council transfer responsibility for 

the quality assurance of assessment-related support 

materials, within nationally agreed guidelines as established 

through Recommendation 2, to the relevant Industry Skills 

Councils. 


That the National Quality Council support the design and 

implementation of a capability building program to ensure 

that Industry Skills Councils have the capability to manage 

the quality assurance of assessment-related support 

materials. 


That the National Quality Council support each Industry Skills 

Council being funded to: 

1. Undertake, in conjunction with industry, the design, 



Training Package in their area of coverage; 

2. Actively promote these exemplar assessment-related 

support materials on a national basis in conjunction with 

industry and national, State and Territory VET agencies; 

and 

3. Establish a national professional development strategy, 

in conjunction with industry and national, State and 

Territory VET agencies, to build assessor capability in 

the use of the exemplar assessment – related support 

materials. 

6.3 Provide support materials that address the 

current and emerging issues impacting on the 

quality of assessment practice 

The national audit of assessment related support materials 

identified a range of key issues impacting on the quality of 

assessment practice. The evaluation of the national stock of 

assessment-related support materials showed that: 



materials that address these issues; and 

• There are a number of key assessment-related issues 

for which there are no suitable, nationally available 






and students from non English speaking backgrounds. 

This suggests that there is a need to develop support 

materials and assessor capability in relation to: 

• The use of formative assessment or assessment for 

learning approaches to enhance competency 

development; 

• Improving the quality of assessor judgement in the 


• Assessing in workplace settings, including identifying 

and addressing the skill development needs of 

employees, supervisors, human resource practitioners 

and other workplace personnel who are engaged in 

providing training and assessment functions, which may 

only form part of their work role; 

• The use of peer, self and negotiated assessment to 

improve competency development; 

• Contextualising nationally recognised assessment 



• The use of simulation in competency based 

assessment; 

• Assessment of higher order competencies; 

• Assessing in international contexts – assessment of 

international students in Australian and international 

settings; 

• The integrated assessment of skill sets; 

• Cost effective approaches to assessment moderation; 

• Assessment in regulated occupations / industries; and 

• Competency based assessment in online learning 

environments. 


That the National Quality Council sponsor a national 

assessment initiative to develop support materials and foster 

assessor capability in relation to the key issues impacting on 


the quality of assessment practice. Specifically the national 

assessment initiative should: 

1. Commission an integrated series of projects designed to 

develop support materials and assessor capability in 

relation to: 

The use of formative assessment or assessment 

for learning approaches to enhance competency 

development; 

Improving the quality of assessor judgement in the 


Assessing in workplace settings, including 

identifying and addressing the skill development 

needs of employees, supervisors, human resource 

practitioners and other workplace personnel who 

are engaged in providing training and assessment 

functions; 

The use of peer, self and negotiated assessment 

to improve competency development; 

Contextualising nationally recognised assessment 



The use of simulation in competency based 

assessment; 

Assessment of higher order competencies; 

Assessing in international contexts – assessment 

of international students in Australian and 

international settings; 

The integrated assessment of skill sets; 

Cost effective approaches to assessment 

moderation; 

Assessment in regulated occupations / industries; 

and 

Competency based assessment in online learning 

environments. 

2. Establish a national implementation program, in 

conjunction with the Industry Skills Councils and national, 

State and Territory VET agencies, to ensure that all 

assessors in private, public and enterprise providers are 

provided with training and / or information on: 

• The issues addressed in the materials and 

• How to effectively use the materials with different VET 

clients and in varying VET contexts. 


Appendix 1 – Participants in consultations 

Name 

Mary Hicks 

Michelle Bissett 

Megan Lilly 

David Magee 

Organisation 

Australian Chamber of Commerce and 

Industry 

Australian Council of Trade Unions 

Australian Industry Group 

Construction and Property Services 

Industry Skills Council 

Peter Skippington Department of Education and Training – 

Queensland 

Brenda Micale Department of Education and Training – 

Western Australia 

Elizabeth Owers 

Margaret Thornton 

Department of Further Education, 

Employment, Science and Technology – 

South Australia. 

Department of Further Education, 

Employment, Science and Technology – 

South Australia. 


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Appendix 2- Rating of assessment materials that address the general needs of assessors 

Assessment materials 

Type of resource Title Format Year Source 

Assessment process 

Assessor manual Training Package Assessment Materials Project: Guide1 - 

Training Package assessment materials kit 

Print 2001 TVET Australia 

www.atpl.net.au 

Learner guide TAA Training Package Support Materials : Contribute to 

Print 2008 IBSA 

assessment TAASS301B 

www.ibsa.org.au 

Learner guide TAA Training Package Support Materials : Plan and organize Print 2005 IBSA 

assessment TAAASS401A 


Learner guide TAA Training Package Support Materials : Assess 


competence TAASS402A 


Learner guide Shea series : TAAASS301B Contribute to assessment Print 2008 TVET Australia 


Learner guide Shea series : TAAASS401C Plan and organise assessment Print 2008 TVET Australia 


Learner guide Shea series : TAAASS402C Assess competence Print 2008 TVET Australia 


Reference Guidelines for assessing competence in VET Print 2008 Western Australian Department of Education and 

Training 

http://vetinfonet.det.wa.edu.au/progDev/resources 

Reference Troubleshooting guide – Assessment in VET Print 2008 Western Australian Department of Education and 

Training 


Toolbox Training and Assessment Toolbox 607 v 2 Toolbox 2007 TVET Australia 


Video Assessment case study video – Stone masonry Video on 2008 Department of Education, Training and the Arts 

line 

http://www.vetpd.qld.gov.au/teaching-learning-and- 

Video Assessment case study video - Aquaculture Video on 

line 

Assessment system management 

Learner guide 

Learner guide 

Learner guide 

TAA Training Package Support Materials : Lead and 

coordinate assessment systems and services 

TAA Training Package Support Materials : Develop training 

and or assessment organizational policies and procedures 

TAA Training Package Support Materials : Lead and conduct 

training , assessment evaluations 

assessment/resources/case-study/index.html 

2008 Department of Education, Training and the Arts 

http://www.vetpd.qld.gov.au/teaching-learning-andassessment/resources/case-study/index.html 







RATING 

Validity Accessibility Usability Flexibility Aggregate 

2 1 1 1 1.25 

1 1 1 1 1.00 

2 1 1 1 1.25 

2 1 1 1 1.25 

1 2 1 1 1.25 

1 2 1 1 1.25 

1 2 1 1 1.25 

1 2 1 1 1.25 

1 2 1 1 1.25 

2 2 2 2 2.00 

1 2 1 1 1.25 

1 2 1 1 1.25 

1 1 1 1 1.00 

1 1 1 1 1.00 

1 1 1 1 1.00 


Appendix 2- Rating of assessment materials that address the general needs of assessors [continued] 


RATING 


Assessment tool design 

Exemplars and 

templates 

Assessment templates and exemplars: 

Assessment Plan Template 

Assessment Task Template 

Questions Single Unit 

Questions Cluster of Units 

Observations Single Unit 

Observations Cluster of Units 

Assignment Cover Sheet 

Assessment Record Individual Student Template 

Student Feedback Form 

Assessment Plan Exemplar 

Assessment Task Exemplar 

Oral Questioning Single Unit Exemplar 

Written Questions Single Unit Exemplar 

Marking Guide Written Questions Single Unit Exemplar 

Written Questions Cluster Unit Exemplar 

Observation/Demonstration Single Unit Exemplar 

Assessment Record Individual Student Exemplar 

TAA Training Package Support Materials : Develop 

assessment tools TAAASS403A 

Print 2009 Charles Darwin University 

www.cdu.edu.au/aqpvet/vetresources.html#Assess 

mentandrecognition 

Learner guide 



Learner guide Shea series : TAAASS403B Develop assessment tools Print 2008 TVET Australia 


Reference Designing assessment tools for quality outcomes in VET Print 2008 Western Australian Department of Education and 

Training 



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Assessor skills 

Presentation 

RPL 

Effective Questioning Techniques and Training Package 

Overview for Skills Stores - 

Brian Spencer presentation 

Resume Example 1 

Resume Example 2. 

Resume Example 3 

On line 2008 TAFE Development centre – Victoria 

http://www.tafecentre.vic.edu.au/RPL.php 


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Assessor manual Training Package Assessment Materials Project: Guide3 - Print 2001 TVET Australia 

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Recognition resource 


Conference 

Recognition of Prior Learning – Recognition of Progress Print 2008 http://www.icvet.tafensw.edu.au/focus/documents/r 2 2 1 1 1.50 

proceedings 

pl-making-connections-forum-report.pdf 

Manual RPL resource kit On line 2008 TAFE Development Centre – Victoria 

2 2 1 1 1.50 

http://www.tafecentre.vic.edu.au/RPLevents2007.p 

hp 

Manual 

Recognition of prior learning resources: 

Print 2008 NSW Department of Education and Training / 1 2 2 2 1.25 

The RTO Guide 

The Candidate Guide 

The Assessor Guide 

SkillsOnline 

https://www.skillsonline.net.au/rpl-resources.html 

Online RPL Online Network Online 2007 http://rplnetworkonline.wikispaces.com/ 2 2 1 1 1.50 

Reference 

Recognition of Prior Learning: An Assessment Resource for 

VET Practitioners 

network 

Print 2008 Western Australian Department of Education and 

Training 


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RPL [continued] 

Reference 

RPL Fact Sheets 

RPL Fact Sheet 1 - Coaches and Mentors 

RPL Fact Sheet 2 - What is RPLRPL Fact Sheet 3A - RPL 

Mythbusters 

RPL Fact Sheet 3B - Mythbusters for VET Providers 

RPL Fact Sheet 4 - The Individual 

RPL Fact Sheet 5 - The Assessor 

RPL Fact Sheet 6 - The Enterprise 

RPL Fact sheet 7 - The VET Provider 

RPL Fact Sheet 8 - Resources 

Print 2008 Department of Further Education, Employment, 

Science and Technology 

http://www.training.sa.gov.au/OVETorgs/pages/def 

ault/rpl/ 

Reference Recognition of prior learning – your first step Print 2004 Department of Education, Training and the Arts and 

Department of Education, Science and Training 

http://www.training.sa.gov.au/OVETorgs/files/links/r 

pl-pdfresource.pdf 

www.resourcegenerator.gov.au 

Reference 

Reference 

Skills Recognition Information Guides 

Assessor Guide to RPL 

Have Your Skills Recognised: Candidate Guide 

Recognition of Prior Learning: Resource Catalogue 

Recognition of prior learning materials: 

RPL Book (.doc) (Record of Evidence) 

RPL Staff Guide (.doc) 

Guide for Applicants Template(.doc) 

Guide for Applicants Exemplar (.doc) 

RPL Book Exemplar (.doc) 

Mapping Principles Guidelines and Proforma (.doc) - CDU 

HE units to VET units 

Print 2008 www.skillsonline.net.au/iesprplresources/rplassessor.pdf 

Print 2009 Charles Darwin University 

www.cdu.edu.au/aqpvet/vetresources.html#Assess 

mentandrecognition 

Research report RPL - Done Well in VET Print 2006 Reframing the Future 

www.reframingthefuture.net/docs/2007/Publications 

/3EVP-RPL-Done-Well-1mar07.pdf 

Research report 

Research report 

Valuing recognition of prior learning: Selected case studies of 

Australian private providers of training 

Recognition of prior learning in the vocational education and 

training sector 

Print 2004 NCVER 

http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/1473.html 


http://www.ncver.edu.au/research/commercial/op28 

7.pdf 


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Self evaluation 

tool 

Self evaluation tool 

Online 

self 

assess 

ment 

tool 


2008 http://www.skillsrecognition.nsw.gov.au/ 1 2 1 1 1.25 

Toolbox The Training and Assessment RPL Guide Toolbox 2005 TVET Australia 2 2 1 1 1.50 

Video Recognition of Prior Learning - Promotional Movie Video 2008 TAFE SA Production House 

1 2 1 1 1.25 

www.icvet.tafensw.edu.au/resources/rpl-video.htm 

Video RPL: Can we do it better? - trades event - 18 July 2008 On line 2008 TAFE Development Centre – Victoria 


hp 

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Presentation RPL best practice - An auditor’s perspective On line 2008 TAFE Development Centre – Victoria 


hp 

Presentation 

Exemplars and 

templates 

RPL Overview for Administrators 

RPL Introduction slides presentation 

Skills Store presentation 

RPL Overview presentation 

On line 2008 TAFE Development Centre – Victoria 


hp 

RPL assessor kit template Print 2009 Department of Education, Training and the Arts – 

Skills First 

http://www.vetpd.qld.gov.au/teaching-learning-andassessment/resources/rpl.html 

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Apprenticeships and traineeship and assessment 

Assessor manual Training Package Assessment Materials Project: Guide 5 - 

Candidate's Kit: Guide to assessment in New Apprenticeships 

Learner guide TAA Training Package Support Materials : Coordinate training 

and / or assessment arrangements for apprentice / 

traineeships 

Reference 

Apprenticeships and traineeships – good practice guide for 

Registered Training Organisations 

AQTF 

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www.ibsa.org.au 1 1 1 1 1.00 


Training 


Reference The AQTF at Work Print 2008 Western Australian Department of Education and 

Training 


Assessing generic / employability skills 

Assessor guide Working Well: Developing Employability Skills - Assessor Print 2006 NSW Department of Education and Training 


https://www.skillsonline.net.au 

DVD Working Well: Employability Skills in Action - DVD DVD 2008 NSW Department of Education and Training 



Assessing higher order competencies 


Assessing competencies in higher qualifications 

Assessment judgement 



Research report Maximising confidence in assessment decision-making: 

Current approaches and future strategies 


http://www.ncver.edu.au/research/proj/nr9029-2.pdf 

Research report Confident RPL assessors – compliance to creativity Print 2008 Department of Education, Training and the Arts 

http://www.vetpd.qld.gov.au/teaching-learning-andassessment/tla-research.html 

Reference Professional judgment in VET Print 2006 Reframing the Future 

www.reframingthefuture.net 

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Assessment partnerships 


Assessment using partnership arrangements 

Assessment quality assurance 


Strategies for ensuring consistency in assessment 


Quality assurance guide for assessment 

Assessment validation 







Learner Guide TAA Training Package Support Materials: Participate in 

assessment validation TAAASS404A 



Learner guide Shea series : TAAASS404B Participate in assessment 


validation 


Reference A guide to continuous improvement of assessment in VET Print 2008 Western Australian Department of Education and 

Training 


Assessor networks 


Networking for assessors 



Reference Assessor Networks in Action Print 2004 Reframing the Future 

www.reframingthefuture.net 

Assessor training 

Assessor manual 

E learning / assessment 

Training Package Assessment Materials Project: Guide4 - Kit 

to support assessor training 



Toolbox Training and Assessment E-learning Electives Toolbox 808 v2 Toolbox 2007 TVET Australia 


Reasonable adjustment 

Reference 

Reasonable adjustment : A practical guide to reasonable 

adjustment in assessment of candidates with disability in VET 


Training 



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Workplace assessment 

Assessor manual Training Package Assessment Materials Project: Guide 6 - 

Assessment approaches for small workplaces 




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Appendix 4- Rating of industry specific assessment materials 



Arts and Entertainment 

Assessment 

Instrument 


instrument 

Assessor guide 

SkillsOnline – Assessment Instruments 

CUEAUD1A Repair and maintain audiovisual equipment - 

Assessment Instruments 

Skills Victoria – Assessment instruments 

CUF01-Assessment for Radio qualifications (Assessors) - 

TPI03 

CUF01-Assessment for Radio qualifications (Candidates) - 

TPI03 

SkillsOnline – Assessor Guide 

Certificate IV in Entertainment - Assessor Guide 

Assessor kit Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – Arts and Entertainment – 

Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Printing) 

Assessor resource 

Automotive 


instruments 

Assessment / 

recognition process 


instruments 


Assessment Resource Pack - Supporting CUS20101 

Certificate II in Music Industry (Foundation) 

Automotive Training Australia Workplace Assessment 

Checklists 

Certificate II in Automotive (Aftermarket - Retail 

Operations) 

Skills Victoria – Assessment and recognition resources 

AUR05-Assessment practices workshop powerpoint-TPI01 

VETASSESS on line automotive assessment tools [test banks, 

third party reports, evidence guide and observation checklist] 

AUR01166A Repair engines and associated engine 

components 


Certificate II in Recreational Vehicles and Accessories 

Retailing - Assessor Guide 

Print 2001 NSW Department of Education and Training 



Print 2004 Skills Victoria 

http://trainingsupport.otte.vic.gov.au 




Print 2007 Department of Education, Training and the Arts – 





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Power 

point 

Print / 

online 

2006 Skills Victoria 


NA VETASSESS 

www.assessit.net 




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Appendix 4- Rating of industry specific assessment materials [continued] 



Business 


instruments 


instruments 


instruments 


Assessor 

Instruments 

Assessor kit 

Westone – Assessment instruments 

NILAC – Certificate III workplace assessment – portfolio 


BSB01-Business Management & Human Resources 

Validated Assessment Tools-TPI06 

VETASSESS on line business assessment tools [test banks, 


[continued] 

BSBADM307A Organise schedules 


Certificate II in Caravan Park Operations - Assessor Guide 

SkillsOnline – Assessor Instrument 

BSXFMI404A Participate, lead and facilitate work teams 

(Assessment Instruments) 

Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – Business 

Certificate III in Asset Maintenance (Cleaning Operations) 

Print NA Westone 

http://wpc.westone.wa.gov.au/ 



Print / 

online 

NA 

VETASSESS 











RPL Kit RPL EEEEZY Business Administration Cert IV Print 2004 Resources Generator 

http://www.resourcegenerator.gov.au 

RATING 


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Communications 


Assessor kit 

Certificate III in Information Technology ICA30199 

(Software Applications) - Assessment Guide 

Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – Communications 

Certificate II in Information Technology 






3 1 2 2 2.00 

1 2 1 1 1.25 





Community Services 


instruments 

SkillsOnline – Assessment Instrument 

Certificate II & III in Community Services (Aged Care 

Work) - Assessment Packages 




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instruments 


CHCCS303A Provide physical assistance with medication 



2 2 3 2 2.25 



Certificate II & III in Community Services (Aged Care 

Work) - Assessment Guide 




3 2 2 2 2.25 

Assessor kit 

Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – Community Services 

Advanced Diploma of Children's Services 




Assessor resource Disability Work - Assessment Kit (CHC20599) Print NA TVET Australia 


Construction 


instruments 


BCF30200 - Sample joinery apprentice assessment 

recording tool (on site assessment) TPI03 



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3 2 2 2 2.25 


instruments 

Assessor kit 

VETASSESS on line construction assessment tools [test 

banks, third party reports, evidence guide and observation 

checklist] 

BCG1000A Carry out interactive workplace communication 

Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – Construction 

Certificate III in Bricklaying/Blocklaying 

Print / 

online 

NA 

VETASSESS 





3 3 2 2 2.50 

2 2 1 1 1.50 





Engineering 


instruments 


instruments 


instruments 


instruments 


Assessor kit 


Certificate II in Engineering Production - Assessment 

Instrument 


21622VIC-Delivery and assessment strategies for the 

Diploma, Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology- 

TPI06 248 

EE-OZ Training and assessment manual – ESI – 

Transmission and distribution 

VETASSESS on line engineering assessment tools [test 

banks, third party reports, evidence guide and observation 

checklist] 

MEM11.11AA Manual handling 


Assessment Manual for Certificate II - Lift Industry 

Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – Engineering 

Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade 






Print NA EE-OZ Training Standards 

www.ee-oz.org.au 

Print / NA VETASSESS 

online 


Print NA NSW Department of Education and Training 






Assessor resource Electrotechnology Trainer/Assessor Guide Print 2002 TVET Australia 


Food processing 


instrument 


instruments 

Assessor 

Instrument 


FDF03-Developing Workplace Assessment Tools -TPI04 

Training and assessment support materials for MTM07 

Certificate II in Meat Processing (Abattoirs) 


Certificate IV in Meat Processing (Leadership) - 

Assessment Instrument 



CDRO 2007 Mintrac 

M 

www.mintrac.com.au/ 




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Assessor kit Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – Food processing 

Certificate I in Meat Processing (Meat Retailing) 




RPL Kit RPL EEEEZY Food Processing Print 2005 Resources Generator 


Forest and forest products 


Instruments 


Certificate II in Forest and Forest Products - Assessment 

Instruments 




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instruments 


instruments 


FPI99-MNQOP21A Conduct front end loader operations- 

TPI05 

Forest Industry Assessment Plan System (FIAPS) – 

subscriber based assessment service that provides: 

a national support network of forest industry trainers and 

assessors 

comprehensive assessment materials for all units of 

competency in FPI05, provided in Word format for easy 

customisation 

active input into the continuous improvement of the 

assessment tools 

moderation workshops for assessors conducted on 

request in regional locations 

an annual national conference 

a quarterly newsletter 

participation in committees to review the Training Package 

and to help develop support resources. 

a standard template for each unit that requires three types 

of evidence: observation checklist, question bank and 

other supplementary evidence (3 rd party, samples of 

product, portfolio, logbook, etc) 

assessment tools that are continuously updated via 

feedback from users and national workshops. Current 

membership of FIAPS represents about 85% of RTOs 

delivering to the industry. 



Print 

and 

electro 

nic 

2009 Forestworks 

www.forestworks.com.au 

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Furnishing 


instruments 


instruments 


Assessor kit 

General education and training 

Assessor 

Instrument 

Assessor kit 

General manufacturing 


instruments 

Assessor Guide 


Certificate III In Floor Covering And Finishing - 

Assessment Tool (LMF30102) 


LMFFM3020A Set up, operate and maintain sawing machines 

Assessment tool 


Certificate II and III in Mattress and Base Making (7 

Mandatory/Specialist Units) - Assessor Guide 

Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – Furnishing 

Certificate III in Glass and Glazing 


BSZ401A, BSZ402A, BSZ403A Plan, conduct & review 

assessment - Assessment Instruments 

Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – General education and training 

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment 


PMB01-Delivery and assessment strategy templates to 

support quality training and assessment for process 

manufacturing industry employees 

Assessor Guide for the Manufactured Mineral Products 

Training Package PMC99 (includes floppy disk) 





















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Government 


Assessor kit 


Diploma of Local Government (Environmental Health and 

Building Assessment) - Assessment Guide 

Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – Government 

Certificate III in Government 







Print NA TVET Australia 

Assessor resource Unit PUAEQU001A Prepare, maintain and test response 

equipment 


RPL Kit RPL EEEEZY Government Cert III Print 2005 Resources Generator 


Health 

Assessor kit 

Horse 


instruments 

Hospitality 

Assessor kit 



instruments 

Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – Health 

Certificate III in Health Service Assistance (Allied Health 

Assistance) 


RGRH206A – RPL – Apply occupational health and safety 

in horse codes 

Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – Hospitality 

Certificate III in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) 


Working Well: Developing Employability Skills in the 

Hospitality Industry - Assessor Guide 

VETASSESS on line hospitality assessment tools [test banks, 


[continued] 

THHBFB00B Clean and tidy bar areas 












Print / 

online 

NA 

VETASSESS 


RATING 


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Laboratory Operations 


guide 


instruments 

Assessor kit 

Assessor 

manual 

Mining 


instruments 


Pharmaceuticals 


instruments 

Manufacturing Skills Australia assessment guides for eleven 

units of competency in the PML04 Laboratory Operations 

Training Package: 

PMLMAIN400A – Maintain and control stocks 

Recognition and assessment kit for calibration technicians 

Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – Laboratory Operations 

Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques 

PML04 Assessment Solutions 


Module MNMUGC443A Refuel Vehicles/Machines 

Underground - Assessment Instrument 


Adapting the assessment tools in underground and open cut 

Mining - assessor guide 


Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: FDFCORBM2A Use Basic 

Mathematical Concepts - Assessment Guide 

Print 

and CD 

ROM 

Print 

and CD 

ROM 

NA 

NA 

Manufacturing Skills Australia 

www.mskills.com.au 

Manufacturing Skills Australia 





Print 

and CD 

ROM 

2000 Manufacturing Skills Australia 











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Primary Industries 


Instruments 


instruments 


instruments 


instruments 


instruments 

Assessor kit 


Module FDFBPBFPB Operate the Bottle Filling Process - 

Assessment Instrument 


Certificate III Conservation And Land Management - 

Assessment Tool 

SmartMedia TAFE SA – Assessment instruments 

(RTC2301A) Undertake operational maintenance of 

machinery 


RTC2702A Observe environmental practices 

VETASSESS on line horticulture assessment tools [test banks, 


[continued] 

RTC3016A Provide information on plants and their culture 

Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – Primary Industry 

Certificate III in Horticulture [Turf] 






Print NA SmartMedia TAFE SA 




Print / NA VETASSESS 

online 





RPL Kit RPL EEEEZY Horticulture Print 2005 Resources Generator 


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Property Services 

Assessment & 

training kit 

Assessment & Training Kit to support the Asset Security 

Training Package PRS98 - Access Security stream 



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Retail, Wholesale and Personal Services 


instruments 


instruments 


instruments 


instruments 



Certificate III In Hairdressing - Assessment Tool 

VETASSESS on line retail assessment tools [test banks, third 

party reports, evidence guide and observation checklist] 

WRRCA1B Operate retail equipment 




Print / 

online 

NA 

VETASSESS 



WRR02-Retail learning and assessment plans-TPI03 


Certificate III in Hairdressing CD NA Westone Services – Department of Education and 

Training 

www.westone.wa.gov.au 


Print NA NSW Department of Education and Training 

Guide to Planning Assessment in Certificates II and III in 


Retail Operations - Assessor Guide 


Assessor guide Assessor Guide: WRP20102 Certificate II in Community 

Pharmacy 

Print NA Services Skills Industry Skills Council 

www.serviceskills.com.au 

Assessor guide Certificate III in Hairdressing Assessment Tool Print NA Services Skills Industry Skills Council 

www.serviceskills.com.au 

Assessor kit Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – Retail 

Certificate III in Retail 




Assessor 

resource 

Retail Recognition Kit 

CDRO 

M 

2002 TVET Australia 


RPL Kit RPL EEEEZY Hairdressing Print 2005 Resources Generator 


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Sport and Recreation 

Assessor kit 

Assessor kit 

Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – Sport and Recreation 

Certificate III in Meetings and Events 

Sport & Recreation Industry Training Packages - Noted Support 

MaterialsV20 




CDRO 

M 

NA 

TVET Australia 


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Tourism 


Instruments 


instruments 


Assessor 

resource 


Certificate IV in Tourism (Guiding) - Assessment Instrument 


THH02-Hospitality RPL-RCC Project - THH42602 Cert IV in 

Hospitality (Supervision)-TPI03 


Certificate IV in Tourism (Guiding) 









THHGLE06A Monitor Staff Performance Print NA TVET Australia 


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Transport and Distribution 


Instruments 


instruments 


instruments 


instruments 


instruments 

Assessor kit 


Diploma of Logistics Management - Assessment Kit 


Operate and maintain internal combustion engines engineer 

class 3 


TDM01-Assessment Guide for the Maritime Operations 

Training Package Certificates I and III-TPI04 

VETASSESS on line transport assessment tools [test banks, third 

party reports, evidence guide and observation checklist] 

TDTA1597B Complete receival/despatch documentation 








Print / 

online 

NA 

VETASSESS 


Bulk Store Operator - Assessment Book Print 1999 TVET Australia / Transport and Logistics Industry 

Skills Council 


Skills First RPL Assessor Kit – Transport and Distribution 

Certificate III in Transport and Distribution (Road Transport) 




RPL Kit RPL EEEZY Transport and Distribution Print 2005 Resources Generator 


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Seafood 


instruments 

Facilitator's 

guide & 

assessment 

package 

Water 



317 SFIAQUA307A-Select and supervise the use of 

chemicals and biological agents in an aquaculture operation- 

TPI02 

ABF511 Occupational Health and Safety at Sea - Facilitator's 

Guide & Assessment Package 


Certificate II in Water Industry Operations - Assessor Guide 








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