On-Site Assessors Course

This is a distance-learning course developed to ensure that On-site Assessors have the skills and knowledge to prepare for and conduct assessment in the workplace. The course is completed on-site and can be started at any time and completed at a pace to suit the learner. Once the subscription has been paid there are no processing fees on this course.

People who successfully complete this course will gain the following unit standards on the National Qualifications Framework:
  1. Unit standard 11281 (version 2)
    – prepare candidates for assessment
  2. Unit standard 4098 (version 3)
    - use standards to assess candidate performance
All potential Assessors will need to complete this Assessor Application Form
and send into the Health Ed Trust office.

The assessor will need to provide the following evidence:
  • The assessor must have a qualification at  or above Level 3. For example, the National Certificate in Support of the Older Person. a registered nurse; an enrolled nurse;  a senior caregiver, Manager or Supervisor.
  • Additional skills also required include: proven people skills (such as supervision of staff); communication skills (written and verbal); record keeping skills; lifting and positioning skills; and for dementia education, knowledge and experience in dementia care.
  • Every year Health Ed Trust staff hold an Assessor half day session at 12 locations around NZ to enable an exchange of views on the Programmes and to give Assessors a chance to ask questions and learn about changes and new programmes that Health Ed Trust are planning. These days are generally held in September. Please refer to our Seminars page for locations and dates.

Download a subscription form (PDF format, 106kb).

Download a PDF reader 

If you would like further information on this course, please contact the Health Ed Trust office on (03) 379 8519 .
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Health Ed Trust NZ provide flexible, accessible and affordable education programmes for care staff within the aged care sector.

My little expression of “the team that studies together works well together’ is proven by the fact that this group of staff have been together for more than six years”

Sandra Maclean. RN Assessor

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  ACE Core Programme Stage 2
  ACE Fastrack Programme
  Computer Based Assessment



Health Ed Trust NZ Inc.
Level 5, 137 Armagh St,
PO Box 130184,
Christchurch

Phone (03) 379 8519
Fax (03) 366 8519
Email: Health Ed Trust