Assessment Design that Meets the Standards
Overview
Assessment design is the trainer skill that has the longest tail — a poorly designed tool generates compliance issues, validation work, and student complaints for years. This session walks through the principles of assessment that meets the Standards: addressing performance criteria, performance evidence, knowledge evidence, foundation skills, dimensions of competency, and assessment conditions. Practical, focused, and grounded in real assessment artefacts.
What you will learn
- Assessment design principles that meet the Standards every time
- How to map assessment evidence cleanly to performance and knowledge requirements
- Common assessment design errors and how to fix them
- A draft assessment plan you can take back to your team
Who should attend
- Trainers and Assessors writing assessment
- Lead Trainers and Assessment Designers
- Training Coordinators reviewing assessment tools
- New trainers building their first assessment
Facilitator
Angela Connell-Richards
Angela Connell-Richards is the CEO and Founder of Vivacity Coaching & Consulting and the host of the RTO Superhero Podcast. Angela leads Vivacity's training and advisory work for RTOs across Australia, with a particular focus on governance, compliance, and the Standards for RTOs 2025.
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