Assessor and Verifier Awards

Course outline

These awards have been developed to support candidates in the process of becoming competent and effective assessors and verifiers in a variety of learning situations. They offer formal qualifications in the areas of assessment and verification and provide a good foundation of knowledge and skills on which to build and develop assessment and verification practice.

Assessor award

The course consists of two units covering the following areas:

• Unit A1: Assess candidates using a range of methods.

This unit looks at the role of the assessor using a range of methods, how the assessor contributes to internal quality assurance systems within an organisation and providing effective feedback to learners.

• Unit A2: Assess candidate’s performance through observation.

This unit looks at how the assessor uses observation to assess candidates, how to plan assessments and providing effective feedback to learners.

Verifier Award

The verifier award consists of one unit:

• Unit V1: Conduct internal quality assurance of the assessment process.

This unit looks at monitoring, reviewing and evaluating the internal assessment process and carrying out related verification or moderation activities.

Progression opportunities

Candidates can progress from A1 and A2 to V1, and then onto a range of qualifications in training and development.