Home |     Self-Assessment Tool |     Sample Reports |     How to carry out the Assessment |    Links & Resources Username: Password: Forgot Password? Ideas? Queries? info@dsf.org.au HOW TO CARRY OUT THE ASSESSMENT   Step 1: Register to use the self assessment tool To begin the assessment, click here to register. Complete the registration form with your details. Fields marked with an asterix are required fields. Create your own password, which is recommended to be at least 6 characters and a combination of letters and numbers. Once registration is complete, you will be sent an email confirming your login details. Enter your user name and password into the login area in the tool bar above to login and begin your assessment. Step 2: Begin your assessment The chart here shows you how the assessment is organised into sections. There are three main sections – Program Design, Organisational Health and Measurables. Answer the questions in each section by clicking the rating that is most relevant to your program. The assessment is simple with a 0-5 ranking. 0 being not applicable. 1 being rarely and 5 being always. Continue down the page through each section. The complete assessment takes at most 2 hours but...   Tip: If you need to stop and save your work, click Save and Continue Later. You can return in the future, using your user name and password to login and complete the assessment. When you have answered all the questions, click Submit Assessment at the bottom of the page. Your reports will be automatically generated.   Step 3: Viewing and Printing your reports Your reports will show the date the assessment was completed and will be given a reference number. If you want a hard copy, click the “Print” icon to print your full report You may also email the PDF file of your full report to a friend or colleague. To download, click the “Download Report - PDF format ” to download your individual or full reports.   Tip: To view this PDF file at a later stage after downloading, you will need to use Adobe Acrobat. Click here to download the program if you don’t already have it on your computer. You can return at any time and login to view your reports online. You can complete the self assesment tool as many times as you wish.   Tip: 1. We recommend that programs do it at least twice a year to monitor progress. 2. It is also an idea to get a broader stakeholder perspective by asking students, teachers, parents and board members to do appropriate parts of the assesment. Each report will appear separately with a different assesment number. At any time you may view Links & Resources for ideas on improvement.   Tip: 1. After completing your assessment view each section under Links & Resources against your program's indicated strengths and weaknesses for ideas on improvement. 2. Share your Links & Resources with your peers by adding your own suggestion.