How to build a competency assessment
How to build a competency assessment in Ausmed Competency™
There are two ways to build a competency assessment in Ausmed Competency™ — copy a pre-built template, or start from scratch. Watch the relevant walkthrough videos below, then see a general overview of what you're building.
Who this article is for:
- Users with access to Ausmed Competency™
In this article:
Copy a template
📺 Watch the video tutorial below.
Create a competency from scratch
📺 Watch the video tutorial below.
General overview
Whether you copied a template or started from scratch, the builder works the same way. Here's an overview of what you're configuring.
Criteria
Assessments are organised in three levels:
- Sections — broad topic areas.
- Criteria groups — bundles of related criteria within a section.
- Criteria — the core unit of the assessment and what the assessor evaluates the candidate against.
Each criterion has three optional settings:
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Assessor notes | Instructions or prompts visible only to the assessor. Use these to guide the assessor without the candidate seeing them. |
| Checklists | A predefined list of responses or actions the assessor selects from during the assessment. Captures what the candidate stated or demonstrated, and unlocks more detailed data analysis across your organisation. |
| Not Applicable | Allows the assessor to mark a criterion as not applicable in context — for example, a defibrillator criterion assessed in a ward without one available. A Not Applicable mark doesn't count against the candidate; they can still be marked Competent as long as every other criterion is Satisfactory. |
❗ To be Competent, candidates must be marked Satisfactory on every criterion (unless Not Applicable is selected). If even one criterion is marked Not Yet Satisfactory, the outcome is Not Yet Competent.
References
The References tab is where you cite any resources used to develop the assessment — standards documents, clinical guidelines, internal policies, or anything relevant to your context.
Preview
The Preview tab shows exactly how your assessment will appear to an assessor in Ausmed Assess. It's worth checking in here regularly as you build, rather than leaving it to the end — especially for longer assessments.
Details
The Details tab holds the background information for your assessment.
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Item ID | Optional unique identifier for the competency |
| Purpose | Why the assessment exists |
| Estimated time to complete | Time expected for an assessor to evaluate all criteria (in minutes) |
| Resources needed | Equipment, materials, or environmental requirements needed to conduct the assessment |
| Relevant job roles | Who the assessment is intended for |
| Related standards | Standards that apply to your context |
| Related learning | Content in Ausmed Learn™ related to this assessment |
Ready to Publish?
When you're ready to publish, see How to publish a competency assessment.