Edexcel Level 3 Awards and Certificate in Assessing the Quality of Assessment (QCF)

This qualification is particularly suitable for the following groups of learners:

• The Edexcel Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment (QCF): for those who wish to gain an understanding of the principles and practices of assessment without any requirement to practice as assessors.
• The Edexcel Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment (QCF): for assessors who assess occupational competence in an individual’s work environment.
• The Edexcel Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement (QCF): for those who assess vocational skills, knowledge and understanding in environments other than the work environment (e.g. a workshop, classroom or other training environment).
• The Edexcel Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (QCF): for those who assess both occupational competence in the work environment and vocational skills, knowledge and understanding in environments other than the workplace (e.g. a workshop, classroom or other training environment).

These qualifications are for learners aged 19 and above who are capable of reaching the required standards in a learning and development delivery or assessment context.

These qualifications replace the A1 and A2 qualifications. They are part of the new suite of qualifications for assessors, internal quality assurers (IQA) and external quality assurers (EQA). This specification includes the qualifications for assessors. They were needed to meet the emerging needs of the developing qualification frameworks and to reflect changes in the practice of assessment.