Moderator training

To build the capacity of public service moderators to challenge existing training and development paradigms and conduct moderation of assessments that are outcomes based and contextualised for the public service and linked to the relevant Education, Training and Development Quality Management System (ETD QMS). In addition, the moderation processes and procedures will take into account the transformation agenda of the public service.

By the end of this course participants should be able to:

1. Describe the approach to education, training and development in South Africa;
2. Explain the outcomes based assessment approach in use in South Africa;
3. Demonstrate a detailed understanding of moderation within the outcomes based assessment perspective;
4. Plan for a forthcoming moderation and prepare for the moderation;
5. Conduct routine moderation in order to ensure that the Principles of Assessment have been upheld;
6. Conduct a moderation prior to an assessment intervention;
7. Conduct moderation in special circumstances;
8. Advise and guide assessors regarding assessments completed;
9. Provide information and advice to assessors;
10. Support assessors in their assessment interventions;
11. Report all moderation findings to the relevant roleplayers;
12. Maintain all moderation records;
13. Review the moderation system; and
14. Make recommendations for improvements to the moderation system.