Blended Learning Program: Assessing Learners Effectively Program 1

Assessing Learners Effectively is part of The VET Teaching Series: Practice which has been designed and adapted into highly interactive Blended Learning Programs for 25 participants. These virtual sessions will draw on educational theory and VET policy to promote reflective practice and build advanced training and assessment skills.

Description

The Victorian Skills Authority (VSA) provides funding to the VET Development Centre (VDC), to deliver workforce development training to
improve the knowledge, skills and practice of VET teachers, trainers and assessors, and strengthen the learning environment, experience
and outcomes for all VET learners. These are specific professional learning programs for the Victorian Government funded vocational
education sector in priority areas, as a response to the Government’s commitment to quality training outcomes.

Assessing Learners Effectively has been designed and adapted into highly interactive Blended Learning Programs for 25 participants. These virtual sessions will draw on educational theory and VET policy to promote reflective practice and build advanced training and assessment skills.

Registrants will need to ensure they can attend all three online sessions and allow time to complete the activities prior to each session.

Sessions will be run in a smaller group, with break out rooms for group discussion and ample opportunity to converse with group members and the facilitator to collaborate, share ideas and insights.

Learning Outcomes

This workshop enables participants to:

Contribute to the development of assessment tools or modify existing tools to suit student needs and context
Employ a range of methods to ensure validity and reliability in assessment decisions.

Objectives

Use a range of suitable assessment methods and tools consistent with regulatory standards and requirements
Evaluate and improve assessment.

Audience

This virtual workshop is designed for Skills First teachers (trainers and assessors) with a Skills First 2022 VET Funding Contract and is aligned to the following domains and related capabilities/learning outcomes as prescribed in the VET Practitioner Capability Framework (IBSA 2011)

Assessing Learners Effectively: Teaching | Assessment | Systems & Compliance

Level - Introductory (New to the topic): These sessions are aimed at practitioners that have a broad theoretical knowledge and practical experience of training and assessment.

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