NVQ A2 Assessors Award

NVQ A2 Assessors Award

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 Units covered:

• Agreeing and reviewing plans for assessing candidates' performance.
• Assessing candidates' performance against the agreed standards.
• Assessing candidates' knowledge against the agreed standards.
• Making an assessment decision and giving feedback.

Activities likely to be involved:

• Watching staff members in line with agreed assessment plans.
• Assessing candidates' performance.
• Assessing candidates' knowledge and how they apply their knowledge.
• Making a record or your assessment decisions.
• Working with other people who are affected by the assessment process, such as line managers or supervisors.
• Giving feedback to candidates.

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.