Each year or as vacancies occur moderators are trained and appointed by FRSITO to assist the national moderator with the oversight and application of the moderation process.
Each moderator is assigned several providers and workplace assessors.
The moderator is responsible for monitoring their assessment and ensuring that their moderated assessment is consistent with national standards.
Moderators work with the national moderator to monitor and improve the moderation process generally.
They liaise with and report to the national moderator meetings. The role is further clarified in the terms of the Contract for Service negotiated with FRSITO on appointment of each moderator.
The National Moderator will call for expressions of interest from within the Industry to fill any vacancy or fill any position created as the need exists.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The moderator will:
work with FRSITO to ensure consistent interpretation of the unit standards, in consultation with providers, other moderators and assessors;
ensure that moderated assessment materials used by allocated providers and workplace assessors are consistent with national standards;
carry out verification of samples of assessed candidate work to ensure assessor judgements are consistent with national standards;
complete an evaluation in accordance with guidelines provided by NZQA;
maintain a work log which is submitted to the national moderator at specified times.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The moderator will:
provide leadership and expertise in the interpretation of unit standards to allocated providers and assessors;
report to and liaise with the national moderator and assessment and moderation facilitators where appointed;
develop and maintain appropriate communication systems and working relationships with allocated providers and assessors;
refer cases of disputes between providers and her/himself that cannot be resolved to the national moderator.
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL QUALITIES
The moderator will demonstrate:
sufficient knowledge and experience to establish and maintain credibility with allocated providers and assessors together with sufficient subject-knowledge and expertise for the unit standards and assessments being moderated;
leadership and professional expertise;
an understanding of the principles of standards based assessment and moderation relevant to the moderation system;
an understanding of the National Qualifications Framework;
knowledge of the rights and responsibilities of the partners of the Treaty of Waitangi in an educational setting;
the ability to establish constructive working relationships with other professionals;
clear and effective communication;
the ability to work to stringent deadlines;
the ability to organise and facilitate meetings;
sound judgement in decision making;
the ability to implement and maintain appropriate administrative and communication systems.
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