Conduct competency assessment

Unit 1: Planning and Organizing Competency Assessment

In this unit, you will be able to:

• define Competency;

• describe Competency Standards;

• explain Competency Based Assessment; and

• describe how evidence gathering tools are designed.

Unit Descriptor

This unit will discuss everything you have to learn about planning & organizing Competency Based Assessment. It will first help you understand competency, then Competency Based Assessment and give you an idea of the evidence gathering methods and how tools for these methods are designed.

Unit 2: Conducting Competency Assessment

In this unit, you will be able to:

• enumerate the 6 steps of the Assessment Process;

• establish the assessment context;

• prepare evidence gathering tools;

• prepare the candidate;

• collect evidence;

• make an assessment decision;

• provide feedback;

• record and report assessment results; 

• identify the people involved in evaluating the assessment process; and

• recite the Assessor's Credo.

Unit Descriptor

This unit will give you a deeper understanding of the 6 steps of the assessment process. Also, it will give you tips on how to do each step.

ASSESSMENT PROCESS RECAP

The responsibilities of an assessor boil down to 6 steps. No matter how many assessments an assessor does, these 6 steps must be present.