Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment.

Do you carry out assessments in the workplace, including observations or work appraisals? Are you working as a trainee assessor looking to achieve an official qualification.

Yes? Then the Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment would be the Assessor Award course suitable for you.

At MKLC we have designed the Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment course content to be accessible for all, the course lessons are self paced, so if you feel confident in certain areas you progress quickly through these to the areas you wish to focus more on. You can also complete the assignments in the order you prefer. You will receive feedback from your tutor within 48 hours of submission, but each piece is independent so you can submit pieces whilst waiting on feedback from another.

You have contact with your tutor by e-mail, as well as the main office 9am to 5pm which is staffed only by employees who are qualified teachers and assessors and have experience with the courses, including the Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment course, as well as the other options of the Assessor Award to be able to give you the most effective response to queries.

The Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment is a level 3 qualification accredited by TQUK, an Ofqual accredited Awarding Body, ensuring the course meets a standard of quality. The course is one of the options available on the Assessor Award, the right course for you will depend on where you are carrying out assessments, for the Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment you need to be carrying out assessments in the workplace.

Course Units:

• Unit 1 Understanding the principles and practices of assessment

This is a knowledge unit and requires you to be able to understand the principles of assessment, the different methods, how to plan assessments, involve others, make decisions, and understand quality assurance, legal and good practice requirements and how to manage information. The method of assessment of the unit is through written assignments, there are reasonable adjustments available for those who need them, for example professional discussions. Although it is mandatory, this unit alone does not qualify you to assess. Those who choose to complete this unit only will be those who need to know about assessment but who are not going to carry out any assessments.

• Unit 2 Assess occupational competence in the work environment

This unit of the Award in Assessing Occupational Competence in the work environment is ideal for assessors doing NVQ-type qualifications where assessments are carried out at work with candidates performing their everyday duties. You have to demonstrate that you can plan an assessment of occupational competence, make decisions, provide records, and follow legal and good practice requirements. The method of assessment is by observation of you carrying out an assessment in the workplace, questioning the learner, discussions with the learner, and examining their work products as well as their learner statements.

It includes the following assessment methods (although not all of these require performance evidence):

• observation of performance in the work environment;
• examining products of work;
• questioning the learner;
• discussing with the learner;
• use of others (witness testimony);
• looking at learner statements;
• recognising prior learning

Observation of practical assessments:

For unit 2 you will need to have access to at least two candidates going through assessments and have these assessments observed. Observations can be carried out by qualified personnel at your workplace, they will need to have their Assessor Award and IQA qualifications, you will need to submit evidence of their qualifications. Alternatively MKLC can do the observations either by video link or live visit depending on location, there is an additional cost for this.

Our previous students

"Judith has been a great help on completing my course. Giving up lots of her own time . I am very grateful. Go above and beyond." August 2021

"really enjoyed the course and got very good feed back from sandie on my progress" July 2021

"Supportive throughout the whole process" October 2020

This qualification is intended for assessors who assess occupational competence in the workplace, this could be assessing people on a competency based qualification like a NVQ or staff appraisals against pre-set criteria.

If you are also carrying out assessments in a classroom, training environment or simulated environment, you may wan to consider the Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement.

• You must be aged 19 or over.
• We do recognise prior achievement but certificates must be forwarded to us for approval before starting the programme. Our policy is that the course is open to everyone who is capable of reaching the required standards.
• Working at Level 2 or above in functional skills (English, mathematics and ICT).

Possible career paths:

• Assessor- average salary- £32,500- depending on subject specialism and location
• Students may also progress onto other qualifications including the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessments and then the External Quality Assurance of Assessments
• Students may also choose to complete a teaching qualification alongside their Assessor Award