Certificate IV Training: TAEASS502 & TAEASS401 RPL Assessment Booklet

This assignment provides a detailed RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) assessment plan and booklet for the units of competency TAEASS502 (Design and develop assessment tools) and TAEASS401 (Plan assessment activities and processes) from the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. It includes the RPL assessment plan template, assessment instructions, evidence collection tools, and quality review checklists. The assignment showcases the development of a complete assessment tool, incorporating instructions for candidates and assessors, evidence collection instruments, and third-party reports. It also covers the review process, involving self-review and feedback from qualified colleagues, with documentation of improvements made. The document emphasizes the importance of validity, relevance, and adherence to assessment principles and rules of evidence in the RPL process.

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
UNITS OF COMPETENCY
TAEASS502Design and develop assessment tools
TAEASS401Plan assessment activities and processes
Assessment Task 4 – Assessment Booklet

Assessment Task 4
In this task, you are required to plan and organise RPL assessment processes for two candidates.
This candidate assessment booklet represents one candidate. You are to duplicate this booklet for your
second candidate.
You will need to engage a qualified colleague who has a TAE qualification or has vocational expertise in the
relevant area to provide feedback to you on your RPL assessment plan.
There are clear instructions throughout this resource and if at any time you have questions please do not
hesitate to contact your trainer/assessor.
1. Complete your assessment tool. This includes instructions to the candidate and assessor, the
evidence collection instrument and any other instrument needed for the assessment process (i.e.)
Third-party report.
2. Complete your own review of the RPL assessment tool you have created. To do this you are to
check your complete assessment tool using the quality review checklist provided against the
criteria.
3. Trial your RPL assessment tool in its entirety, by asking relevant to review the assessment tool for
validity and relevance.
4. The feedback you receive from the two points above is to be documented by you including any
changes made pertaining to the feedback received

Step 1 –RPL Assessment Plan
You are required to develop an RPL (recognition of prior learning) assessment plan for two different units of
competency (one in this resource).
The assessment plan template is to be used for each of the RPL assessment plans and must be completed
using a different unit of competency for each.

RPL Assessment Plan Template
RPL ASSESSMENT PLAN
Unit name and code
Purpose of the assessment
Target group
Context of assessment RPL
Specific needs of the individual
being assessed
Personnel involved in the
assessment process
Your name
RPL assessment information and evidence requirements
Suggested RPL evidence to be
supplied How it will be used
Element this may
addresses
i.e. Third-party report
i.e. student will provide a third-party
report that supports their claim that they
have used a computer to develop a
spreadsheet
Element 1
Assessment arrangements
Timeline for assessment – when will
each item be assessed?
Keep it short as if not successful you will want them to move
into a training and assessing environment
Privacy/confidentiality issues that
may impact on evidence portfolio
submitted?
Consider what evidence you are suggesting and what
confidential information it may contain and how to deal with
this
Where will assessment outcomes be
recorded?
I have been fully briefedin this assessment plan and agree on the details of the planned assessment
RPL Candidate Name: Date:

Signature of RPL’s Candidate: Date:

Step 2 - Assessment Instructionsand
Instruments
You are required to develop a complete assessment tool for the unit of competency indicated in the
assessment plan you have developed in the previous step.
Templates for the assessment tasks and methods are included for your use if you wish. Note you are
required to use a range of these throughout your assessment plans (x2).
Delete any templates you don’t use. Create your own or use any other templates as you wish.
You must create at least one of your own assessment instruments per assessment plan. Other existing
instruments can be used if suitable (acknowledge the source) and must be contextualised to suit your
assessment plan/context.

RPL Assessment Task Instructions Template
RPL ASSESSMENT TASK INSTRUCTIONS
Candidate name
Unit code and title
Purpose of assessment
Context of assessment
Advice and instructions to students as to how to use this RPL tool kit
 Safety considerations
It is needs to be taken care of safety in the workplace and the surrounding areas also. In order to generate
fire and electricity and additional arrangements should be made. In the workplace health and safety
concerns the most and prioritize while undertaking of RPL assessments.
 Resources required for assessment
Working Knowledge on Microsoft Word, Power Point, Microsoft Excel.
 What needs to be submitted?
The evidence to be supplied may vary and need to be submitted in either word or in portable document
format. The evidences like appraisal, face to face interviews, certificates, and third party reports.
 Resubmission The evidences need to be resubmitted during final assessment
Reasonable adjustments (assessor to indicate):
Also consider:
Clear instructions so that candidate is well aware of the exact evidence they should be supplying.
You may need to discuss things such as how current the evidence needs to be
Specify the format the evidence is provided in (think video submissions. pdf’s, jpg etc.)

Assessor name Date
Assessor signature

RPLEvidence Collection Tool Template
Candidate Name: Centre/Workplace:
Assessor Name:
Qualification
Unit of
Competency:
Code: Title:
Type of evidence supplied by candidate:
The evidence shows that for this unit I…
ASSESSOR
SIGN OFF
Element 1:
Element 2:
If there are more than 2 elements, add in more by creating
more rows.
Elements:
Specific Performance Evidence Requirements
From the assessment requirements document of the UoC
OR
Other evidence demonstrating the above requirements.
NOTE TO THE ASSESSOR:
Suggestions:
Add notes regarding the types of evidence that
might be supplied
Explain how evidence can be a variety of
documentation
Outline how current evidence may need to be
Outline how authenticity can assured
Discuss preferred options for types of evidence
(Direct, Indirect and Supplementary)
Outline how students are to complete this form
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TICK PARTICIPANT STATEMENT
I declare that the evidence submitted in my RPL application is my own work evidence.
None of this work has been completed by any other person
I have not cheated or plagiarised the work or colluded with others to prepare my submission
The evidence supplied is a true representation of my previous work tasks/history
I have correctly referenced all resources and reference texts (where required or applicable)
Participant name: ..............................................................................................................................................
Participant Signature: .......................................................................................... Date: ..................................
Assessor Report:
Assessor Recommendation
Unit ID Unit Name Grade
(C / NYC)
Assessor Name: ....................................................................................................................................
Assessor Signature: ................................................................................... Date: ...............................
Participant name: ................................................................................................................................
Participant Signature: .............................................................................. Date: ...............................
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RPLInstruments
Any instruments you have created to support this plan must be included here.
This may include:
Recording instrument for verbal questions The face to face interview will develop the students to
understand the candidate hence, confirming the purpose and context of the assessment. The relevant
person in accordance with ethical, organizational and legal requirements of the assessments needs to
be identified.
A third-party report the students may claim that they have used a computer in order to create a
data sheet by the help of third party reports (Element 1)
Certificates The certificates that had been received from earlier source which may be
beneficial in assessments of earlier tools
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Step 3 – Review your assessment tool
The assessment needs to be reviewed with unit of competency and as a result of this it has been
developed from previous step
The assessment quality review and checklist follows to guide through the review
The assessment may be reviewed with Yes or No, and also necessary changes are required to be
commented on review tool.
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