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Course Overview

This course develops the core capabilities required to plan, conduct and record valid, reliable and fair assessments in the workplace and competency-based learning. Participants learn how to interpret standards and assessment criteria, design assessment plans and instruments, select appropriate methods (observation, questioning, product evidence, professional discussion), and make consistent judgements aligned to quality assurance requirements. The programme also covers evidence sufficiency, authenticity, and currency, as well as feedback that supports progress, reasonable adjustments, record-keeping, and collaboration with internal quality assurers, ensuring assessments are ethical, defensible, and improvement-focused.

Objective:

Interpret standards and assessment criteria and map them to evidence
Plan assessment strategies using suitable methods and instruments
Apply validity, reliability, sufficiency and authenticity consistently
Conduct observations, questioning and professional discussions effectively
Make consistent assessment decisions and record rationales clearly
Provide constructive feedback and set agreed actions and review points
Implement reasonable adjustments and uphold ethical, inclusive practice
Coordinate with quality assurance processes and maintain compliant records

Course Outline

Day 1 — Foundations of Competency Assessment

Role of the assessor, assessment cycle and key terminology
Understanding standards, outcomes, performance and knowledge criteria
Evidence types and rules: validity, reliability, sufficiency, authenticity, currency
Equality, diversity, inclusion, ethics and reasonable adjustments

Day 2 — Planning and Instruments

Interpreting standards into assessment plans and schedules
Selecting methods: observation, questioning, product and witness evidence
Designing instruments: checklists, question banks, decision records
Risk considerations, consent, confidentiality and data protection

Day 3 — Conducting Assessment

Preparing candidates and setting expectations and boundaries
Observation techniques and evidence capture in live environments
Effective questioning and professional discussion aligned to criteria
Managing conflicts of interest, interruptions and borderline performance

Day 4 — Judgement and Feedback

Weighing evidence and making consistent decisions with clear rationales
Recording outcomes, actions and progression routes
Feedback that motivates improvement and secures learner ownership
Action planning, review cycles and escalation pathways

Day 5 — Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement

Interface with internal quality assurance and sampling strategies
Standardisation activities and maintaining assessor consistency
Documentation standards, audit readiness and version control
Using assessment data to improve delivery and learner outcomes

Schedule & Fees

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Assessor Skills Training

Date: 22 - 26 Dec 2025

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: Dubai

Price: $5,900

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Assessor Skills Training

Date: 09 - 13 Feb 2026

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: Dubai

Price: $5,900

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Assessor Skills Training

Date: 20 - 24 Apr 2026

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: London

Price: $5,900

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Assessor Skills Training

Date: 29 Jun - 03 Jul 2026

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: London

Price: $5,900

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Assessor Skills Training

Date: 31 Aug - 04 Sep 2026

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: Dubai

Price: $5,900

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Assessor Skills Training

Date: 07 - 11 Dec 2026

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: Dubai

Price: $5,900

Assessor Skills Training

Date: 07 - 11 Dec 2026

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: Dubai

Price: $ 5,900

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