We are passionate about training Assessors and developing good Assessor Practice.
We have an experienced team of Assessment Consultants, Assessor Trainers and Coaches who support the Oganisation and Candidate Assessor through the Assessor Training.
We appreciate that it is a privilege to recongise others achievements and learning through assessment.
We will customise your Assessor Training to meet the requirements of your accredited NZQA Provider or ITO.
We are also promoting Bonus Offers which are intended to provide you with more value and ongoing professional development.
Edbiz specialises in training Assessors and Moderators and offering Assessor Training Courses for people involved in adult education looking to assess their learners or trainees against NZQA Unit Standards.
We are passionate about training the Assessors, Assessment
Designers and Moderators who work in all sectors of the NZ secondary & tertiary
education system.
Assessor Training - Delivery Options
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If you are a Tutor for an Accredited NZQA Provider or Polytechnic, looking to become a Workplace Assessor within your industry or if you are a Secondary School Teacher involved in assessing unit standards or achievement standards we can help you become a qualified Assessor.
NZQA Unit Standard 4098 is the minimum qualification that you will need to hold to apply to become an Assessor.
Some Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) require other units standards from the Assessment of Learning domain, for example Unit Standard 11281 - Prepare candidates for assessment and may also request that you also train towards becoming an Assessment Designer (Unit Standard 11552) and/or Moderator (Unit Standard 11551).
We will help you find out the Assessor Requirements that you need to have for the industry or area that you will be assessing against unit standards and build them into your Assessor Training.
Introductory Information
If you need to know a little more about our Assessor Training
delivery options have a read on this page to help decide which option you need to look into further.
Online Distance Learning - Supported with 1 on 1 Coaching Sessions
Our online distance learning Assessor Training course includes 1 on 1 coaching sessions with one of our experienced Assessor Trainers, access to our online learning resources and a customised learning plan for your organisation.
We have designed our Online Assessor Training Course to lead to the assessment of Unit Standard 4098 v5 and Unit Standard 11281 v4 required.
1 or 2 Day Assessor Training Courses anywhere in NZ
We will come to you anywhere in NZ and will design and deliver an Assessor Training Course customised for your organisation.
Edbiz can include the NZQA Assessment of Learning Unit Standards that you need your candidate assessors to achieve within the assessment of your course.
We will set the length of the course with you after we have established who will recieving the assessor training and their background in assessment, teaching or adult education.
1 & 2 Day Assessor Training Courses - Open to Public
We specialise in customising Assessor Training courses for specific organisations and we travel to their place to deliver them, however we are often asked to provide Public Courses.
We are now offering a limited number of Public Courses for individuals who prefer to have face to face training and do not have sufficient numbers for us to come to your place.
If you subscribe to our Public Course Mailing List we will be able to send you our Public Course schedules, updates and we will provide you with Special Early Bird Discounts. This is our way to keep you in touch and communicate with you as changes occur and course dates and venues are confirmed.
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Outsource your Assessor & Moderator Training
We can become your Assessment & Moderation Training "Academic Staff"
If you are a Polytechnic, Industry Training Organisation or Large Provider you can contract Edbiz to deliver the Assessment or Moderation courses within your programmes or short courses.
We can use your resources & assessment to provide continuity to your previous training or we can develop a tailored course for your organisation using our a blend of resources and our assessments.
We will negotiate a day rate & assessment fee with our Assessment Training Consultant rather than our per participant prices.
Contract For Services - Groups of more than 12
:: US 4098 | US 11552 | US 11551
Edbiz can also be 'Contracted In' to deliver a tailored assessor training course for your organisation where you have more than 12 people.
We prefer that within your organisation you would also have a few people who need to carry on to the Assessment Design and Moderator Training courses. We offer this service so we can establish a working relationship with your organisation where you will benifit from our services through the professional development of your Assessors and complimentary sessions with our Assesment Consultant.
We will negotiate a day rate & assessment fee with our Assessment
Training Consultant rather than our per participant prices.
In some instances we can use our Assessment of Prior Learning process which recognises your knowledge and skills previously gained to develop an evidence and assessment plan for the NZQA Assessment of Learning Unit Standards. Eg Unit 4098
This process may also lead to an 'Assessment Only' option to demonstrate your current competency to our Assessors.
This service is subject to an interview to establish experience and prior learning from within the adult education sector and is suitable for those who have:
already completed an Assessor Training Course in the past,
an equivalent standard from another national framework Eg, UK, Australia, South Africa
had sufficient experience and informal learning with assessment or moderation within specific organisation(s)
We will also include access to our Online Assessor Training Course resources to ensure that you are up to date with current terminologies and understand the NZ Standards Based Assessment System and how to apply your knowledge and skills to the NZ Organisation you will be assessing within.
You will be required to enrol, agree on an Evidence & Assessment Plan indicating the evidence you will be required to collect and submit and the timeframe in which you will have to submit your evidence for assessment.
Unit 4098 is the qualification you need to hold to register as or become an Assessor in NZ
Once you hold Unit 4098 you will be able to assess people against specific unit standards
Unit 4098 is the recommended pre requisite for Assessment Design and Moderator Training
Training towards unit 4098 provides the opportunity to understand how
the standards based assessment system in NZ works and develop
strategies for good Assessor Practice.
Unit 4098 Assessment Requirements
There must be two assessments completed for two different unit standards
The two assessments providing evidence for this unit standard must be real
These two unit standards must have a minimum of four credits, or equivalent, in total
You can choose to assess two separate candidates, or one candidate can complete the two assessments.
Assessor Training
We are passionate about training Assessors and developing good Assessor Practice. 
