Short Courses

Moderator Training

Duration: 2-days
Max. Participants: 12
Facilitators: 1
NQF Level: 6
Credits: 10
DCT Accreditation: Services SETA: Decision number 0263

Pre-requisite:

In order to qualify for Moderator training the participant must qualify as follows:

  1. Have been assessed and certificated against unit standard ASSMT01 –Pan and conduct assessment of learning outcomes.
  2. Have competence and experience in his/her field of assessment.

About the programme:

The moderator-training workshop is designed for people who are responsible for moderating and supporting assessors as well as setting up and managing and assessment and moderation system.
The following aspects will be covered during the workshop:

  • Revisiting the education and training system and processes.
  • Introduction to local and international verification standards.
  • Understanding quality assurance.
  • Assuring assessment good practices.
  • Assessment relationships.
  • The internal moderator.
  • The external moderator.
  • Feedback on unit standards.
  • Accreditation of providers.
  • Ethics and values within the assessment system.

The workshop outcome:

On completion of the workshop participants will be able to moderate an assessment.

Specific outcomes of the workshop content:

Participants will obtain competence in unit standard ASSMT02 - Moderate an Assessment by being able to:

  1. Formulate quality management policies and procedures for assessment, assessment appeal, internal moderation, and RPL for implementation in their organisations.
  2. Audit existing quality management policies and procedures for assessment, assessment appeal, internal moderation, and RPL.
  3. Design and develop moderation techniques and systems.
  4. Plan and prepare for moderation.
  5. Conduct a moderation.
  6. Advise and support assessors and assessment agencies.
  7. Report, record, and administer moderation.
  8. Review the moderation systems and processes with a view to sharing information that will ensure assessment quality improvement.

Training methodology:

The methodology is based on interactive learning, i.e. learners will learn by doing. Guidance will be given to learners to compile a portfolio of evidence to submit to the applicable Sectoral Education & Training Authority (SETA) in order for them to be registered as moderators.
As with all DCT training programmes, we strive to effect actual change back at the workplace through effective and practical outcomes based training.


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