Qualifications

At Excel Learn we believe in High standards of objectivity, integrity, fairness and honesty. We willensure that no member of staff are provided with the opportunity to gain any personal or financial benefit that would lead to the integrity of the awards being compromised. Excel Learn’s Policies and Procedures will be designed to maintain Excel Learn’s reputation for integrity and protect staff from accusations of impartiality in commercial and personal matters.

Assessors

All Assessors will receive a full induction into the Excel Learn’s Policies and Procedures. They will hold or be working towards an appropriate Assessor qualification A1/A2 or D32/33 of the Training and Development Standards. They will provide evidence of the relevant occupational competence they hold, to ensure they meet the assessment strategy for the areas they will be assessing. They will ensure CPD file is kept up to date with all training undertaken. This includes internal and external courses; a certificate of attendance will be obtained for all courses attended. All assessors will have an appropriate Assessor qualification. Training needs will be identified through Internal Verification feedback appraisals. Any training required will be recorded.

Induction Process

The Assessor must:

• Provide learners with their rights and responsibilities.
• Ensure all learners are aware of the appeals procedure and awarding body information.
• Issue Health & Safety policy and Equal Opportunities policy.
• Provide learners with names and contact details for personnel involved in the assessment process. Provide learners with completion and target dates.
• Ensure all learners receive an equality of opportunities and health and safety workbook.
• Ensure evidence is in place that demonstrates areas covered at induction are regularly revisited with the learner.

An initial assessment is carried out to identify training needs and support required is documented.Any development activities required to be recorded. A skills scan for the qualification the learner wishes to undertake completed to ensure correct qualification and level is chosen.

Assessment Process

Review & feedback documents completed for every assessment, which must include, unit being assessed, type of evidence to be used, and the agreed completion date. Feedback and progress must also be documented.

Learners will be assessed using a variety of methods including, observation of performance, question and answer techniques, witness statements.

Keeping up to date on changes in the standards of the awarding body information. A variety of assessments must be used to demonstrate authenticity and validity, these can include; observations, case studies, witness testimonials.

Progress of learners must be clearly documented on review & feedback forms and once completed passed to the assessment administrator for documenting on the progress database. Knowledge and understanding will be demonstrated through written and oral questions and professional discussions.

Learners who already hold qualifications in a relevant area to the qualification they are undertaking may be entitled to be assessed using accreditation of prior certificated learning (APL). Knowledge should also be taken into consideration for all qualifications and should be accredited through prior achievement (APA). An assessor using these assessment methods should liaise with the Awarding Body and the Internal Verifier to ensure the required standards are met.

Internal Verification

Assessor must:

• Attend assessor meetings as requested by the Internal Verification
• Contribute to the Internal Verification procedure
• Attend feedback sessions with the Internal Verifier and implement required action
• Follow Roles and Responsibilities