11551 – Moderate
Assessment
What to expect and how to prepare, so you can pass with confidence

11551 – Moderate Assessment

This programme is for professional adult and tertiary teaching practitioners and teachers delivering unit standard courses. The purpose of the training is to enable teaching practitioners to quality assure assessment materials and assessor decisions.

People credited with this unit standard are able to moderate assessment materials and assessor decisions.

 This is a three-week, interactive course where you will engage in moderation activities and gain an understanding of the moderation process and assessment best practice. Courses will be held every second month. 

The course consists of: 

  • Pre-reading and workbook (provided one week prior and to be completed before online session 1).
  • Online session 1 (2 hours).
  • Additional reading and workbook (to be completed before online session 2).
  • Online session 2 (2 hours).
  • Additional reading and workbook (to be completed before online session 3).
  • Online session 3 (2 hours).
  • Final assessments.

When 11551 – Moderate Assessment is required

Unit standard 11551 ensures teaching practitioners can confidently quality assure assessment materials and assessor decisions. This capability is essential for maintaining fair, valid, and nationally consistent assessment practice across unit-standard based programmes.

Develop moderation capability

This programme supports professional adult and tertiary educators to understand how to review, check, and confirm the accuracy and consistency of assessment materials and assessor decisions.

Meet national moderation expectations

People credited with this unit standard are able to moderate assessment materials and assessor decisions in line with national requirements, helping maintain the integrity of assessment outcomes.

11551 – Moderate Assessment: Frequently Asked Questions

This programme is designed for professional adult and tertiary teaching practitioners, including anyone delivering unit standard–based training who needs to moderate assessment materials and assessor decisions.

You’ll learn how to confidently moderate assessment materials and assessor decisions in line with national quality assurance expectations.

The programme runs over three weeks and includes pre-reading, workbook activities, and three two-hour online sessions.

The course fee is $300 + GST, which includes all course materials, online sessions, and assessment support.

Courses run every second month.

Email SLC@taihape.earnlearn.ac.nz to register or request upcoming course dates.