How to build a competency assessment
There are two ways to build a competency assessment in Ausmed Competency™: copy a pre-built template, or start from scratch.
Who this article is for:
- Users with access to Ausmed Competency™
In this article:
1. Copy a template
Ausmed provides 60+ quality-assured templates for residential aged care and home care. Copying one into your library is the fastest route, and the copy becomes yours to manage from that point.
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2. Create a competency from scratch
Build from scratch when no template suits, using your existing assessments as the starting point.
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3. Understand what you're configuring
Whether you copied a template or started from scratch, the builder works the same way. Here's an overview of what you're configuring.
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.
The three optional criterion settings
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Assessor notes | Prompts visible only to the assessor, so you can guide them without giving anything away to the candidate. |
| Checklists | A predefined list of responses or actions the assessor selects from, which unlocks detailed analysis. |
| Not Applicable | For criteria that can be skipped in context. |
The rule that decides the outcome
To be marked Competent, a candidate must be Satisfactory on every criterion, unless one is Not Applicable. A single Not Yet Satisfactory makes the outcome Not Yet Competent.
References
Use the References tab to cite the standards, guidelines and policies behind the assessment.
Preview
Check the Preview tab as you build, not at the end, especially on longer assessments. It shows exactly what an assessor sees in Ausmed Assess.
4. Fill in the Details tab
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Item ID | Optional unique identifier for the competency. The system does not assign one. |
| Purpose | Why the assessment exists. |
| Estimated time to complete | Time expected for an assessor to evaluate all criteria. For planning only, not a live timer. |
| 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. |