Evidence forms the basis of assessing a candidates competency. Make a statement about evidence and the steps you take to ensure the evidence is reliable?

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Evidence is the factor used to demonstrate competency. It is therefore important to ensure evidence is of a quality standard using the systems in place in your own area of practice.

As an assessor you need to
-identify and compare different types of evidence when making your assessment decisions
-accurately assess performance against specific parts of a standard
-identify the difficulties in making safe, fair, valid and reliable assessments of evidence and who to involve in such cases

You will also need to do the following
-if a candidate is claiming APL check for that the evidence is reliable. You should make copies of any certificates, check when the qualifications were gained and if they can still be used.
-If an expert witness is being used, you might want to check if their evidence is reliable. Are they a manager? Does the expert have occupational expertise?
-you will also need to ensure work submitted is the candidates own work