Course Overview

This unit gives you the tools and knowledge to manage assessment processes compliantly — from understanding what compliance in assessment looks like, to managing at-risk students and reporting results accurately in your SMS.

Lessons at a Glance

• Compliance in Assessment Practices - The Standards' requirements for fair, valid and reliable assessment, the administrator's role in supporting assessment compliance, and the principles of assessment.

• Assessment Types and Outcome Management - Different types of assessment, how outcomes are categorised, and how each is processed in the SMS.

• Tracking Student Progress - Systems and processes for tracking student progress, managing assessment schedules, and ensuring completion timelines are met.

• Identifying and Supporting At-Risk Students - Signs of assessment-related difficulty, the administrator's role in identifying at-risk students, and coordinating intervention.

• Results Recording and Reporting - Formally recording UoC results in the SMS, using assessment outcome report forms, course file checklists, and ensuring data management procedures are current.

Assessment

This unit includes a self-marking knowledge quiz and written assignments marked by your specialist coach, our very own RTO Administration Consultant. Written assignments require you to apply your learning directly within your own RTO context.

What You'll Gain

• An understanding of the compliance requirements for assessment practices under the Standards for RTOs 2025

• Knowledge of different assessment types and how outcomes are managed in the SMS

• Skills in tracking student progress and identifying at-risk students early

• Clarity on the administrator's role in managing assessment evidence and results

• Confidence in formally recording Unit of Competency (UoC) assessment results in the SMS

• An understanding of AVETMISS outcome codes and when each applies

Additional Benefits

Get expert guidance on applying your learnings and free CWTS quality tools in your RTO by booking a one-on-one coaching session with one of our consultants — details can be found on completion of the course.