Designing tests
If you are a registered training organisation (RTO) or assessor, we have a series of guidelines and templates to assist you with designing assessment tasks.
Alternatively, we can help you develop and provide tests and examination services.
Guidelines and templates
- Designing tests
- Observation and demonstration
- Practical tasks and projects
- Portfolios
- Tests
- Collaborative assessment
How we can help
VETASSESS develops and provides valid and reliable test and examination services for:
- assessing nationally recognised VET qualifications
- course selection
- staff selection
- recruitment
- licencing purposes
- literacy and numeracy assessments.
We have the expertise, capability and infrastructure to implement and administer tests and examinations on a local, state and national level.
Who we currently work with
Many of our clients have industry-specific needs and procedures regarding employment, licencing and regulatory requirements. We conduct examinations on behalf of authorities such as:
- Victoria Police
- Metropolitan Ambulance Service
- Plumbing Industry Commission
- Consumer Affairs Victoria (Department of Justice)
- Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance.
What we do
Our services include:
- constructing valid and reliable assessment instruments (print-based, online and multimedia)
- developing administrative policies and procedures
- providing marking guides and implementing valid and reliable marking procedures (manual/electronic)
- conducting training sessions and professional development activities for examiners and markers
- designing results, recording and reporting arrangements
Core test materials include literacy and numeracy tests, with test items customised for the specific course and industry.
This service may include one or more of the following options
- provision of all test materials
- processing of candidate applications and registrations
- test administration and supervision
- processing and reporting of test scores to RTOs and candidates.
