Assessor & Verifier Information
ETC Awards Ltd has been accredited to deliver this new qualification:
Unit A1: Assess candidates using a range of methods (previously D32/D33)
Unit A2: Assess candidate performance through observation (previously D32)
Unit V1: Conduct Internal quality assurance of the assessment process (previously D34)
Unit A1 & A2 are level 3 awards
Unit V1 is a Level 4 award
D Units expired on 31/12/02, however Assessors previously registered for 'D' Units have 3 years from the date of registration to achieve the relevant 'D' units.
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Unit A1: Assess candidates using a range of methods
Overview (Equivalent to D33)
This unit is appropriate for you if your role involves:
- assessing candidates against agreed standards of competence using a range of assessment methods
- giving candidates feedback on your assessment decisions
- contributing to the internal quality assurance processes
The activities you are likely to be involved in:
- developing realistic plans for learning and assessment with candidates
- understanding assessment requirements
- planning the assessment process with candidates and the other people involved
- helping candidates to meet the agreed assessment requirements
- reviewing the candidate's level of competence and identifying what they need to do to be fully competent
- supporting candidates with different needs during your assessment
- using a variety of assessment methods
- making a record of your assessment decisions
- giving candidates feedback on their performance and reviewing their progress throughout the assessment process
- using different types of evidence to give an overall assessment of competence
- working with the other people involved in the assessment process, such as workplace supervisors and other teachers or trainers
What the unit covers:
- Developing plans for assessing competence with candidates
- Judging evidence against agreed standards to make assessment decisions
- Giving candidates feedback and support on your assessment decisions
- Contributing to the internal quality assurance process
Scope
This unit covers assessing of candidates by using different assessment methods. These include:
- watching candidates perform in the workplace
- asking candidates questions
- taking account of past experience and achievements
- setting tests
- setting projects and tasks
- arranging simulations
- assessing the candidate's report of their work
- using evidence from other people, including peers and witnesses
Assessment can include using material from Awarding Bodies and from within your own organisation. It can also include assessing the competence of those who assess candidates as a major part of their role.
Observation may take place in person or using appropriate technology such as a video tape. Evidence may also include examining products. All candidates must show they have agreed assessment requirements. You must also show you are aware of and understand the appeals and complaints procedures and the processes for handling them.
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Unit A2: Assess candidates' performance through observation
Overview (Equivalent to D32)
This unit is appropriate for you if you are involved in:
- assessing candidates against the agreed standards
- planning assessments with candidates
- giving feedback to candidates on your assessment decisions
The activities you are likely to be involved in:
- watching staff members in line with agreed assessment plans
- assessing candidates' performance
- assessing candidates' knowledge and how they apply their knowledge
- making a record of your assessment decisions
- working with other people who are affected by the assessment process, such as line managers or supervisors
- giving feedback to candidates
What the unit covers:
- Agreeing and reviewing plans for assessing candidates' performance
- Asessing candidates' performance against the agreed standards
- Asessing candidates' knowledge against the agreed standards
- Making an assessment decision and giving feedback
Scope
This unit covers assessing candidates by watching them in the workplace and assessing the area of their knowledge that you cannot test by watching them work. You can do this by using materials and check lists from awarding bodies.
Observation may take place in person or using appropriate technology such as a video tape. Evidence may also include examining work products. You can use evidence from tests to support evidence of candidates' performance. You must also show you are aware of and understand the appeals and complaints procedures and the processes for handling them.
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Unit V1: Conduct internal quality assurance of the assessment process
Overview (Equivalent to D34)
This unit is appropriate for you if your role involves:
- evaluating the internal assessment process
- monitoring and reviewing internal assessment audit systems
- carrying out related internal verification or moderation activities
The activities you are likely to be involved in:
- ensuring health, safety and environmental protection procedures are applied within assessment arrangements
- applying and monitoring equal opportunities and access procedures
- throughout all assessment procedures
- monitoring the performance of assessors
- supporting assessors to develop their skills
- monitoring and supporting the people and organisations who provide administrative support to the assessment process
- monitoring and making recommendations on the resources needed to evaluate the assessment process
- ensuring an appropriate balance of candidates to assessors
- monitoring and reporting on the achievement rates of candidates
- monitoring the progress and satisfaction of candidates
- meeting the assessment requirements of awarding bodies and other external agencies
What the unit covers:
- Carrying out and evaluating internal assessment and quality assurance systems
- Supporting assessors
- Monitoring the quality of assessors' performance
- Meeting external quality assurance requirements
Scope
This unit covers the internal quality assurance system for assessment decisions. This system will meet the external requirements of the relevant awarding body, the accrediting bodies and internal procedures. These procedures may be ones that are already in place or ones that have been developed specifically to meet assessment requirements. This unit also involves monitoring assessors' decisions and the support they need, including sampling and standardisation arrangements. You will have to watch assessors at certain periods of the assessment process. You may not have to choose assessors as this may be the decision of others.
You will have to provide assessment information on particular sets of standards and give clear feedback on performance by using internal and external quality assurance processes. There must be evidence of having procedures in place for appeals and complaints within the local assessment centre, which meets external requirements.