Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement

Course Aims

These units assess a candidate assessor’s competence in assessing a learner’s vocational skills, knowledge and understanding in a work environment and in a simulated environment, in a workshop or classroom. Primary evidence for the learning outcomes and assessment criteria must come from the candidate assessor assessing two real learners on two occasions against standards/criteria that are approved by the organisation.
The unit covers eleven assessment methods in total. The candidate assessor must show that they have covered a minimum of three of these assessment methods in their real practice.
For practitioners who assess the demonstration of competence in both a work and training environment using the following assessment methods:

• observation,
• examining work products,
• use of others (e.g. witnesses),
• learner statements
• assessments in simulated environments
• skills tests
• oral and written questions
• assignments
• projects
• case studies
• recognising prior learning

Duration

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course the delegates will be able to: -
• prepare assessments of vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
• carry out assessments of vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
• provide required information following the assessment of vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
• maintain legal and good practice requirements when assessing vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
• plan the assessment of occupational competence
• make assessment decisions about occupational competence
• provide required information following the assessment of occupational competence 

Pre Requisite Requirements

The following pre-requisites are required for this course:-
This course involves a high degree of documentation review and candidates should be familiar with their own company procedures on Competence Management. Delegates must have access to two learners plus support from their own Quality Assurance Manager.

PPE Requirements

Personal Protective Equipment is not required on this course

Certification

Certificate provided by EAL