Looking to understand the basic principles of assessment, or refresh your training? Our one day Assessor Awareness course is a great place to start.
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Assessor Awareness training

Who is this course for?
- Those starting in assessment practice and looking to understand the basic principles, and what qualifications are available for assessors and Internal Quality Assurers.
- Experienced assessment and quality assurance professionals that are looking to refresh their knowledge and learn best practice updates.
- Managers and leaders wanting to understand or gain greater awareness of how assessment works within the workplace.
- Support staff who may be involved in supporting learners, new recruits, or who may otherwise be called upon to provide evidence for individual learning.
- HR and learning and development teams looking to scale their in-house training provision to meet organisational needs.
Assessment principles apply across all learning and development, so this open course is suitable no matter which organisation or sector you work within.
This course covers:
- Functions of assessment
- Roles and responsibilities
- Standards and regulations
- Assessment methods
- Assessment cycle
- Planning and holistic assessment
- Involving the learner and others
- The VARCS principles
- Risks in assessment
- Assessment decisions
- Giving and receiving feedback
- Managing assessment information
- Quality Assurance – standardisation, appeals
- Legal and good practice requirements
About the trainers
Our trainers are qualified assessors with experience of assessment, internal quality assurance (IQA) and external quality assurance of workplace and vocational learning. They work across the UK to qualify assessors and IQA professionals.
What's included?
This one-day virtual training event run online includes event packs and resources and a certificate of attendance.
This course can also be delivered as contracted organisational training. If you would be interested in having more than 10 employees attend, please get in touch.
Get in touch
This course is now fully booked. Please get in touch with us if you’d like to hear about future courses.
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Customer Testimonials
National Crime Agency – IQA Training
My assessor was excellent, she helped me so much throughout and the sessions we had were first class – providing the guidance and support that was needed and from assessment perspective, always providing feedback in a lovely but extremely professional manner. I cannot fault the service at all.
National Probation Service Assessor Training
My assessor was excellent, she made me feel so at ease and I always understood what was expected of me and the types of evidence required. She was so supportive but ensured that I remained responsible for my own learning, exactly how I work best! Thank you.
National Crime Agency – IQA Training 2022
My Assessor was brilliant, very helpful and patient, always prompt and punctual and always accessible. My feedback was always developmental and supportive and they made the whole process an enjoyable and interesting one,