Your Responsibilities As A Learner

All clients will be provided with a description for each Unit and, the elements, which make up each Unit of competency together with a proposed list of “Show, Tell and Apply” evidence.

Competency Assessment Processes

There are three types of assessment that occur at different stages for each unit of competency.

1. Initial assessments to identify what competencies you already have. (Overall self assessment.) From this a learning plan can be designed to develop the remaining or outstanding competencies.
2. On-going assessments to provide feedback about your progress and to identify any outstanding unit and/or element you need to focus upon.
3. Final assessments when you indicate you are ready to complete the assessment for any remaining competencies.

How are competencies assessed?

Assessment of competencies may attract both direct (Show and Tell) and indirect (Show, tell and apply) assessment methods. This means that you will be required to produce evidence and/or demonstrate a unit of competency and apply related knowledge associated with that unit of competency.

While demonstration of skills can be seen, underpinning skills such as problem solving, working in teams and understanding etc. can only be assessed through indirect and supplementary assessment.

Your trainer/assessor may also ask you questions related to the competency unit.

The level of your performance is assessed against national standards. This means that the evidence you provide and the competencies you demonstrate must meet the standard of performance already set.

During assessment your assessor reviews your evidence and observes the demonstration of your competencies. The Assessor records your evidence and/or demonstrations as “C” - Competent or “NYC” - “Not Yet Competent”. Competencies are not “scaled” or “marked”.

Broadly it's simply a matter of whether you can (“C”) or cannot (“NYC”) demonstrate your skills and provide supporting evidence to the performance standard.

If your evidence fails to demonstrate the level of competency for any unit or Performance criteria appropriate to the qualification the assessor can design a flexible training plan/pathway.

What if you successfully demonstrate competencies in some areas and not in others?

If you are enrolled in a qualification and can only demonstrate competencies in some and not all units, a certificate for the qualification cannot be issued.

You can however, receive recognition from for the competencies and units of learning you have successfully completed. This recognition is a “Statement of Attainment” and will identify the qualification name and Unit(s) of competency in which you have been assessed as competent.

If you elect to continue and complete the full qualification or any outstanding units of competency your assessor will work with you to develop a training pathway to complete the outstanding learning units.

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