NVQ A1 Assessors Award
NVQ
In London
Description
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Type
NVQ
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Location
London
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Duration
6 Months
This course will provide the trainee with recognition of their actual work based performance. Suitable for: People with managerial experience and who are managers themselves. People who are teachers or who have teaching experience
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About this course
Prospective students must be able to arrange access to assess at least 2 NVQ candidates. NVQ candidates can be pursuing any NVQ subject.
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Who Should Attend?
People with managerial experience and who are managers themselves. People who are teachers or who have teaching experience.
Why Attend?
People who want to update their skills to the next level.
Aims and Objectives of the Programme
The aims and objectives of this award is to provide the trainee with recognition of their actual work based performance. This is performance of real working activities in their specific working environment.
Contents
The award will cover:
- 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.
Activities likely to be involved are:
- 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 candidates’ 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 the other teachers or trainers.
Learning Methods
Practical and theory based classroom assessment, handouts, exercises and group discussions. Trainees will also have self-directed independent learning.
Assessment
- Watching candidates perform in the workplace.
- Asking candidates questions.
- Taking account of past experiences 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.
After the Course..
Candidates who are successful will become a full assessor with a full NVQ level 3 City and Guilds certificate.
NVQ A1 Assessors Award