A Background to the Emergence of Skill Standards
Good practice in the development and implementation
of skill standards-based qualifications
A Background to the Emergence of Skill Standards
Karen Vaughan and Andrew Kear
Focus and audience
This guide is a background resource to build understanding of standards and standards-based assessment (SBA) in the wider context of New Zealand’s vocational education system. It explains:
- What skill standards are, and what they do and don’t do;
- How standards-based assessment works, where it is used and why;
- Changes to the qualifications context;
Where the potential lies for skill standards to underpin better skill definition and recognition, and more consistent qualification outcomes.
The guide is for those working in vocational education who develop qualifications and who implement (deliver, assess and moderate) them in learning programmes. It would be ideal for managers and leaders in SSBs, tertiary education providers and WBLOs to ‘workshop’ the guides with their teams
Other guides in the toolkit provide detailed guidance on each part of the process and the principles that should guide the work.
