Make the completion decision defensible

A competency decision is defensible only when the record shows the employee, test system or method, complexity, assessment date and due date, assessor qualification, required element assessed, evidence method, and pass or fail result. A missing or contradictory identity, test system or method, date, assessor qualification, required element, or result prevents a defensible decision. Supporting records such as worksheets, specimen identifiers, PT sample numbers, and QC logs make the conclusion traceable. Exact local forms and retention duration remain quality-system policy fields.

Standard setting is criterion referenced. The Angoff method estimates how often a defined minimally competent candidate would answer each item correctly, but its cut score is not universal. A mastery threshold should reflect criticality, risk, item difficulty, blueprint, scoring rules, and local policy rather than a borrowed percentage.

Accommodation may change timing, format, environment, or assistive technology without waiving the competency standard or an essential job function. Assessment security, item-bank rotation, proctoring, version control, and record retention are local quality-system controls. Do not claim a national CE credit or a fixed mastery percentage unless the responsible organization has established it.

At the bench, release a competency decision only when the record shows the required evidence for the capability claimed.