Course Name Description
Assessor This course is intended to create an awareness of the effects of substance abuse and addiction and where help can be obtained.

The qualifying learner is capable of:
– Describing substance abuse and the process towards addiction.
– Identifying the most frequently abused substances and their short-term effects.
– Describing the long-term effects of substance abuse on the individual and others.
– Explaining how to access support structures in the community.

Anger Management Counselling This generic assessor unit standard is for those who assess people for their achievement of learning outcomes in terms of specified criteria using pre-designed assessment instruments. The outcomes and criteria may be defined in a range of documents including but not limited to course, exit level outcomes, assessment standards, curriculum statements and qualifications.

Those who achieve this course will be able to conduct assessments within their fields of expertise. This course will contribute towards the achievement of a variety of qualifications, particularly within the fields of Education Training and Development Practices and Human Resource Development.

People credited with this course are able to carry out assessments in a fair, valid, reliable and practicable manner that is free of all bias and discrimination, paying particular attention to the three groups targeted for redress: race, gender and disability.

In particular, people credited with this course will be able to:
– Demonstrate understanding of outcomes-based assessment;
– Prepare for assessments;
– Conduct assessments;
– Provide feedback on assessments; and
– Review assessments.

Moderator This course is for people who conduct internal or external moderation of outcomes-based assessments. The assessments could be in terms of outcomes defined in a number of documents, including but not limited to courses exit level outcomes, assessment standards, curriculum statements and qualifications. This course will contribute towards the achievement of a variety of qualifications particularly within the field of Education Training and Development Practices and Human Resource Development.

Those who have achieved this course will be able to moderate assessments in terms of the relevant outcome statements and quality assurance requirements. The candidate-moderator will be able to use the prescribed Quality Assurance procedures in a fair, valid, reliable and practicable manner that is free of all bias and discrimination, paying particular attention to the three groups targeted for redress: race, gender and disability.

In particular, people credited with this course are able to:
– Demonstrate understanding of moderation within the context of an outcomes-based assessment system,
– Plan and prepare for moderation,
– Conduct moderation,
– Advise and support assessors,
– Report, record and administer moderation, and
– Review moderation systems and processes.

Facilitator This course will provide recognition for those who facilitate or intend to facilitate learning using a variety of given methodologies. Formal recognition will enhance their employability and also provide a means to identify competent learning facilitators.

People credited with this unit standard are able to:
– Plan and prepare for facilitation;
– Facilitate learning; and
– Evaluate learning and facilitation.