29-03-2019, 11:34 AM
From text edition for Mar 31 2019 - VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA : http://www.wia.org.au/members/broadcast/wianews/
Also in MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2019-03-31.mp3
DISCUSSION POINT:-
Hello, Im Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I've been thinking.
One of the much awaited events occurred, this past week, in VK3. Assessment packs were received from AMC and the first trials of the new system were run on the same Monday night. There has been more words expended than in the abridged version of War and Peace on the topic of exams and the recommencement and slowly the deal seems to be coming together. I note that some people are claiming that they are not receiving a response to their applications to become AMC assessors after having filled that role with the WIA.
None the less, there is a list of available assessors on the AMC amateur radio web site with more names to come. There is some confusion amongst people who were preparing for their licence tests as to whether the new question banks and papers will be vastly different to what they expected under the old regime. As time goes on, many of these questions will be answered . The one issue that is of concern to many is the new requirement for only one person to invigilate ham radio assessments. In this age of needing to hold working with children cards and claims by the MeToo movement, it seems a valid point to protect all parties who will spend an hour or two in a closed environment. Similarly, there seems to be some concern that claims of historical cheating, could become a reality under these same circumstances. For these reasons, two assessors were present during the historic process in Victoria. The situation needs some solid thought.
Im Geoff Emery and thats what I think....how about you?
(extracted from this weeks qnews)
http://www.amc.edu.au/industry/amateur-radio/assessors
Also in MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2019-03-31.mp3
DISCUSSION POINT:-
Hello, Im Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I've been thinking.
One of the much awaited events occurred, this past week, in VK3. Assessment packs were received from AMC and the first trials of the new system were run on the same Monday night. There has been more words expended than in the abridged version of War and Peace on the topic of exams and the recommencement and slowly the deal seems to be coming together. I note that some people are claiming that they are not receiving a response to their applications to become AMC assessors after having filled that role with the WIA.
None the less, there is a list of available assessors on the AMC amateur radio web site with more names to come. There is some confusion amongst people who were preparing for their licence tests as to whether the new question banks and papers will be vastly different to what they expected under the old regime. As time goes on, many of these questions will be answered . The one issue that is of concern to many is the new requirement for only one person to invigilate ham radio assessments. In this age of needing to hold working with children cards and claims by the MeToo movement, it seems a valid point to protect all parties who will spend an hour or two in a closed environment. Similarly, there seems to be some concern that claims of historical cheating, could become a reality under these same circumstances. For these reasons, two assessors were present during the historic process in Victoria. The situation needs some solid thought.
Im Geoff Emery and thats what I think....how about you?
(extracted from this weeks qnews)
http://www.amc.edu.au/industry/amateur-radio/assessors
Doug VK4ADC @ QG62LG51
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