COMPETENCY AND PLACEMENT TESTING
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COMPETENCY AND PLACEMENT TESTING
Moving towards the ideal FET College
OVERVIEW• Challenges
• Funding, pass rates and FET students
• Contributing factors• Focusing on FET students
• Possible solution• Baseline testing• Managed approach
• CAP’s offering• How can CAP help?
CHALLENGES• Funding – Based on L4 certification
• Throughput rate– Drop out rate from L2 to L4
• Students entering FET– Bridging the L2 academic gap
CHALLENGES• Funding – Based on L4 certification
– College allocation income– Output bonus criteria :• Successful completion of past
enrolments• Average examination scores
CHALLENGES• Funding – Based on L4 certification
Source: NDoE
CHALLENGES• Funding – Based on L4 certification
• Throughput rate– Drop out rate from L2 to L4
• Students entering FET– Bridging the L2 academic gap
CHALLENGES• Throughput rate– Drop out rate from L2 to L4
Source: NDoE
CHALLENGES• Funding – Based on L4 certification
• Throughput rate– Drop out rate from L2 to L4
• Students entering FET– Bridging the L2 academic gap
CHALLENGES• Students entering FET– Bridging the L2 academic gap
– Out-of-school-children : more than 1 million pre-grade 12 young people out of school and unemployed
– Age difference +- 15 – 35– Diverse academic background
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
• Varied age of entry• Unsure of career opportunities• Learning gaps in– Mathematics– English
• No established remedial learning path focused on learning gaps
SOLUTION• Baseline entrance test– Aptitude testing• Too expensive• Not standardised• Not enough staff, time
– Screening test :• Identifies possible high risk students
– Specialised problem requires specialised staff!
SOLUTION• Managed approach to selection
and placement – 2010: +- 122000 L2’s– Manage the system: test /select/ fill
in the gaps/academic support– Manage the human capital: • large groups / schools etc , no marking
– Manage the remedial action:• linking of test with remedial program
SOLUTION• Based on 2007 – 2010 statistics:• ENTRY: Standardised test – Identify possible high risk candidates– prediction on passing % for English
and Maths – High correlation for both
• THROUGHPUT: identify background gaps– Focused academic support
SOLUTION• Maths and English orientation: first two
weeks• Standardised tests: immediate
identifying of students who need further assessment /support, such as Learning potential assessment – High learning potential: poor academic
background but potential to pass. Remedial action:
– Low learning potential: Channeling of student to other programmes eg. skills programmes.
CAP SOLUTION
Registration
1Selection2 Details Capture3 Testing4
5 Test Capture
6Analysis & Reporting
7Candidate
Technical
Management
Placement
8 Remedial
Yes
No
9 Exit Counselling
CAP SOLUTION• Testing accuracy
CAP SOLUTION• How could CAP assist the IDEAL
COLLEGE? – identifying the right students with
understanding of and interest in programme – identify the right students based on
academic background – identify learning gaps for sound foundation– minimize human labour time– maximize testing (administering, marking &
reporting) turnover time– affordable
IN CLOSING• Managers– Vital role in implementation
• Student Support Staff– Well trained and qualified– Address specialised challenges
• Managed process– Testing alone achieves nothing!!!