How to Become A CALA Practical Assessor
How to Become A CALA Practical Assessor
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Policy 1
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Hold Current CALA membership
Policy 2
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Hold Current CPR and First Aid
Policy 3
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Hold Current Liability Insurance
- Special
rates
offered to CALA members
Policy 4
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Complete CALA Course, then attain Current Certification / Recertification
Status in the Specific Specialty
To conduct a practical assessment, you must
hold current certification in the specialty that you are assessing. For
example:
1. To assess in Group Aqua Fitness, you
must hold current CALA certification in the Group Aqua Fitness.
2. To assess in Water Running and Aqua
Jogging, you must hold a current CALA certification in Water Running and
Aqua Jogging.
3. To assess in Aqua Arthritis, you must
hold a current CALA certification in Aqua Arthritis.
4. To assess in Aqua Kick Box, you must
hold a current CALA certification in Aqua Kick Box.
Policy 5
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Attend one CALA Assessors Workshop and/or Individualized (One to One
Assessor Training session) Usually held when needed, often in
conjunction with a CALA conference.
Policy
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Apprentice Assess
- Co-assess 5 assessments with an approved
assessor. Each assessment is a minimum of 30 minutes of observation and a
minimum of 15 minutes of face-to-face feedback with the CANDIDATE. This is
called shadow assessing. Assess the last 2 - 3 assessments or the 5
assessments, with an approved CALA assessor observing. The master CALA
assessor and the CALA apprentice assessor complete a practical assessment form
separately. The results are compared and discussed privately. The candidate
usually receives a copy of this assessment form from the CALA office. Often a
CALA assessor will follow up with the candidate by email or phone to provide
more detail about the practical assessment for the candidate.
Policy 7
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Earn Assessor Status
- Once you have apprentice assessed, you will
receive feedback on your assessing, from the approved CALA assessor(s) that
you have been working with on CALA assessments, and a decision will be made
about your readiness to assess "on your own." If your CALA master
assessor agrees that you are ready to assess on your own, the CALA office will
be notified in writing by the CALA master assessor and a certification noting
your status as a CALA Assessor will be sent to you. The CALA master assessor
will also provide the same written feedback to the apprentice.
Policy 8
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Earn and Invoice Assessor Fees
- Assessment fees vary according to the
specialty, the fees are subject to change. For example:
- A CALA Group Aqua Fitness Assessment is
generally remunerated $25 per assessment. If assessing a candidate who has
completed their training through a CALA Provider, the assessor submits an
invoice to the CALA Provider for payment (ie. CALA Providers: City of
Kitchener, City of Mississauga). If the candidate did not participate in a
course offered by a CALA Provider, the assessor submits an invoice to the CALA
office for payment.
- Note: If the assessor is asked to travel,
then travel remuneration must be negotiated directly with the client /
candidate or with the provider.
Policy 9
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Discuss Results with Candidate
- Generally speaking, the assessor shares
specific feedback and the results of the assessment, privately, with the
candidate.
Note: In the case of a video assessment, it is advised that the assessor
provide explicit notes, usually via email (copied to CALA), to the candidate
and follow up with a one to one phone call. The CALA assessor can request that
the candidate calls at a pre-arranged time.
- NOTE: Before conducting a practical
assessment, the assessor must contact the CALA office to confirm that the
candidate is eligible to be assessed (has a current membership, has completed
a course in the specialty area, etc.).
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