assessor of prior learning

Code 2359.4

Assessors of prior learning measure the existing competences, skills and knowledge of a candidate against a given qualification or certificate, according to a pre-defined standard or procedure, and judge objectively if the candidate reaches the corresponding performance criteria.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • assessment processes

Skills and competences

  • show impartiality in an assessment situation
  • apply quality standards to the interaction with candidates
  • assist clients with special needs
  • monitor developments in field of expertise
  • deliberate prior learning assessment results
  • develop professional network
  • document prior learning assessments
  • assess candidates
  • assess prior learning
  • manage documentation of prior learning assessments
  • keep personal administration
  • maintain professional administration
  • listen actively
  • prepare the assessment of prior learning
  • monitor assessment
  • follow ethical code of conduct in assessment situations
  • have emotional intelligence
  • use questioning techniques for assessment

Transversal competences

  • give constructive feedback
  • manage personal professional development

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What to assess for this role

Technical knowledge can be verified with tests and references. What never shows up on a CV are the transversal competences, and they explain most failed hires. Before closing, it pays to measure them with a standardised battery.

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences