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Trainee’s Current Competencies

Learning Objectives:
1. Define current competencies.
2. Explain why there is need to identify the trainees’ current
Competencies

Current Competencies
Current competencies are the skills and knowledge of your new
trainees obtained through formal training, work experiences of life
experience. These should be determined before you can prepare your
session plan, so as not include the same competencies where the
trainees are already competent.
How can the Current Competencies be Determined
Current competencies can be determines by using the following:
1. Self-assessment Checklist- It is a checklist of competencies
required a qualification.
2. Proof of Competencies- Portfolio assessment or validation of
evidences of competency such as employment certificates with
specific duties and responsibilities, projects personality done by
the trainee, certificate of awards and other related profs.
3. Pre- assessment result
Pre-assessment result in CBT has the following functions:
 a. Diagnostic- intended to diagnose areas of weakness, or
misunderstanding, and strength. It involves collecting evidence to
diagnose or identify a training need or performance problem.
‘’ You can’t prescribe the remedy till you understand the cause’’
This type of assessment is used to identify a learner’s gaps in
knowledge and to ensure the content of the subsequent training
will met the learners’ needs.
The pre-test is a written test that would initially test the
knowledge of your trainees on the competencies that they need
to learn.
b. Formative- This type of assessment assists and supports learning
by providing feedback about performance and progress towards
the achievement of competency. It is also a method for the
collection of evidence, and determining a candidate’s readiness
for her or his final assessment.
For our purposes, this type of assessment will be used to assessed
whether a trainee is ready to be assessed for purpose of
recognition of prior learning.
c. Summative Assessment- in case the trainee is ready to be
assessed for a competency as a result of his employment and life
experiences, you may finally give him a summative assessment to
recognize his prior learning for some or all of the competencies of
the qualification.
Why determine current competencies?
1. To identify the competencies to be covered in the training plan.
2. To assess the trainee’s current competencies in comparison to
the stated standards of competencies required.
 3. To identify which relevant skills the trainee possesses and does
not possess, so that the training program can be tailored
accordingly.
Trainers may use their ingenuity to develop other instruments that may
validate proofs/evidence of current competencies such as assessment
instruments.
1. Self- assessment Check
2. Validation of Competency Evidences
3. Summary of Current competencies versus required
competencies
4. Training Needs.
Sample FORM 1.1. SELF-ASSESSMENT CHECK
Instructions: This Self-Check instrument will give the trainer necessary
data or information which is essential in panning training sessions.
Please check the appropriate for your answer to the questions below.
CORE COMPETENCIES

CAN I…? YES NO

1. Plan Training Session

1.1 Identify learner’s training requirements?
1.2 Prepare session plans?
1.3 Prepare instructional materials?
1.4 Prepare assessment instrument?
1.5 Organize teaching and learning resources?
2. Facilitate Learning Session

2.1 Prepare training facilities/resources?

2.2 Conduct pre-assessment?
2.3 Facilitate training session?
2.4 Conduct competency assessment?
2.5 Review delivery training session?
3. Supervise Work-Based Learning

3.1 Establish training requirements for trainees?

3.2 Monitor work-based training?
3.3 Review and evaluate work-based learning
effectiveness?
4. Conduct Institutional Assessment

4.1 Orient the trainee?

4.2 Gather evidence?
4.3 Make assessment decision?
4.4 Records assessment results?
4.5 Provide feedback to trainees?
5. Maintain Training Facilities

5.1 Plan Maintenance activities?

5.2 Prepare schedule of maintenance?
5.3 Implement housekeeping activities?
5.4 Maintain training equipment and tools?
5.5 Document maintenance inspections?
6. Utilize electronic media in facilitating training

6.1 Inspect electronic media equipment?

6.2 Operate electronic media equipment to deliver
a lesson?
6.3 Maintain electronic media?
Sample FORM 1.2: Evidence of Current Competencies acquired to
job/occupation
Current Proof/Evidence Means of Validating
Competencies
Prepare Session Plan Complete session Submitted a complete
plan with the set of session plan
prescribed format
prepared by the
trainer
Prepare basic Complete CBLM with Submitted a complete
instructional the prescribed format CBLM for one
materials prepared by the qualification
trainer

Organize teaching Picture of actual Submitted the picture

and learning workshop layout of of actual workshop
resources trainer layout certified by the
Vocational Instruction
Supervision

Use personal National Certificate in Submitted and

computer in PC Operations authenticated copy of
educational National Certificate.
technology Project such as
presentations, CBLM,
session plans, flyers
and other
instructional
materials.
Sample FORM 1.3 Summary of Current Competencies Versus Required
Competencies (Sample)
Required Units of Current Training
Competency/Learning Competencies Gaps/Requirements
Outcomes based on
CBS
1. Plan Training Session
1.1 Determine Determine trainee’s
trainee’s training training requirements
requirements
1.2 Determine Determine relevant
relevant training training methods,
methods, training training activities and
activities and training training delivery
delivery modes modes.
1.3 Prepare session Prepare session plans
plans
1.4 prepare basic Prepare basic
instructional instructional
materials materials
1.5 Organize teaching Organize teaching
and learning and learning
resources resources
2. Facilitate Learning Session
2.1 Orient trainers on Orient trainers on the
the CBS delivery CBS delivery system
system
2.2 Use appropriate Use appropriate
methods based on methods based on
the level and the level and
characteristics of characteristics of
trainees trainees
2.3 Assist trainers in Assist trainers in
achieving learning achieving learning
outcomes outcomes
2.4 Provide necessary Provide necessary
feedback to improve feedback to improve
trainer’s competence trainer’s competence

3. Supervise Work-Based Learning

3.4 Establish training Establish training
requirements for requirements for
trainees trainees
3.5 Monitor work- Monitor work-based
based learning learning
3.6 Review and Review and evaluate
evaluate work-based work-based learning
learning effectiveness effectiveness
4. Conduct Competency Assessment
4.1 Orient trainees on Orient trainees on the
the evidence evidence
requirements in the requirements in the
relevant evidence relevant evidence
plan plan
4.2 Gather and Gather and document
document evidence evidence using
using relevant relevant assessment
assessment tools tools
4.3 Evaluate and Evaluate and record
record assessment assessment results in
results in accordance accordance with the
with the approves approves rating
rating system system
4.4 Use appropriate Use appropriate
feedback mechanism feedback mechanism
to inform trainee if to inform trainee if
hid progress hid progress
5. Maintain Training Facilities
5.1 Implement Implement
housekeeping housekeeping
activities activities
5.2 Maintain training Maintain training
equipment and tools equipment and tools

6. Utilize Electronic Media in Facilitating Learning

6.1 Inspect electronic Inspect electronic
media equipment media equipment

6.2 Operate Operate electronic

electronic media media equipment
equipment
6.3 Maintain Maintain electronic
electronic media media equipment
equipment
Using form 1.4, convert Gaps into a training Needs/requirements. Refer
to the CBS in identifying the module title or unit of competency of the
training needs identified.
Sample FORM 4. Training Needs
Training Needs Module Title/Module of
Instruction
(Learning Outcome)
Identify trainees’ training 1. Plan Training Session
requirements
Prepare assessment instruments
Conduct Pre-assessment 2. Facilitate Learning Session
Facilitate training session
Review delivery of training
session
Establish training requirements 3. Supervised work-based
for trainees learning
Monitor work-based training
Review and evaluate work-based
learning effectiveness
Use appropriate feedback 4. Conduct Institutional
mechanism to inform learner of Assessment
his/her progress
Maintain training equipment and 5. Maintain Training Facilities
tools
Inspect electronic data 6. Utilize electronic media in
equipment facilitating training
Operate electronic media
equipment to deliver lesson
Maintain electronic media