You may have heard of the IQA qualification. As well as hearing about the assessor qualification or CAVA. You may have heard of both but what exactly are they?
We’re going to go over the difference between the two to help clarify the terms better.
Assessors and Internal Quality Assurers (IQAs) are involved with each learner and their qualifications. They make sure that assessments and activities are to a set standard, and keep track of the learners with records and notes.
Assessor
In short, an assessor supports and assesses a learner who is working towards a vocational qualification either in a college, workplace or training centre. It’s the assessor’s job to make sure that the learner meets all the occupational standards and procedures to gain their qualification.
Being an assessor you will have to provide them with goals and record their achievements as well.
As an assessor, you are the learner’s main point of contact, so it’s a good idea to maintain a good relationship with them.
Internal Quality Assurers (IQAs)
IQAs are the ones who are responsible for making sure operations run smoothly. This involves everything from the learning and studying the apprentice undertakes, all the way through to their final exam.
An IQA helps with the standardisation process and ensures that everything is carried out in a fair and consistent way.
The role of an IQA often falls with a supervisor or manager within a training centre.
You may want to think of it like a hierarchy, you have the learners, then the assessors are above them and then on top of the assessors are the IQAs. As they are different roles, the qualifications for both of them will be different.
But what are the different qualifications?
Qualifications?
As you may know, the assessor course that most people complete is the Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement or CAVA. This qualification lets you become a fully qualified assessor, meaning you can assess learners in their workplace and learning environment.
Whereas IQAs need a more advanced qualification such as the Level 4 IQA Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Process and Practice.
You can also undertake the Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice. This is one of the leading qualifications for IQA.
Our friends over at Brooks and Kirk provide all these courses! If you’re wanting to become an Assessor you can visit their website here.
Or if you’re wanting to become an IQA then you can also visit their website here.
Stay tuned for the end of the week as we may have a super special surprise for you!
If you have any questions please give us an email at hello@nvqassessor.org.uk and we will be happy to answer any and all questions.
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You may have heard of the IQA qualification. As well as hearing about the assessor qualification or CAVA. You may have heard of both but what exactly are they?
We’re going to go over the difference between the two to help clarify the terms better.
Assessors and Internal Quality Assurers (IQAs) are involved with each learner and their qualifications. They make sure that assessments and activities are to a set standard, and keep track of the learners with records and notes.
Assessor
In short, an assessor supports and assesses a learner who is working towards a vocational qualification either in a college, workplace or training centre. It’s the assessor’s job to make sure that the learner meets all the occupational standards and procedures to gain their qualification.
Being an assessor you will have to provide them with goals and record their achievements as well.
As an assessor, you are the learner’s main point of contact, so it’s a good idea to maintain a good relationship with them.
Internal Quality Assurers (IQAs)
IQAs are the ones who are responsible for making sure operations run smoothly. This involves everything from the learning and studying the apprentice undertakes, all the way through to their final exam.
An IQA helps with the standardisation process and ensures that everything is carried out in a fair and consistent way.
The role of an IQA often falls with a supervisor or manager within a training centre.
You may want to think of it like a hierarchy, you have the learners, then the assessors are above them and then on top of the assessors are the IQAs. As they are different roles, the qualifications for both of them will be different.
But what are the different qualifications?
Qualifications?
As you may know, the assessor course that most people complete is the Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement or CAVA. This qualification lets you become a fully qualified assessor, meaning you can assess learners in their workplace and learning environment.
Whereas IQAs need a more advanced qualification such as the Level 4 IQA Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Process and Practice.
You can also undertake the Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice. This is one of the leading qualifications for IQA.
Our friends over at Brooks and Kirk provide all these courses! If you’re wanting to become an Assessor you can visit their website here.
Or if you’re wanting to become an IQA then you can also visit their website here.
Stay tuned for the end of the week as we may have a super special surprise for you!
If you have any questions please give us an email at hello@nvqassessor.org.uk and we will be happy to answer any and all questions.
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