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Day 1
Introduction to National Vocational Qualifications and the cycle of assessment
- Explore and understand National Vocational Qualifications
- What is vocational competence?
- Benefits and challenges for the organisation and the individual
- Investigate the methods of assessment available for National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs)?
- Identify the different methods available for assessment
- Recall Roles and Responsibilities involved in running an assessment centre
- Description of the roles and responsibilities of Candidates, Assessors and Internal Verifiers
- Identify what makes a good Assessor and Internal Verifier
- Understand the cycle of assessment planning, gathering and organising evidence, judging evidence and making and recording decisions
- Introducing NVQ A1 Assessor standards and where they fit into the assessment cycle
- Execute an assessment planning stage using NVQ standards
- What can go wrong during assessment planning and what not to forget?
- What to cover when inducting a new candidate, including NVQ appeal procedures
Day 2
Building skills and knowledge of NVQ A1 Assessor Award and how to execute assessments
- Identify the internal NVQ standards used at your site
- Understanding the cycle of assessment
- Gathering and organising evidence
- Different methods to use and how to use them effectively
- Investigate carrying out an observation
- Best practice in observing candidates
- Using professional discussion as part of the assessment process
- Integration of assessment documentation during this activity
- Explore how to assess evidence against the NVQ standards
- Reaching and recording a decision on evidence presented
- The principles upon which assessment decisions are based
- The importance of feedback during the review process
- What to do when things go wrong
Day 3
Developing assessment practices, by planning assessments with other candidates and Trainer/Assessor
- Reflect on the assessment cycle using flowcharts and the NVQs
- Investigate the A1 award folder and how evidence can be collated for assessment
- Consider example evidence from the assessment process to aid in developing best practice assessment
- Explore candidate assessment planning with ITS Assessor
- Individual assessment planning with ITS Assessor
- Investigate assessment requirements with assessor candidates and Internal Verifiers
- Group discussion on NVQ standards and the assessment process
- Allocation of Assessor candidates to NVQ Candidates and the unit requirements
- Discuss forthcoming support and advice for Assessor candidates and the internal verification process
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