Assessment Practitioner
SP-220320
This QCTO-accredited course is designed for individuals who aspire to master the art of assessment, whether you are new to the field or looking to enhance your existing skills. You will gain the knowledge and practical skills required to conduct high-quality assessments for QCTO qualifications and skills programmes, as well as the legacy unit standard-based programmes. The course covers a wide spectrum of assessments, including internal formative and summative assessments, along with Final Integrated Supervised Assessments (FISA) and External Integrated Summative Assessments (EISA). Emphasis is on a learner-centric approach, the focus is on developing learners, rather than simply grading them.
Course Overview:
This online course spans over 7 weeks and includes two interactive full-day Fridays where you will collaborate with fellow learners to apply theory and practice through simulations, worksheets, and group discussions. Time between mentor sessions each Friday is spent doing self-study/reading, completing internal assessments and transferring your new-found knowledge into workplace tasks. You will be supported throughout, with the option to contact your mentor with any concerns or assistance that you may need. The programme culminates in your FISA.
Dates:
16 May 2025 – 27 June 2025
17 October 2025 – 28 November 2025
Cost:
R8 950 ex VAT payable on registration to confirm your booking.
Week 1: Friday Full Day Session
- Overview of the QCTO process: from learner registration to certification.
- The Role of Assessment within Education and Training.
- Applying Assessment Throughout the Learning Cycle:
- Different forms of assessment (pre-programme, formative, summative, integrated summative, continuous, internal, external).
- Understanding Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
- Key Assessment Theories and Principles (e.g., fairness).
- The Assessment Process:
- Preparing yourself and the learner.
- Guiding evidence collection.
- Judging evidence.
- Providing meaningful feedback.
- Understanding different types of evidence and their value.
- Investigating evidence collection instruments and tools.
- Standards applied when assessing (grading vs competency methods).
- Domains of competence.
- Best practices for providing developmental feedback.
- Assessment administration essentials.
Week 2: Friday Full Day Session
Prepare for Assessment:
- Determine readiness for assessment.
- Evaluate resource suitability and availability.
- Identify learning barriers and strategies to overcome them.
Conduct the Assessment:
- Guide evidence collection.
Administer interviews and observations effectively. - Use observation checklists.
Assess evidence and ensure consistency in decisions. - Apply grading and competency assessment methods.
Report and Record Assessment:
- Draft user-friendly feedback reports highlighting strengths and areas for improvement.
- Provide feedback that offers clear guidance for performance enhancement.
- Collect feedback from candidates on the assessment process.
Weeks 3 & 4: Mentor Meetings
- Prep for Knowledge assessment and Simulation to be sent in week 4.
- Submit knowledge assessments and assignments.
- Apply the skills learned over the past two weeks in your workplace, with support from an experienced Thrive Mentor.
- 2 hour mentor meeting each week.
Week 5: Remediation
- Opportunity for remediation of knowledge assessments and assignments.
- Remediation 1 hour session.
Week 6: FISA Prep
- Completion of workplace evidence collection.
- Preparation for the Final Integrated Supervised Assessment (FISA).
- Mentor meeting, 2 hours.
Week 7: FISA
- FISA: A 4-hour written assessment, as prescribed by the QCTO.
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Terms & Conditions
- Should you not be able to complete your course, then you are very welcome to join the next programme from the point at which you couldn’t attend. Unfortunately, no refunds available.
- 1 x FISA re-write is included in your course fee.
