Welcome to the NT Children's Services Assessment Guide
This guide is designed to help people in the Northern Territory children's services industry to prepare for workplace assessment as an assessee (someone being assessed) or as an assessor (someone doing the assessing).
For Employers: Skills Recognition Resource
A resource is available to help employers understand the way that skills recognition works for your employees. The resource also talks about why employers should participate in skills recognition and the benefits to everybody including the business. Visit the Skills Recognition Resource website.
Do you want to be assessed?
Workplace assessment can help you:
- recognise work skills and experience
- recognise what you know and what you can do
- gain qualifications
- increase your self confidence and pride
If you are thinking about getting assessed (becoming an assessee) this guide contains information about the workplace assessment process including information about qualifications. If you are new to the process a good place to start would be:
Do you want to be an assessor?
An assessor is a person who conducts assessments against units of competency and qualifications in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) system. Assessors are responsible for:
- explaining the assessment process to the assessee
- discussing evidence requirements with the assessee
- conducting the assessment
- advising on credentials to be issued.
A good place to start would be:
If you would like to talk to someone about assessment, you are welcome to contact the Human Services Training Advisory Council on 08 8981 2550 or email us.
This project was funded by: Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services
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