The Education and Training Foundation (ETF), in association with City & Guilds, has produced revised guidance for the Assessment and Quality Assurance qualifications available across all Awarding Organisations. This can be found, alongside a guide to the key changes, on the ETF’s FE Advice website.
Following a quality review involving our assessment provision for Teaching and Learning qualifications, the online multiple-choice tests for 6317 (Assessment and Quality Assurance/ TAQA) and 6502 (Education and Training) have beeen withdrawn from 31 March 2015.
These qualifications are for people working in or looking to work in assessment and internal quality assurance.
Entry Requirements
At least 6 months experience in the sector.
Preferably level 2 functional skills maths and english.
Level 2 qualification in a related subject. Or 4 GCSEs. A-C.
Please feel free to discuss entry requirements as individual cases
Are assessed for suitability.
TAQA E-learning programme
This new e-learning programme provides delivery and assessment of the Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment – part of our robust Training, Assessment and Quality Assurance (TAQA) portfolio.
The Level 3 provides a pathway for learners to understand assessment and if required, qualify as an assessor. Learners who wish to achieve these units could be assessing competence or non-competence based learning, knowledge or skills. They will select the units and qualifications that meet the requirements of what they are assessing.
There are three awards and a certificate available at Level 3:
- The Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment is a knowledge-only award for those who are starting their journey as an assessor, or those who need to know about assessment practice but are not currently practising.
- The Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment is for practitioners who assess the demonstration of competence in a work environment using the following assessment methods: observation/examining work products/oral questioning and discussion/use of witnesses/learner statements/Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
- The Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement is for practitioners who assess knowledge and/or skills in vocationally related subject areas using the following assessment methods: assessments in simulated environments/skills tests/oral and written questions/assignments/projects/case studies/RPL.
- The Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement is for practitioners who may use all of the above-listed assessment methods based upon sound assessment principles.
What Careers can this course lead to?
These qualifications can help you to progress your career as a:
- Qualified Assessor
- Trainer.
Learners may also choose to take one of the following related qualifications:
- City & Guilds Level 3 and 4 NVQ in Learning and Development and Learning and Development Mini Awards (6318)
- City & Guilds Level 3 Delivery of Basic Skills (8375)
- City & Guilds Level 3 and 4 Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (6302)
- City & Guilds Level 3 and 4 Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (6304)
- City & Guilds Level 5 Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (6305).