The Assessment Guidelines in the RII09 Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package include requirements for assessment of competency. The guidelines provide information about:
- assessor requirements
- RTO requirements for assessment
- licensing/registration requirements, including requirements for assessors (see also Relationships between licences and Units of Competency)
- pathways for learning and assessment
- information about designing assessment tools
- assessment of Employability Skills
- a list of resources for assessors
AQTF 2007
As well as following the Training Package Assessment Guidelines for assessment of units of competency from the RII09 Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package, assessment must be consistent with the requirements of the AQTF 2007.
In addition to the required competencies outlined in AQFT 2007, the resources and infrastructure industry requires that assessors also:
- demonstrate current knowledge and experience of the industry, industry practices, and the job or role against which performance is being assessed – this may be demonstrated through evidence of actual workplace experience within the last two years or one or more of the following:
- attendance at professional development/training and education activities focusing on good practice in the relevant industry competencies
- participation in professional/industry networks
- demonstrate current knowledge and skill in assessing against this Training Package in a range of contexts. This may be demonstrated through at least one of the following:
- familiarity with the Units of Competency in this Training Package to be used by the learner as a basis of assessment
- recent planning, conduct and review of assessment and/or workplace training activities in a relevant industry context
- participation in moderation/validation processes
- attendance at professional development activities focused on assessment and/or workplace training
- demonstrate the necessary interpersonal and communication skills required in the assessment process. This may be demonstrated through evidence of one or more of the following:
- attendance at professional development and/or training activities focused on effective communication in assessment and/or workplace training contexts
- knowledge of language, literacy and numeracy issues in the context of assessment and workplace training
- recent assessment and/or workplace training activities
Resources and Infrastructure industry representatives have identified their expectations in relation to the roles and responsibilities of RTOs delivering and assessing against the units of competency and the qualifications from the RII09 Training Package. RTOs are expected to:
- ensure the quality of the delivery and assessment
- ensure trainers have relevant industry experience and maintain industry currency
- ensure training and assessment meets the needs of the enterprise/business and that it is not training for training’s sake: undertake a training/skills needs analysis
- ensure they make use of technical experts in the enterprise to develop the correct company knowledge and context for assessment
- ensure the Training Package Assessment Guidelines are used as the basis for assessing against the units of competency and qualifications from the RII09 Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package
- provide comprehensive and accessible advice to employers and learners on their responsibilities and rights
- ensure assessors have the appropriate qualifications and experience as set out in the Training Package Assessment Guidelines
- ensure appropriate processes for industry involvement in consultation and validation of assessment.
Refer to Assessment approaches for further information about assessment.