The future of assessment

John April 22 June 2012

Who is Benchmark?

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MQA

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Benchmark

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Our vision

• To be the nationally recognized Assessment Partner in the general and further education and training sector

• To be the external examination agency of choice

Our mission

• To meet national standards• To improve the quality of teaching and

learning in industry through valid and reliable assessments

• To address the assessment demands • To produce competent learners

BENCHMARK – who are WE?

• We are a registered company• Qualified assessors and moderators• Qualified assessment instrument

developers and subject matter experts (SME’s)

What we offer• Unit standards based summative

assessments :– Communication in English and Mathematical

Literacy in English and Afrikaans (AET Levels 1 – 3)– Communication in Sepedi, SeSwati,

Xitsonga, Setswana, Tshivenda, IsiXhosa and IsiZulu(AET Level 1)

• Portfolio of Evidence (POE) Assessments

• Mock Exams

Benefits

• Current and credible assessments

• Availability and flexibility of assessments

• Monthly registrations• Faster turn around time –

statement of results issued within two weeks

• Certificates issued within one week of results

More benefits• Highly controlled process• Competitive prices Competitive prices –

which includes:• Registration, Assessment (POE) and exams (question

papers), distribution, marking, moderation, resulting and certification (R210.00 per exam)

• No annual centre registration fee• Results tracking system • Currently in process of seeking accreditation

from Umalusi to assess at NQF 1

Benchmark Exam Process

Our future• Meet and exceed national standards• Provide quality teaching and learning in

industry through reliable and valid assessments

• Meet client specific assessment demands • Produce highly competent learners

through world class assessment products in partnership with accredited AET providers

Thank you for your time on behalf of Team Benchmark.

Your assessment partner of choice

MQA & it’s partners

Don’t forget!

My contact details:

• Contact me at 074 344 2302• Office (011) 209 0900 extension 3933 • Email john@benchmark.co.za

The choice is YOURS!