CURRICULUM ASSESSMENTS

Curriculum Assessments



Curriculum Assessments

A curriculum must be comprehensive without being restrictive; it must provide examples and allow for flexibility and it must establish the broad parameters in which teachers/facilitators apply their professional knowledge and judgement.

The assessment of training is a crucial aspect in the efficiency and productivity of any teaching and learning curriculum. Those responsible for training syllabuses should possess a vision to assess the curriculum to make it increasingly interesting, demanding and progressive whilst maintaining the aims and training objectives, and ultimately the overall ethos of the curriculum.

The classroom environment is no different to that of any other education environment with regards to the process of curriculum assessment; change in both institutions should be expected. Changes are required to reflect movements in society, equal opportunities, technological and multi-cultural aspects in this ever changing world.

The teaching and training management curriculum within the Royal Navy is called FLEET. It also has a similar function to MSC. It is charged with reacting constructively, clearly and concisely towards the results of training evaluation at Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (CTCRM) within its overall responsibility for the Royal Marines Commando Chefs' Course (RMCCC) training at HMS Raleigh. Although the management of the RMCCC is at FLEET and CTCRM it must be said that a great deal of advice is taken from the Royal Navy Instructors within the Royal Navy Cookery School. The instructors are a key element in the liaison of the hospitality and catering NVQ standards and the requirements of the FLEET curriculum.

Repeatedly, questions are asked:

Do the student's skills need further assessment to reflect the change?

Is the training relevant to the modern multi-functional role for times of conflict or war?

Considerations also have to be made for a peacetime role. Fundamentally this is the focus of all training assessment within the service. Training has to evolve in order to meet the challenges of the new directive. Within that challenging environment, the assessment of its leaders to meet the challenge is crucial.

This assignment will concentrate on a subject who I feel is salient to the foundation of all lower and middle management of the Royal Marines. The RMCCC has a primary objective of preparing and developing student's culinary, leadership skills and qualities for the future role of non-commissioned officer chefs. Curriculum models will be discussed, particularly those which relate to the assessment of curriculum to meet the training outcomes and objectives within a ...