Examination drafters for Board of Examiners

Summary and scope

This procurement seeks the services of an examination drafter to develop multiple-choice and long-answer scenario-based questions in accordance with relevant Queensland mining safety legislation. The drafted questions will support examinations assessing statutory candidates in the mining and quarrying industries. The initial scope includes: • Drafting 400 multiple-choice questions per certificate class, based on the Queensland Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 and the Queensland Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulations 2017. • Drafting 50 scenario-based long-answer questions per certificate class that assess a candidate’s ability to apply legislation, regulations, and relevant Australian and international standards to workplace scenarios. • The potential for an extension of the contract to draft additional questions related to the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 and the Queensland Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017. • Providing a subset of question sets in a paper-based format as a high priority.