FMA will ensure that all assessments will reflect the learners needs; provide for recognition of competencies no matter how or where they have been acquired; draw on a range of methods which are deemed appropriate to the context, the unit of competency and associated assessment requirements and the individual. Validity FMA shall ensure that all decisions made are justified based on the evidence of performance of the individual learner of which is aligned to the unit(s) of competency and associated assessment requirements. . Validity shall ensure that assessments are based against the unit(s) of competency and the associated assessments cover the broad range of skills and knowledge that are required to be deemed competency. The assessments cover integrated practical applications and provide evidence that the learner could demonstrate these skills and knowledge in other similar situations Reliability FMA ensure that the evidence presented is an estimate of how accurate or precise the tasks is as a measurable instrument and is comparable irrespective of the assessor conducting the assessment. Rules of Evidence Rules of Evidence are closely related to the Principles of Assessment are defined in the Standards. The rules provide guidance on the collection of evidence to ensure that it is valid, sufficient, authentic and current. Valid See Principles of Assessment Sufficient The assessor is to be assured that the quality, quantity and relevance of the assessment evidence has been satisfied and that competency can be demonstrated repeatedly. Authentic To accept evidence as authentic, as assessor must be assured that the evidence presented for assessment is the learners own work. Current The assessor must be assured that the evidence presented by learners to demonstrate they are competent must be from the present or the very recent past. Qualified Trainers & Assessors FMA shall ensure that its assessors meet the requirements of the Standards and therefore demonstrate: having vocational competencies at to the level being delivered and assessed; have current industry skills directly relevant to the training and assessment being provided; and
OHS obligations of the Registered Training and Assessment Organisation, the trainer and the student; legislative requirements for information and consultation relevant to safety; and the nature of OHS that should be addressed by a Registered Training and Assessment Organisation At all times the RTO should operate in accordance with the Vocational Education Training Act WA 1996 DOCUMENTATION & RECORDS Number and Title Document Storage Location Record Location Retention Period Responsibility RTO-TA-PO001-FM01 Training Attendance RTO MS Documents Training Filing Cabinet 5 Quality/HR RTO-TA-PO001-FM02 Training & Assessment Plan RTO MS Documents RTO MS Training & Assessment Indefinite Quality/HR RTO-TA-PO001-FM03 Training & Assessment Strategy RTO MS Documents RTO MS Training & Assessment Indefinite Quality/HR RTO-TA-PO001-FM04 Knowledge Based Test - Assessor RTO MS Documents RTO MS Training & Assessment Indefinite Quality/HR RTO-TA-PO001-FM05 Knowledge Based Test RTO MS Documents RTO MS Training & Assessment Indefinite Quality/HR RTO-TA-PO001-FM06 Practical Test - Assessor RTO MS Documents RTO MS Training & Assessment Indefinite Quality/HR RTO-TA-PO001-FM07 Practical Test RTO MS Documents RTO MS Training & Assessment Indefinite Quality/HR Training Manual RTO MS Documents RTO MS Training & Assessment Indefinite Quality/HR RTO-TA-PO001-FM09 Unit Results Sheet RTO MS Documents RTO MS Students 5 Years Quality/HR RTO-TA-PO001-FM10 Course Outline RTO MS Documents RTO MS Training & Assessment Indefinite Quality/HR RTO-TA-PO001-FM11 Training Task Book RTO MS Documents RTO MS Training & Assessment Indefinite Quality/HR RTO-TA-PO001-FM12 Resource List RTO MS Documents RTO MS Training & Assessment Indefinite Quality/HR RTO-TA-PO001-FM13 Assessment Tool & Mapping Guide RTO MS Documents RTO MS Training & Assessment Indefinite Quality/HR RTO-TA-PO001-FM14 to RPL Forms RTO MS Documents RTO MS Training & Assessment Indefinite Quality/HR