Validation and moderation
For TAFEs, community colleges, enterprise RTOs and private RTOs, and for any provider delivering TAE.
Risk-based validation and moderation covering every training product at least once every five years, and sooner when risks, changes or feedback require it.
The problem
We review assessment tools, evidence and judgements to identify gaps and support consistent assessment. Our reports set out findings and practical improvements for your assessors and resource developers.
- 01
Discover
- Meet to scope requirements and recommend a path
- Five-year validation and moderation timetable
- 02
Diagnose
- Statistically valid sample size for post-assessment validation
- Qualified, industry-specific validators assigned
- 03
Deliver
- Lead or participate in your validation team, or validate independently
- Hold and moderate the meetings, with all documentation and records prepared
- 04
Embed
- Recommendations for training products, systems and procedures
- Report and acted-upon improvements
Deliverables
- Five-year validation and moderation timetable
- Sample size calculations
- Validation records and meeting documentation
- Validation report with recommendations
- Pre-validation of new assessment tools
Project stages
- Stage 1
Plan and sample
- Stage 2
Validate
- Stage 3
Report
We agree the project schedule with you before work begins. Regulatory deadlines and assessment times are set by the relevant regulator.
The validation cycle (4)
- Every training product on scope is validated at least once every five years
- Validation frequency and scope are determined by risks, training product changes and relevant feedback
- Products with identified risks are validated more often
- Validation uses a statistically valid sample of assessment judgements
Pricing
Fixed fee against an agreed scope.
Fixed fee per unit or per program against an agreed scope. Validation of units is included in the retainers and Complete Compliance Packages.
Casual consultation $185 per hour plus GST. Retainers from $1,750 per month plus GST. All prices in Australian dollars. GST is stated on every line.
Regulatory frameworks
CAQA is an independent consultancy. ASQA does not endorse or list consultants.
Case studies
Relevant case studies
Experts in the Validation of Assessment and Learner Resources
A number of organisations across Australia have engaged CAQA to validate assessment and learner resources across diverse training packages and industries. Some clients had more than 100 courses on their scope of registration and required large-scale, expert-led validation support.
Read the case studyRTOIndependentvalidation and moderationIndependent Assessment Validation and Moderation
A TAFE engaged CAQA to lead independent validation of assessment tools and judgements across 25 qualifications. The provider wanted assurance that its assessment practices met the Standards for RTOs and could withstand regulatory review.
Read the case study“The most qualified individuals in the industry for ASQA compliance, Validation Standards, and High-Quality Training.”
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between validation and moderation?
Validation is a quality review of assessment tools, evidence and judgements against the principles of assessment and rules of evidence, whose outcome is recommendations for improvement. Moderation is a quality control process that brings assessor judgements into alignment before results are finalised.
Who can validate?
People not directly involved in delivering and assessing the product, who collectively hold a current training and assessment credential, vocational competency and current industry skills, and current knowledge of vocational teaching and learning. Industry experts may join to complete that mix.
Changing your compliance consultant?
Send us your current scope and the last audit report. We map what is done, what is open and what is at risk, and quote only the gap. Your evidence stays yours; our fee buys an outcome, not hours.
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