Course description
The 1st4sport Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement is for learners who need to be qualified in all aspects of assessment. Specifically, it is for those who assess occupational competence both in the work environment and vocational skills, knowledge and understanding outside of the workplace (eg in a workshop, classroom or other training environment). The qualification is transferable to any sector your learners have occupational competence in and provides a national benchmark of good practice for England.
Who is the course for?
Learners who complete this qualification usually seek employment in appropriate paid or voluntary assessing roles within their specialist subject area, assessing competence based qualifications (e.g. NVQs), knowledge based qualifications, and vocational qualifications which have non-work based assessment.
What’s the value of this course?
Successful learners are eligible to seek employment in appropriate paid or voluntary assessing roles within their specialist subject area, assessing competence based qualifications (e.g. NVQs), knowledge based qualifications, and vocational qualifications which have non-work based assessment. The qualification is recognised as the industry standard assessing qualification covering all environments for the further education and skills sector by the Education & Training Foundation
Assessment
To achieve the qualification, learners are required to have assessed evidence of:
- An appropriate knowledge and understanding of assessing occupational competence and vocational achievement, which will be assessed via performance, tasks and assignments
- Planning, conducting and reviewing learner assessments observation of assessment practice
- Delivery of the four planned assessments for two learners in a nonwork environment and two learners in a work environment
Progression opportunities
Learners could seek to gain the 1st4sport Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice if they are looking to become an internal verifier.
