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of assessment methods and using those that are appropriate to the context, the unit of competency and associated assessment requirements, and the individual.
Validity     Any assessment decision of the RTO is justified, based on the evidence of performance of the individual learner.
             Validity requires:
                assessment against the unit/s of competency and the associated assessment requirements covers the broad range of skills and knowledge that are essential to competent performance;
                assessment of knowledge and skills is integrated with their practical application;
                assessment to be based on evidence that demonstrates that a learner could demonstrate these skills and knowledge in other similar situations; and
                judgement of competence is based on evidence of learner performance that is aligned to the unit/s of competency and associated assessment requirements.
Reliability  Evidence presented for assessment is consistently interpreted and assessment results are comparable irrespective of the assessor conducting the assessment.

Table 1.8‑2: Rules of Evidence

Validity      The assessor is assured that the learner has the skills, knowledge and attributes as described in the module or unit of competency and associated assessment requirements.
Sufficiency   The assessor is assured that the quality, quantity and relevance of the assessment evidence enables a judgement to be made of a learner's competency.
Authenticity  The assessor is assured that the evidence presented for assessment is the learner's own work.
Currency      The assessor is assured that the assessment evidence demonstrates current competency. This requires the assessment evidence to be from the present or the very recent past.

    1.9. The RTO implements a plan for ongoing systematic validation of assessment practices and judgements that includes for each training product on the RTO's scope of registration:
        a) when assessment validation will occur;
        b) which training products will be the focus of the validation;
        c) who will lead and participate in validation activities; and
        d) how the outcomes of these activities will be documented and acted upon.
    1.10. For the purposes of Clause 1.9, each training product is validated at least once every five years, with at least 50% of products validated within the first three years of each five year cycle, taking into account the relative risks of all of the training products on the RTO's scope of registration, including those risks identified by the VET Regulator.
    1.11 For the purposes of clause 1.9, systematic validation of an RTO's assessment practices and judgements:
        a) must be undertaken by one or more persons who collectively have:
i) vocational competencies and current industry skills relevant to the assessment being validated;
ii) current knowledge and skills in vocational teaching and learning; and
iii) the training and assessment credential specified in Item 2 or Item 5 of Schedule 1; and
        b) may be undertaken by