Demonstration Format

All of the demonstrations for both trades are formatted in the same way. Each demonstration contains the following components.

Cover Page
The cover page contains the information that a practitioner will need to select an appropriate demonstration for the learner, as well as places to record the learner’s identifying information and the general outcome of the demonstration.

Embedded Skills
Each demonstration includes a list of the learning outcomes, skill sets and success markers that are embedded in the task. This list is intended to provide details of the task for assessment purposes.

Demonstration Guidelines
Each demonstration also contains demonstration guidelines that are instructions for the practitioner. As noted earlier, the guidelines include instructions for administering the demonstration, assistance allowed resources required and an answer sheet with the assessment tool.

Demonstration Activity
The demonstration is presented for the learner and includes a cover sheet, instructions, all of the materials required to complete the demonstration, and a learner self-evaluation method.

Evaluation of Demonstrations

Once completed, the demonstrations were shared with two groups of individuals: practitioners and trades people.

The trades people who were consulted in the early stages of demonstration development were again called upon to review the completed materials. They were asked to evaluate the demonstrations on the basis of:

• the accuracy of the information contained in the demonstrations;
• the applicability of the demonstrations to on-the-job or in-class apprenticeship training;
• the relevance of the demonstrations to the day-to-day responsibilities of an apprentice;
• the relevance of the demonstrations to other day-to-day activities that a learner might need to do; and,
• the overall clarity and logical presentation of the demonstration.