Moderation is the process of monitoring, evaluating and improving assessment documentation, practices and decisions.  It ensures that:

• assessments meet the national standard
• assessments are fair, valid and consistent with the requirements of the unit standards
• decisions about trainees' competencies are reliable and consistent between assessors.

Moderation also provides the opportunity for training providers to get professional feedback on their teaching and assessment material. This confirms whether their tools meet industry standards and helps identify where improvements may be needed.

Who carries out moderation?

Moderation is carried out by our team of 12 moderators. The moderators are responsible for:

• internal moderation of the work carried out by ESITO's registered assessors
• pre-assessment moderation of assessment material developed by ESITO
• external moderation, including site visits, of training providers that are delivering ESITO qualifications.

Moderators panel

Six of our moderators also sit on the ESITO Moderators Panel.  This panel primarily acts as an advisory body for quality assurance for ESITO.  The panel also supports:

• professional development for assessors and moderators
• the development and review of ESITO's Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (now known as Consent and Moderation Requirements).

The current representatives on the moderators panel are:

More information

For information about ESITO's moderation requirements, view our moderation plans - there's one for ESITO registered assessors and another for training providers.

2011 Annual Moderation Plan - Workplace Assessors
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2011 Annual Moderation Plan - Training Providers
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Procedure for non compliance with moderation requests
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Useful links

• Information on the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) website about Consent and Moderation Requirements.