Best Practice

Being safe

Ensuring the physical safety of themselves, their ākonga, and others at all times during an assessment, whilst also ensuring the cultural and emotional needs of their ākonga.

Correct administration processes

A crucial part of being an assessor is having the skills to fulfil your administrative responsibilities in the timeframes required. Maintaining good records for two years.

Privacy

You must always comply with the Privacy Act 1993 when managing personal information about others. You must take all practical and reasonable steps to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of assessment information and results. You need to work within the privacy policies of Te Mahi Ako - The assessment policy 3 on page 10 (here) and the ākonga workplace.

Be committed to the responsibilities of an assessor

Following 6 steps of Assessment Practice

Good assessment practice is a comprehensive approach that reflects every part of your role as an assessor. It involves conducting assessments with professionalism, ethical standards, and cultural awareness, all while following the assessment process and upholding the Te Mahi Ako Assessor Code of Practice

For more detail on the six steps of assessment practice, click here.

Assessor Code of Practice

The Assessor Code of Practice outlines the principles and standards that guide Te Mahi Ako assessors in maintaining ethical, cultural and professionally responsible assessment practices. It also details your responsibilities as an assessor, as well as our commitment to supporting you in your role. You can find the Assessor Code of Practice - here. 

Pastoral Care for ākonga (and assessors)

As a tertiary provider, Te Mahi Ako is bound by the Pastoral Care Code for Tertiary Learners (the code). Please check out more information here. As an assessor, please get in touch immediately if you have concerns about the mental or physical safety of ākonga you are working with or if you are worried about your own mental or physical wellbeing. Use our confidential email address (counselling@temahiako.org.nz).

Credit reporting

Timely credit reporting is essential not only for providing learners with an accurate reflection of their progress, but also for maintaining their motivation and engagement in their learning journey. Furthermore, it plays a critical role in ensuring that we uphold our status as a viable non-profit organisation. Adhering to NZQA standards and meeting TEC funding criteria is vital for our continued operation and the ongoing support we provide to our learners. As such, prompt and accurate reporting is of utmost importance to the sustainability of both our educational services and our organisation.

Evidence verifiers

Select and work with appropriate evidence verifiers. Check out our evidence verifier section for more information.

Quality assurance and moderation

Quality assurance ensures that assessments meet New Zealand standards, and that assessor judgements have been applied according to the requirements of the assessment tasks. Quality assurance includes what is often referred to as moderation.

For more information about moderation, have read here. 

Complaints process

We understand that complaints can be tricky – please follow our process outlined on our 'Learners rights and conduct' page.

Communities of practice

Coming soon!