Advanced Diploma in Technical and Vocational Teaching

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

• Discuss, debate, critically assess and reflect on the principles of the philosophy of Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
• Engage critically with discourses, concepts and theories relevant to TVET in a post-school context
• Apply sociological and psychological principles and practice in the TVET context
• Interact with and analyse various theoretical positions in respect to the history, politics and economics as it relates to TVET.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

• Engage in critical dialogue on relevant political and organisational contexts of TVET policy
• Engage critically with education and training and economic policies, procedures and systems impacting on institutions and classrooms, and education and training and the economy
• Engage in scholarly dialogue to grow technical and vocational education and training in South Africa.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

• Identify learners' vocational education and training learning, curriculum and general instructional and assessment strategies
• Evaluate vocational education and training learning, curriculum and general instructional and assessment strategies.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

• Apply concepts, methods, rules and practices in relevant fields of knowledge, which underpin the subject/learning fields of specialisation
• Use the characteristic language, terminology and concepts of own subject/s or learning fields appropriately
• Plan lessons and other learning experiences, including preparing learners for workplace learning, by selecting appropriate teaching and learning strategies
• Adjust teaching and learning strategies to accommodate culturally, gender, ethnic, language and other differences among learners in a range of contexts
• Utilise blended learning approaches by integrating technology in teaching and learning as appropriate.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:

• Identify the diverse challenges faced by TVET learners
• Address the difficulties and challenges faced by TVET learners
• Interrogate solutions to diverse challenges and difficulties faced by TVET learners.

Integrated Assessment:

• Teaching staff will collaborate and analyse areas where they can integrate ideas, concepts and actions as it relates to assessment.
• Critically reflect on the purpose statement for each module and identify common aspects.
• Analyze all the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for each of the modules.
• Group together the assessment criteria for each learning outcome and develop a common assessment for all learners across the modules.
• Develop one assessment tool that all lecturers can use for this integrated assessment.
• Use a variety of assessment instruments such as tests, assignments, and presentations.
• Share the marking of the assessment to analyze learner performance effectively.