• Read the assessment task as detailed throughout this document • Contextualise the task (and Assessor checklist) to ensure it reflects the students working environment. (Be sure to check with the...

•    Read the assessment task as detailed throughout this document
•    Contextualise the task (and Assessor checklist) to ensure it reflects the students working environment.  (Be sure to check with the mapping document to ensure any contextualisation still covers the unit requirements)
•    Read the assessor instructions and Assessor checklist prior to commencing the assessment
•    Ensure the workplace (or simulated environment) is suitable for the parameters of the task, to ensure the students will have an appropriate opportunity to demonstrates their skills
•    Make suitable modifications to the workplace if required to allow all tasks to be observed
•    Ensure the student is allocated the appropriate time and resources for the task
•    Advise the student prior to conducting the assessment of:
o    what will occur throughout the assessment process
o    when the assessment will occur
o    the level of competency expected
o    NB: You should not tell the student how to undertake the task, as it would lead the student and render the assessment process invalid.  The student should have been taught "How" to perform each task during the training stage, and is expected to know this prior to commencing the assessment
o    DO NOT give the student a copy of the Assessor checklist prior to the assessment



Conducting the assessment



•    Establish and oversee the evidence gathering process to ensure it remains valid, reliable, fair and flexible
•    Advise the student when to commence the assessment
•    Observe the student undertake the tasks as outlined
•    Record your observations in the assessor checklist
•    Where an Assessor checklist point is not observed due to an inappropriate environment, or for a reason outside the students control, modify the scenario to allow the student an opportunity to perform the associated task
•    Where an Assessor checklist point is not appropriate, write "N/A" in the space provided
•    Gather supporting documentation where available and appropriate (as evidence)
•    Incorporate allowable adjustments to the assessment procedure without compromising the integrity of the assessment
•    Do not interfere with the assessment unless the students actions impose a risk to themselves or anyone else
•    If a student performs an action incorrectly, mark it as such.  Record what you see, not what you want to see.
•    Once the assessment is complete, advise the student that the assessment has ceased, and record your comments in the sections provided