This document discusses how to determine the evidence needed to establish competence against a unit of competency. It explains that the evidence guide, required skills and knowledge, elements and performance criteria within a unit should be examined to identify the necessary evidence. Embedded components of the unit also need to be identified. Different assessment methods like clustering competencies, questioning techniques and documentation requirements are covered.

1. TOPIC 3:Determining the evidence TAEASS401A Plan assessment activities and processes Participant Workbook pages 44 to 67

2. At the end of this session, you should know how to: identify the process to determine what specific evidence must be collected to establish competence interpret units of competence. © 2010 Innovation and Business Industry Skills Council Ltd

3. Addressing unit of competency Focus on whole unit. What would competent performance look like? Analyse different parts of unit to identify evidence. Examine: evidence guide – ‘critical evidence’ required skills and knowledge elements and performance criteria. But – always think about the content of the whole unit. © 2010 Innovation and Business Industry Skills Council Ltd Participant Workbook page 44

4. Interpreting unit to identify evidence Use the example in the Participant Workbook to identify the different parts of a unit of competency and identify assessment evidence requirements. © 2010 Innovation and Business Industry Skills Council Ltd Participant Workbook page 46

5. Interpreting embedded components © 2010 Innovation and Business Industry Skills Council Ltd Click on Logo to access information on Employability Skills and Dimensions of competency Participant Workbook page 52

6. © 2010 Innovation and Business Industry Skills Council Ltd Do you know the eight Employability Skills

7. Embedded components Use the examples in the Participant Workbook to identify the embedded components of a unit of competency. © 2010 Innovation and Business Industry Skills Council Ltd

8. Clustering competencies © 2010 Innovation and Business Industry Skills Council Ltd (also called holistic or integrated assessment) Participant Workbook page 57

9. Different assessment methods © 2010 Innovation and Business Industry Skills Council Ltd Participant Workbook page 58

10. © 2010 Innovation and Business Industry Skills Council Ltd Questioning methods Participant Workbook page 60

11. Record-keeping and documentation © 2010 Innovation and Business Industry Skills Council Ltd Participant Workbook page 67

12. The next step You should now: continue with Assessment Task 1. © 2010 Innovation and Business Industry Skills Council Ltd