Skills Education

Step-by-step guidance for the process of confirming a fit-for-purpose tool

Assessment has consistently been an issue for RTOs at audit. And it’s not so much the process, but the tools used in the process, their validity and reliability, and how evidence is captured and recorded as part of making judgements of competency.

Ensuring assessment tools are fit-for-purpose is a best-practice activity that goes toward quality RTO operations - and when done well, means less headaches when the time for validation of assessment judgments rolls around! (Validation of assessment judgements is in the mandatory 5 year plan). 

Pre-use validation activities look at the assessment tool as it has been designed and developed, and analyse the extent to which the tool will allow for the provision of evidence that will meet requirements. There's a lot riding on knowing how to make accurate judgements in this process and this session will show you what to look for to confirm an assessment tool is "fit-for-purpose" (or not).

Pre-use validation is now also a requirement in TAE22 units of competency. 

Register for this session to hear about:

• A brief overview of what pre-use validation is and why is it important  

• The steps and methods for conducting pre-use validation of assessment tools 

• What to look for during a pre-use validation activity

• Common issues and challenges in pre-use validation and how to overcome them

• How to document and report your pre-use validation findings and actions

This session is designed to support clear understanding of pre-use validation activities. It will help you answer the question: Does this tool allow for the provision of sufficient evidence that is valid, reliable, authentic, and current?  

Explore how to execute robust analysis of your assessment tools and accurate verification that they are fit-for-use.

Pre-use validation of assessment tools is a requirement in the following TAE units of competency: 

✔  TAEASS413 - Participate in assessment validation

✔ TAEASS513 - Lead assessment moderation and validation processes

This means this session is ideal currency PD for all trainers/assessors who need evidence against these requirements. 

The pre-use validation template is available from here.