Content within this online course explains how WBA’s form an essential component of the assessment system to complement the formal written and oral examinations. This combination of assessment approaches will enable a more comprehensive assessment of skills, knowledge and behaviours. The assessment process follows current assessment theory and is blueprinted to the curriculum.

The objectives of the WBA process are to: 

• provide a basis for feedback of strengths and areas of clinical practice requiring improvement 
  
• develop skills of self-evaluation and reflective practice 
  
• facilitate the development of strategies to improve performance 
  
• monitor and record progress within and across clinical terms 
  
• provide ongoing formative feedback to inform subsequent learning activities Overall the assessment process aims to encourage reflection and the development of selfdirected and self-managed lifelong learning.