Becoming a workplace assessor

In order to be able to assess students’ competency each workplace needs to have a registered workplace assessor. For this to happen either the employer or a designated member of staff must meet the NZHITO workplace assessor criteria.

What is the workplace assessor criteria?

“To assess unit standards up to level 4, all teaching staff and workplace assessors must hold (or be working towards) a relevant qualification of at least the level of the unit standards which they assess, or have eight year relevant industry experience.“

You will also have to attend a NZHITO workplace assessors course, these courses go for half a day and are run throughout the country at regular intervals during the year.

Then what happens?

After meeting the assessor criteria and upon the completion of the NZHITO workplace assessor course you will be issued with a certificate with your own registration number on it. This number will need to be used when you make assessment decisions about your students’ competency.

For more information about becoming a workplace assessor contact your nearest NZHITO representative. Contact your local NZHITO representative