GM4 ORA.ATO.230(a) Training manual and operations manual

ED Decision 2018/001/R

AREA 100 KSA INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT TRAINING

(a)      The following material has been developed to provide additional guidance to organisations to help them develop an effective KSA 100 instruction and assessment training programme that satisfies the provisions in AMC2 ORA.ATO.230 (c) to (f).

(b)     An ATO should ensure that an instructor who conducts the Area 100 KSA formative assessment(s) has received adequate training to be familiar with the:

(1)      relevant competencies and performance indicators;

(2)      Area 100 KSA Learning Objectives (LOs);

(3)      formative assessment(s) that they will conduct including: the applicable LOs, purpose and content of the assessment(s) and position(s) in the training plan, assessment resources, assessment environment;

(4)      Area 100 KSA grading system, including familiarisation with the performance indicators and the ATO’s word pictures; and

(5)      student debrief methods and procedure.

(c)      An ATO should ensure that an instructor who conducts the Area 100 KSA summative assessments has received adequate training to be familiar with:

(1)      the summative assessments that they will conduct including: the applicable LOs, purpose and content of the exercise(s) and position(s) in the training plan, assessment resources, assessment environment, and the minimum acceptable level;

(2)      the assessment feedback, evaluation and development process; and

(3)     KSA candidate appeal procedure.

(d)     An Area 100 KSA instruction and assessment course should include practical training on the conduct of an assessment, including grading to achieve inter-rater reliability, and the debrief under supervision.