# 2.3 Supervision or assessment

Whether you are preparing to supervise or to assess students, it is important to be mindful of the difference between these two roles.

## Activity 9

As noted earlier, all pre- and post-registration regulated/professional programmes require adequately prepared Practice Supervisors and Practice Assessors.

This might appear an obvious question, but it is worth considering the differences in roles and responsibilities of the Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor.

Write down your own thoughts on the differences between the two roles.

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### Discussion

For the purposes of student workplace learning the distinction between the two roles are outlined below:

Supervision – support and provide feedback to students, acting as a role model, facilitating learning through independent participation, contribute to assessment made by assessors, monitor, raise and respond to competency or conduct issues

Assessment – make, confirm and record achievement of proficiencies and learning outcomes based upon multiple sources of evidence, collaborating with colleagues to inform the assessment decisions

Please note: Providing effective supervision and assessment will be covered later in this course.

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