Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) (RQF) Level 3

SyllabusUnit One: Understanding the principles and practices of assessment (D/601/5313)

On completion of this unit you will:

• Understanding the principles and practices of assessment
• Understand the principles and requirements of assessment
• Understand different types of assessment method
• Understand how to plan assessment
• Understand how to involve learners and others in assessment
• Understand how to make assessment decisions
• Understand quality assurance of the assessment process
• Understand how to manage information relating to assessment
• Understand the legal and good practice requirements in relation to assessment

On completion of this unit you will:

• Be able to make assessment decisions about occupational competence
• Be able to provide required information following the assessment of occupational competence
• Be able to maintain legal and good practice requirements when assessing occupational competence
• Be able to plan the assessment of occupational competence

On completion of this unit you will:

• Be able to prepare assessments of vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
• Be able to carry out assessments of vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
• Be able to provide required information following the assessment of vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
• Be able to maintain legal and good practice requirements when assessing vocational skills, knowledge and understanding

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 84 hrs.