Which Assessor Qualification do I need?
The new QCF assessment qualifications work differently from the previous awards and the fundamental difference is that knowledge and understanding has been separated out into a stand alone Knowledge Unit. There are 3 Units in total, Knowledge Unit 301 plus 2 Performance Units, Unit 302 and Unit 303, which are used in combination to create 4 assessor qualifications.
So which is right for you?
We have put the diagram below together to help you to identify broadly which qualification you need. If you are unsure or need to clarify this further, get in touch with us.
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Q: Do you need to be qualified to assess people or just to know what assessment is about? |
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I just need to know what assessment is about |
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A: Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment |
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I need to be qualified to assess people |
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Q: Will you be assessing people against standards of competence or performance, either in-house or externally accredited, and assessing within a work environment, using observation and a variety of other methods? |
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No |
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Q: Will you be assessing people against standards relating to knowledge and understanding, and assessing within classrooms, training rooms or simulated environments? |
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Yes |
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A: Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement |
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Q: Will you also be assessing people against standards relating to knowledge and understanding, and assessing within classrooms, training rooms or simulated environments? |
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No, just assessing competence within a work environment, using observation and a variety of other methods |
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A: Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment |
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Yes |
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