Diagnostic Assessments for the Workplace - Oct 2023 to Oct 2024 Patoss
Overview
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Date(s)27 Oct 2023 - 27 Oct 2024
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Cost£155.00
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ProviderPatoss
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Delivery typeDistance
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Course levelAdvanced
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Course summary
The vast majority of people with dyslexia will be in the workplace. This course enables diagnostic assessors to extend their practice into the workplace. On the course examine how to make recommendation to reports written for University students to transfer to the workplace. Learn how to advise employers on making reasonable adjustment to comply with good practice, which makes their companies more successful commercially
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CPD credit hours5 hours
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Course themesReviewing principles of psychometrics, statistics, assessment and underlying theory, SpLD testing methods, interpretation, report writing, feedback and test materials
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AudienceAssessors, Support, Assessment centres, Training institutions
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SASC CodeSASC-20231018-77
Description
This course is for diagnostic assessors who want to extend their practice into the workplace. It will examine relevant areas in relation to assessment, recommendations, current legal frameworks and procedures, and link to best practice in relation to adult assessment to the benefit of employers and employees.
It will include:
- Adding recommendations to a DSA report for the workplace
- Diagnostic assessments for the workplace – what is similar to DSA reports and what are the differences
- Legal framework (Equality Act, 2010)
- Access to work
- Reasonable adjustments and strategies
- Workplace needs assessments
Learning outcomes
- To understand the legal framework affecting employees with SpLDs in the workplace
- To understand the Access to Work scheme
- To be able to identify how a diagnostic report can be adapted for the workplace
- To identify appropriate recommendations for reasonable adjustments and strategies
- To understand what is different about a workplace needs assessment
Course prerequisites
Delegates should hold an assessment practising certificate.