Marketing Communication L4 at UMALUSI

Responsibilities:

• Moderate question papers, internal continuous assessment tasks (ICASS), integrated summative assessment Tasks (ISAT), contribute to the finalisation of marking guidelines, verify marking of answer scripts and attend to the marking concession requests;
• Ensure that setting and internal moderation processes of question papers and ISATs are fair, reliable and valid;
• Ensure that question papers, ISATs, internal assessments and marking are of the required standard – in line with policy and subject assessment guidelines (SAGs);
• Ensure that ISATs and ICASS are implemented effectively and efficiently;
• Provide feedback and qualitative reports to Umalusi and the assessment body/sites on the implementation of the ICASS and ISAT; 
• Ensure that the Marking guidelines and assessment tools are of the required standard;
• Submit reports to Umalusi on the quality of question papers, marking, integrated summative assessment tasks and internal assessment;
• Provide feedback on the quality of the assessment system and make recommendations on how the assessment system can be improved; and
• To give support to examiners, markers, internal moderators and educators.

Requirements

To be considered as an External Moderator the applicants must: 

• Have relevant qualification in education at a bachelor’s degree level or equivalent in the subject or related subject applied for; 
• Have at least 10 years of education, training and assessment experience in the subject or related subject at TVET or FET College, University, the University of Technology, Correctional Services Centre, DHET region, training centres and Industry;
• Have experience in the marking of national examinations;
• Have experience as an examiner and/ or internal moderator of the subject or related subject at the national level or University;
• Have thorough knowledge and understanding of the South African education landscape and TVET sector;
• Have advanced computer skills; 
• Have good communication and writing skills
• Have the ability to plan and conduct moderation and/ or verification without direct supervision; 
• Have the ability to provide appropriate and necessary support, advice and guidance to examiners/ assessors and internal moderators; 
• Have knowledge of the applicable curriculum and related policy and guideline documents is essential; 
• The ability and expertise in analysing policy and other relevant assessment documents will be an added advantage;
• Be willing to travel and drive to the assessment centres to fulfil assigned moderation; 
• Be willing to attend compulsory annual training sessions; and 
• Have a valid driver’s license