How to lead and complete a vital compliance activity - empower every trainer and assessor with these skills

Validation is an important responsibility for RTOs. However, it represents some of the highest non-compliances at audit. 

Regular assessment validation activities are therefore critical in:

  • Confirming that an RTO’s assessment system consistently produces valid assessment judgements 
  • Ensuring that candidates are assessed against all tasks identified in a unit of competency
  • Confirming assessment has occurred against evidence requirements outlined in the unit of competency and associated assessment conditions


This session will provide specific advice for leading and developing more successful assessment validation activities. This includes working effectively with colleagues to systematically monitor assessment practice, undertaking risk assessment and analysis to determine the purpose, focus and context of validation activities, as well as supporting others through the validation process. In the end, it will offer guidance on how to finalise documentation in keeping with required validation schedules.


After this session you will be able to:

  • Identify assessment validation responsibilities of an RTO
  • Describe key considerations when leading a validation team within an RTO environment
  • Explain how to systematically monitor assessment practice
  • Explain the importance of risk assessment in the scheduling of validation activities
  • Outline how to support others during the validation process


This session is an excellent opportunity for PD linked to:


Other Details:

Recorded - May 2024

Duration - Approx. 60 mins

Access - 30 days from date of purchase (*annual for PD Library Pass, Education Matters PRO and Elite subscribers)


Past Feedback:

Here's what others who watched this session had to say:

  • A huge thanks to Damian and Michelle for the session - super clear and the way compliance activities should be explained! Taking something that seems complicated, unravelling it, and presenting it in a REALLY clear way!! 
  • Great session, so clear and engaging!

Other PD that supports this session

Qualified, skilled and committed to professional development

Register today

About your presenter

Damian Noud

Damian has more than 30 years of experience in training and assessing at universities and private VET colleges. 

Through his roles as a Director of Studies and then Principal at NSW and QLD private training organisations, Damian has gained substantial practical management experience in Australia's VET sector. 

Currently, Damian is MRWED's Learner Success Team Leader and has championed the development of MRWED Online for TAE qualifications. 

As part of his involvement using the Canvas Learning Platform he was named a “Canvassador” and has spoken on “Edutainment Online” at Instructure conferences in Sydney and Colorado. Damian is passionate about helping trainers to enhance their virtual training practices to create eLearning experiences that excite and engage learners.