ASQA | Spotlight On Assessment, Chapter 3
Spotlight on providers - Interviews
Pre-validation is a useful method of getting assessment right from the start.
This makes it easier to ensure good assessment outcomes. Watch our latest Spotlight On video to learn more.
Pre-validating assessment tools
In this interview with ASQA, Julie Healy from TAFE Queensland, gives advice on how to get the best from your assessment tools and processes by pre-validating them before use. She advocates for engaging both industry and assessors in your review and touches on the benchmarks your tools need to meet before commencing.
Pre-validation of assessment tools
interview highlights
- a robust quality assurance system is crucial
- assessment tools need to meet the requirements of the training package
- engage assessors in the process
- engage industry in your pre-assessment review process
- explicit benchmarks lead to more consistent outcomes
- contextualise tools for the industry
- remember benchmarks when customising tools
You can listen to the podcast at the link below
Julie Healy
Executive Director Vocational Education and RTO Manager of TAFE Queensland
Julie Healy has spent 25 years in vocational education and training in a diverse range of educational roles, advising internal and external clients around quality learning, teaching and assessment, pedagogical practices, student engagement and retention, educator capability and workforce development.
Julie is responsible for compliance and quality improvements to TAFE Queensland’s learning, teaching and assessment, including the development and implementation of VET training products.
Spotlight On video interviews
View our other Spotlight on video interviews from our series on assessment
Questions?
Still have a question? Check out the Users’ guide to the Standards for RTOs 2015, or send through a question for consideration for our webinar via our website.
