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The changes from IV to IQA
• National Occupational Standards for Assessment & Internal
Verification changed Sept 2010 inline with QCF (old NQF
phased out)
• New qualifications are designed for Assessment & Quality
Assurance
• Role of the IV changes, function changes to Quality
Assurance of the Learner Journey
• Existing qualified staff are not expected to requalify – but
must demonstrate how their practice meets the new
standards through CPD
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The changes from IV to IQA
• Qualified and practising staff embark on knowledge based
units on new quals – considered best practice by Awarding
Organisations
• IQA Qualification is split into role of IQA and Lead IQA –
roles more time consuming/higher level of responsibility
• Assessor Qualifications split into Work based Assessor or
Classroom based Assessor
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What is Internal Quality Assurance?
• Internal Quality Assurance is defined as a set of policies,
procedures, systems or processes to ensure that the
delivery of assessment is consistent, valid, reliable,
sufficient and robust within the learner journey – IQA’s
making improvements where possible
• IV function was to authenticate assessors’ judgements,
monitoring assessment within an approved centre,
verifying decisions against the standards, reassessing!
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Learner Journey
Induction
Initial
Assessment
Recruitment
Learning
Plans
Progression
Learner
Teaching
& Learning
Achievement
Assessment
Reviews
Of
progress
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Role of the IQA
• Uphold the credibility of the qualification, by ensuring
quality in learning delivery and assessment
• Assess and manage risks within the assessment process,
risk banding the assessors individually
• Monitor the quality of training and assessment
• Identify issues and trends, training & development needs of
the team and support through CPD
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IQA process
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Changes to Regulations
The regulations and requirements for Internal Quality
Assurance have changed
For example:
Regulatory Arrangements for the Qualifications and Credit
Framework (2008) should apply
e.g. Awarding Organisation can impose their own QA
C & G Quality Assurance Requirements,
NVQ Code of Practice is now obsolete if your qualifications have
migrated to the QCF!
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IQA Methods
Sampling products
Observe
assessors
Discussions with
candidates
Standardisation
activities
Sampling records
IQA PLAN MAY
INCLUDE ALL
Team meetings
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Discussions with
witnesses
One-to-one
meetings with
assessors
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Legal and Good Practice
Every IQA should be ensuring assessors are applying the
policies and procedures within their centre:
• Health and safety, including learner welfare
• Confidentiality & data protection
• Transparency within the assessment process
• Records keeping
• Security and safe storage of information
• Equal opportunities and diversity (including bilingualism)
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Implications
What will happen within your area if assessment and quality
assurance practice is not in line with the new QCF
requirements?
?
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