Taqa Assessors Award
Jodie Stevens – T2
Question 1
To judge whether evidence is sufficient, authentic and current it is important as an assessor to attend standardisation meetings and to keep up to date with the regulations of the relevant awarding body. If in doubt it is important to double heck.
Evidence is deemed to be sufficient if it is understandable and presented in a clear manner, contains content deemed appropriate for the level of the award and meets all the learning criteria, regulations and requirements set out in the assessment plan.
To check for authenticity the candidate must have confirmed that this is their own work; the assessor must deem it to be original work and the assessor must have checked that any testimonies are from bona fide colleagues. If any of the above is in doubt then it is the assessor’s responsibility to question the learner.
To be current the evidence must meet the most recent criteria and regulations from the relevant awarding body, and must be produced within any applicable time constraints detailed in the assessment plan.
Question 2
Some of the risks n assessment may pertain to the workplace, such as Health and Safety. This could be due to machinery or materials in the workplace that could pose a risk to both the learner and assessor. It could also be due to the leaner working with vulnerable people that could mean that procedures have to be followed that could delay assessment. Other risks in the workplace could be due to workload and the candidate either being too busy to complete the evidence required or being too busy for assessment which could lead to the assessment being cancelled. Supervisors may also cancel assessments at late notice is the workplace becomes too busy for the learner to spare the time. Other delays may be due to standards changing, for example in my industry ATOL certificates for consumers recently became compulsory, which may lead to the evidence required being altered.
Other risks may be due to
Question 1
To judge whether evidence is sufficient, authentic and current it is important as an assessor to attend standardisation meetings and to keep up to date with the regulations of the relevant awarding body. If in doubt it is important to double heck.
Evidence is deemed to be sufficient if it is understandable and presented in a clear manner, contains content deemed appropriate for the level of the award and meets all the learning criteria, regulations and requirements set out in the assessment plan.
To check for authenticity the candidate must have confirmed that this is their own work; the assessor must deem it to be original work and the assessor must have checked that any testimonies are from bona fide colleagues. If any of the above is in doubt then it is the assessor’s responsibility to question the learner.
To be current the evidence must meet the most recent criteria and regulations from the relevant awarding body, and must be produced within any applicable time constraints detailed in the assessment plan.
Question 2
Some of the risks n assessment may pertain to the workplace, such as Health and Safety. This could be due to machinery or materials in the workplace that could pose a risk to both the learner and assessor. It could also be due to the leaner working with vulnerable people that could mean that procedures have to be followed that could delay assessment. Other risks in the workplace could be due to workload and the candidate either being too busy to complete the evidence required or being too busy for assessment which could lead to the assessment being cancelled. Supervisors may also cancel assessments at late notice is the workplace becomes too busy for the learner to spare the time. Other delays may be due to standards changing, for example in my industry ATOL certificates for consumers recently became compulsory, which may lead to the evidence required being altered.
Other risks may be due to