Assessing TAP Design

Overview

This course gives organisations the opportunity to objectively assess needs analysis, the design of face-to-face and online events and evaluation reports, based upon the TAP methodologies.

What the delegates will learn

• To assess their organisation's learning needs analysis, design and evaluation processes against the TAP design methodology
• To give feedback to assessed trainers

Who is it for?

The course is designed for L&D Professionals who have been designated to carry out regular assessment of in-house design as part of their quality assurance or are required to manage outsourced design projects.

What's included in the course?

• Pre-course work
• Evening work
• Assessment

Next steps

• Assessor Verification for Assessing TAP Delivery (online)
• The certificate's one-year expiry date maintains TAP's quality assurance procedures and ensures that TAP Accreditation remains dynamic and current. Recertification is via online submission of a work-based assessment.

Prerequisites

Delegates are required to hold TAP Certificates in Learning Needs Analysis and Design.

The Organisation must employ a minimum of four L&D personnel holding valid TAP Certification or have made a commitment to a TAP Certification by way of booking relevant under-pinning TAP Certificates.

Objectives

Assess:

• a needs analysis report
• resources for a classroom course and one of its sessions
• an evaluation report based on a given case study to TAP assessor design standards

The final assessment is via online submissions

Outline

Session 1: Introduction to assessing

In this session, we consider:

• The benefits to the organisation, the assessor and the assessee
• What to do before, during and after and assessment

Session 2: Assessing the needs analysis

In this session, we will:

• Review the needs analysis process from an assessor’s perspective
• Discuss evidence required for assessment purposes
• Practise applying the criteria by assessing a sample needs analysis report
• Discuss recommendations / findings

Session 3: Assessing the principles of learning design

In this session, we will:

• Discuss the evidence required for assessing the principles of learning design from an assessor’s perspective
• Practise applying the criteria by assessing a sample classroom course design and associated online learning module
• Discuss recommendations / findings

Session 4: Assessing resources

In this session, we will:

• Discuss the evidence required for assessing resources
• Practise applying the criteria by assessing sample resources
• Discuss recommendations / findings

Special Notices

Delegates must agree to the Code of Practice for TAP Certified Training Design Assessors and return the signed Code of Practice agreement form