Who Should Attend?
People with managerial experience and who are managers
themselves. People who are teachers or who have teaching
experience.
Why Attend?
People who want to update their skills to the next level.
Aims and Objectives of the Programme
The aims and objectives of this award is to provide the
trainee with recognition of their actual work based
performance. This is performance of real working activities
in their specific working environment.
Contents
Units covered:
- Agreeing and reviewing plans for assessing
candidates’ performance.
- Assessing candidates’ performance against the
agreed standards.
- Assessing candidates’ knowledge against the
agreed standards.
- Making an assessment decision and giving feedback.
Activities likely to be involved:
- Watching staff members in line with agreed assessment
plans.
- Assessing candidates’ performance.
- Assessing candidates’ knowledge and how they
apply their knowledge.
- Making a record or your assessment decisions.
- Working with other people who are affected by the
assessment process, such as line managers or
supervisors.
- Giving feedback to candidates.
Learning Methods
Practical and theory based classroom assessment, handouts,
exercises and group discussions. Trainees will also have
self-directed independent learning.
Assessment
- Watching candidates perform in the workplace.
- Asking candidates questions.
- Taking account of past experiences and
achievements.
- Setting tests.
- Setting projects and tasks.
- Arranging simulations.
- Assessing the candidate’s report of their
work.
- Using evidence from other people, including peers and
witnesses.
After the Course..
Candidates who are successful will become a full assessor
with a full NVQ level 3 City and Guilds certificate.