Award in Assessing in the Work Environment
Award in Assessing in the Work Environment
This course/qualification is suitable for those who are assessing in the workplace against organisation standards.
As a workplace assessor you will be required to complete 2 Assessments with 2 learners and produce a portfolio of evidence at the end of the qualification for the units below:
· Unit 1-Understand the principles and practices of assessment:
The aim of this unit is to assess the learning and development practitioner’s knowledge and understanding of the principles and practices of assessment. This can be achieved through completion of workbooks or essays.
· Unit 2- Assess occupational competence in the work environment:
The aim of this unit is to assess a learning and development practitioner’s performance in carrying out assessments of occupational competence in a work environment. The trainee Assessor must be assessing a minimum of 2 members of staff to evidence this unit in the workplace.
You will need to be occupationally competent and experienced within the sector that you are assessing.
You will need a pre-course interview with the tutor to ensure that you are able to meet the learning outcomes for the qualification. For large organisations this can be done with the Training Manager.
The course is structured in two parts:
Part 1 – Attendance of workshop session:
For large organisations this can be done in a short session or split into half day slots etc. The configuration can be changed to whatever the organisation requires.
Part 2 – Assessment of learners. The tutor will organise 1-1 meetings in the workplace to check progress. This will also include observations of the trainee assessor working with students,
At the end of the qualification, the portfolio of evidence must be submitted for final assessment and quality assurance.
You can progress from this course to other TAQA Assessor Units if in the job role in future.
Benefits to the learner
Upon successful completion of this course, candidates will:
· Understand assessment requirements and develop realistic assessment plans for learning and assessing candidates.
· Support candidates to access fair, safe, valid and reliable assessment in line with relevant legislation.
· Use a variety of assessment methods in different situations.
Have a recognised Assessor qualification.
The Faculty is represented by experienced Assessors and Internal Quality Assurers from various specialities across the College. They are all dedicated to supporting the trainee assessor and their candidates through their chosen courses providing individual and group support in workshops and in the workplace.
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