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Competency-Based Assessment

Develop Credible Approaches to Evaluating Workforce Competence

Effective competency-based assessment establishes whether individuals can demonstrate the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to meet defined occupational and organisational performance standards.

This practical, specialist online programme equips professionals with the knowledge, structured methods and practical tools to design, develop and evaluate competency-based assessment arrangements.

The programme covers assessment for workforce development, qualifications and recruitment, with an emphasis on credible evidence and sound assessment decisions.

Through guided activities, practical resources and downloadable templates, you will progressively develop a competency-based assessment strategy and supporting assessment instruments relevant to your professional context.

The outcome is more than an assessment process — it is a structured approach to generating credible evidence of competence and supporting better-informed workforce capability decisions.

Who This Programme Is For

This programme is designed for professionals responsible for designing, developing, implementing or reviewing competency-based assessment approaches across workforce development, education, training and professional qualifications.

It is particularly relevant to:

Learning and Development Professionals evaluating whether training and development activities lead to demonstrated workplace competence and identifying further development needs.

Training Providers and Assessment Developers designing assessment strategies, instruments and evidence requirements to evaluate achievement against defined occupational competencies.

Qualification and Occupational Standards Professionals ensuring assessment arrangements align with competency standards, qualification requirements and occupational performance expectations.

HR, Recruitment and Talent Management Professionals applying competency-based assessment to recruitment, selection, assessment centres, workforce capability and employee development.

Assessors, Assessment Managers and Quality Assurance Professionals managing and improving assessment practices to support valid, reliable, fair and consistent decisions.

The programme is suitable for professionals developing new assessment arrangements or seeking to strengthen the quality and effectiveness of existing approaches.

What You Will Learn and Be Able to Do

By completing this programme, you will develop the knowledge, practical skills and professional judgement required to design, develop and evaluate competency-based assessment strategies and instruments aligned with occupational and organisational requirements.

During this programme you will learn how to:

Understand the principles of competency-based assessment — Explain how competency-based assessment evaluates demonstrated competence against defined standards, and the importance of validity, reliability, fairness and consistency.

Analyse competency and assessment requirements — Interpret competency standards, occupational requirements and performance expectations to establish what needs to be assessed and the context in which assessment will take place.

Develop a competency-based assessment strategy — Establish the purpose, scope, assessment methods, responsibilities and arrangements needed to evaluate competence effectively.

Define assessment criteria and evidence requirements — Develop clear assessment criteria and identify the evidence needed to demonstrate achievement of specified knowledge, skills and performance requirements.

Design and develop assessment instruments — Select and develop appropriate assessment methods, practical tasks, observation checklists, questioning instruments and other tools suited to the competencies being assessed.

Evaluate evidence and support assessment decisions — Apply structured approaches to reviewing assessment evidence, determining whether competency requirements have been met and identifying gaps requiring further development.

Evaluate and improve assessment quality — Apply quality assurance principles and review processes to identify weaknesses in assessment design, implementation and decision-making, and recommend improvements.

Overall Learning Outcome

On completion, you will be able to design, develop and evaluate a structured competency-based assessment strategy and supporting assessment instruments which enable credible evaluation of competence against defined occupational or organisational requirements.

Your Learning Experience and Professional Support

The Competency-Based Assessment programme combines flexible, self-paced online learning with practical resources and personalised professional guidance to help you develop an assessment strategy and appropriate assessment instruments relevant to your professional context.

Individual Onboarding Discussion

Your programme includes a 30-minute individual onboarding discussion to explore your professional objectives, organisational or occupational context and intended assessment development project.

Practical Learning Resources and Templates

Throughout the programme, you will have access to structured video lessons, downloadable templates, practical assessment development tools and a Participant Development Workbook.

Resources include:

Assessment Requirements Analysis Template — to establish the purpose, scope, competency requirements and context of your assessment.

Assessment Strategy Planning Template — to select and organise suitable assessment approaches, methods and arrangements.

Assessment Criteria and Evidence Requirements Template — to define the performance standards and evidence needed to demonstrate competence.

Assessment Instrument Development Template — to design practical instruments for gathering and recording assessment evidence.

Assessment Decision-Making and Quality Assurance Checklist — to support fair, consistent and defensible assessment decisions.

Assessment Evaluation and Improvement Checklist — to review the effectiveness of assessment arrangements and identify improvements.

A continuous Leadership and Management Worked Example demonstrates how the assessment strategy, assessment criteria and assessment instruments are developed throughout the programme, providing completed examples alongside blank templates for your own work.

Together, these resources support the progressive development of your own competency-based assessment strategy and instruments, providing practical reference materials for future professional use.

Develop Your Own Competency-Based Assessment Strategy and Instruments

You will progressively develop a draft competency-based assessment strategy and relevant assessment instruments for a defined organisational, occupational, recruitment or learning context, applying the methods, resources and quality criteria introduced throughout the programme.

Individual Review and Feedback

On completion, you will submit your developed assessment strategy and supporting assessment instruments for review.

You will then participate in an individual 30-minute feedback discussion, receiving professional observations and practical recommendations to help you refine your assessment arrangements and plan their further development.

Programme Completion and Recognition

Successful completion of the programme requires participants to complete the learning activities, submit their developed competency-based assessment strategy and supporting assessment instruments, and participate in an individual feedback discussion.

Participants who meet the programme's completion requirements will receive a Certificate of Completion from The GL Consultancy, recognising their professional development and practical achievement.

Programme Pricing and Development Options

Competency-Baszed Assessment

US$399.00

Your investment includes the complete self-paced programme, downloadable resources and templates, practical assessment development activities, an individual 30-minute onboarding discussion and an individual 30-minute completion feedback discussion.

Extend Your Professional Development

Competency-Based Assessment can be purchased individually or combined with our other specialist programmes at preferential rates.

Any Two Specialist Programmes — US$678.30: Save 15% when purchasing two programmes together.

Full Development Pathway — US$897.75: Save 25% when purchasing all three programmes.

Exclusive Critical Friend Mentoring Benefit

Participants purchasing one or more specialist programmes are eligible for additional savings on optional Critical Friend Mentoring:

20% discount on one individual mentoring session.

Additional 5% discount on the standard three-session mentoring package.

Additional 5% discount on the standard six-session mentoring package.

Critical Friend Mentoring provides personalised professional guidance to help you address specific challenges and further develop your competency-based assessment strategy and supporting assessment instruments.

Optional Critical Friend Mentoring can be added when purchasing your specialist programme, allowing you to take advantage of the exclusive discounted rates during checkout.

Be Among the First to Experience This Programme

Register Your Interest in Our Pilot Programme

We are inviting expressions of interest from professionals who would like to participate in the pilot of our Competency-Based Assessment programme.

Selected participants will receive access at a substantially discounted pilot rate, in exchange for providing structured, candid feedback on the learning experience, resources and practical application.

Pilot places will be limited, and the discounted rate and participation arrangements will be confirmed before invitations are issued.

Express Your Interest in the Pilot Programme

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