LibGuides: Library Resource Guides: Competency-based assessment (ASS cluster)

Prescribed & recommended resources

The following print resources have been recommended to support your learning during the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

Develop your experience in the design, development,delivery,and evaluation of education programs

Nurse educator core competencies
World Health Organization (WHO) report: 6 September 2016
Australian professional standards for teachers
The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL), 2017
Revised professional standards for medical educators
The Academy of Medical Educators (AoME) Cardiff, 2021
Tips for teaching in virtual environments
Health Education and Training Institute (HETI), NSW

Australian Skills Quality Authority The national regulator for Australia's vocation education and training sector. ASQA regulates courses and training providers to ensure they meet nationally approved quality standards.
Australian Qualifications Framework The AQF is the national policy for regulated qualifications in Australian education and training
National Register of VET Department of Education and Training. Search for nationally recognised training packages, units of competency, qualifications, and more...
Standards for RTOs 2015 Federal Register of Legislation. Legislative instrument that forms part of the VET Quality Framework and ensures integrity of nationally recognised qualifications
Users guide to Standards for RTOs 2015 ASQA has developed this Standards Guide to assist RTOs to understand their obligations

Designing assessment tools for quality outcomes in VET [pdf] Now in it's 4th edition, produced by WA Department of Education and Training (2013) to assist trainers and assessors to design assessment tools that support candidates to demonstrate their competency and enable assessors to make sound professional judgements

Skills recognition: a guide for RTOs [pdf] Produced by NSW Department of Education and Communities (2014) to assist assessors, candidates, employers and organisations to implement recognition and meet the requirements of the National Skills Framework
Guide to developing assessment tools (ASQA) ASQA, 2021. Forms and guides designed to assist RTOs and their assessors to develop practical assessment tools
The Standards for RTOs: Conduct effective assessment ASQA (2015). Explanations of Clauses 1.8 to 1.12 providing a clear understanding of the Standards and obligations of RTOs when conducting assessment
The Standards for RTOs: Support and progression ASQA (2015). Explanation of Clause 6 which requires RTOs to have a publicly available complaints and appeals policy