What does an ANMAC assessor do?
Assessors review entry to practice nursing or midwifery programs to determine if they meet relevant ANMAC accreditation standards. An ANMAC assessment team usually consists of:
- an ANMAC Associate Director
- two assessors with academics and/or educational expertise
- one assessor with relevant clinical practice expertise.
The assessor role
An assessor undertakes the following tasks across the program assessment timeframe, which usually takes 9 to 12 months. Time spent assessing documents and participating in meetings, counts toward continuous professional development hours and is remunerated by ANMAC.
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Preliminary review – Undertake an independent Preliminary Review of the education provider’s (EP’s) submission
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Generally, 8-16 hours depending on quality of evidence
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Assessors will have a minimum of 2 weeks to submit their review
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Enter comments into the preliminary review template provided against each criterion. Email your review to the Associate Director (AD), prior to the Assessment Team (AT) meeting
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Time spent is included in task above.
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Assessment team review meeting – Participate in the AT meeting – introduction to AT members, discuss findings from your preliminary review
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Approximately 3 hours
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AT virtual meeting - may require upload of software and testing of technology
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Collated Review Report – Check accuracy of the draft Collated Review Report circulated by the AD and provide feedback as necessary
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Minimum 1 hour
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Pre-site visit evidence assessment – Review evidence submitted by the EP prior to the site visit
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Minimum of 3 hours depending on quality of evidence
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Communicate with the AT prior to the site visit to share findings from your review of pre-site visit evidence
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Minimum of 1 hour
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Site visit meeting – Participate in the site visit as per the Site Visit Agenda – opportunity to view facilities, clarify evidence, conduct stakeholder interviews
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Minimum of 1 day depending on the number and location of sites to be visited
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Consider travel time - depending on your location may need day before and day after site visit(s). Travel bookings for assessment team will be organised through ANMAC administration
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Site Visit Report – Check accuracy of the draft Site Visit Report circulated by the AD and provide feedback as necessary
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Responses usually required within 1 week
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Post-site visit evidence assessment – Further evidence cycles may be required post site visit which require your review of submitted evidence and provision of feedback as necessary
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1-2 hours per cycle depending on quantity of requested evidence
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Further AT meetings may be required to facilitate consensus
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Outcome of Accreditation Assessment Report – Check accuracy of the draft Outcome of Accreditation Assessment Report circulated by the AD and provide feedback as necessary
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Less than 1 hour
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Accreditation Committee meeting – Chair of the Assessment Team attends the Accreditation Committee meeting with the AD
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Less than 1 hour
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AT self-evaluation survey – completed to support quality improvements
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Less than 1 hour
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Sent after final NMBA decision
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Does ANMAC provide assessor training?
New assessors will be required to complete online training, which is currently in development. This training can count toward continuous professional development. For more information, please contact accreditation@anmac.org.au