TAQA - Assessors Award by Apprenticeship

Welcome to the TAQA Assessors Award!

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Your Assessor is - Charlotte Whetton

Charlotte.Whetton@bsdc.ac.uk

07972 217 962

Enrolment Forms

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Enrolment form for completion prior to starting the TAQA Qualification.

Course Handbook

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To be completed by Assessor (CW) after first TAQA meeting and signed/dated by Assessor and Learner. To be filed in Portfolio under Section 1

Induction Checklist

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Induction checklist to be printed and completed in first TAQA meeting by Assessor (CW) and signed/dated by Assessor and Learner. To be filed in Portfolio under Section 1.

Witness List

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To be printed and completed and signed by your Counter-signatory and IQA and filed under Section 3 of your Portfolio.

Portfolio Layout Form

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To be printed and put at the front of your TAQA Portfolio. This document outlines the Sections and Contents of the Portfolio and how this should be presented.

Allocation of TAQA Staff

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To be completed by Assessor (CW) and printed for your Portfolio. Please let your Assessor know the following:

Who your Subject Counter-signatory will be (This must be a qualified assessor in your area/relevant area)
Who your IQA is
Who your EQA is
Details of Learners that are being used for your TAQA qualification and Subject/Qualifications that they are completing

CV

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An up to date copy of your CV is required in Section 2 of your portfolio. Please ensure that details of your current role are on here.

Skillscan (Optional)

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For external learners only

Job Description

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Include a copy of your up to date Job Description.

Certificates

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Please put certificates for the following within Section 3 of the Portfolio:

Qualification related certificates for your subject area
Certificates for any Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity, Data Protection courses completed
Certificates for any other relevant qualifications (teaching etc.)

CPD Record

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Create a record of CPD completed whilst studying the TAQA Qualification. Anything related to your subject area, staff development training, webinars attended etc.

This can be a simple table in a word document or could be a screenshot from College IP.

Qualification Standards - Understanding The Principles and Practices of Assessment (Theory)

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Please read the Qualification Standard and Print for your Portfolio Section 3.

Qualification Standards - Assess Vocational Skills, Knowledge and Understanding (Classroom)

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Please read the Qualification Standard and Print for your Portfolio Section 3 (if you are assessing in the Classroom environment).

Qualification Standards - Assess Occupational Competence in the Work Environment

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Please read the Qualification Standard and Print for your Portfolio Section 3 (if you are assessing in the Workplace environment).

Summary of Achievements

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To be completed by Assessor (CW) and printed for your Portfolio at the end of your qualification.

Evidence Reference Sheet - Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment (Theory)

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To be completed with Assessor (CW) once portfolio is completed.

Evidence Reference Sheet - Assess Vocational Skills, Knowledge and Understanding (Classroom)

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To be completed with Assessor (CW) once portfolio is completed.

Evidence Reference Sheet - Assess Occupational Competence in the Work Environment (Workplace)

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To be completed with Assessor (CW) once portfolio is completed.

Assessor Assessment Plans and Reviews

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To be completed by Assessor (CW) and signed at each meeting. Filed in Section 4 of the Portfolio

NVQ Code of Practice

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Please read the NVQ Code of Practice paying close attention to pages 31-34 regarding the Tariff of Sanctions for Assessors. Print the Cover and Contents Pages for your portfolio.

QCF Regulatory Requirements

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Please read the QCF Regulatory Arrangements. Print the Cover and Contents Pages for your portfolio.

Ofqual Additional Regulatory Requirements

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Please read the Ofqual Additional Regulatory Requirements. Print the Cover and Contents Pages for your portfolio.

Observation of Candidate Assessor

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Completed by Assessor (CW) for each of the 4 learner observations.

Professional Discussion/Candidate Statement

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Only completed if the observations do not fully cover the criteria in the Qualification Standards. Your Assessor (CW) will let you know if this needs to be done.

Standardisation Meeting Minutes

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Please provide minutes of any Standardisation meetings that you/your department have attended. This can include:

Team meeting minutes where standardisation has been discussed
Team meeting minutes where standardisation activities have been completed
Meeting minutes with IQA/EQA

Text Book for Assessors Award

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This can be loaned from the LRC at BSDC (there are a few copies). Or purchased from Amazon etc.

Assessment Planning

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The Assessment Cycle

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Why do we Assess

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Candidate Roles and Responsibilities

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The Principles of Good Assessment

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The Role of the Assessor

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Assessor Roles and Responsibilities

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Assessor Feedback to Learner

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The below are some documents to support the Theory unit in Section 8 of the Portfolio. For your reference. These do not need to be included in the Portfolio itself.

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Portfolio Essentials to get:

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A ring-binder folder
Folder dividers labelled Section 1 - 8
Plastic Wallets for paperwork

IQA Reports on Assessment Decisions

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Include the following in Section 6 of the Portfolio:

IQA Reports on assessment decisions (either general or linked to your nominated learners for your TAQA Qualification).
EQA Reports for your Qualification/Apprenticeship

If you do not have access to these your line manager/IQA should be able to provide these.

Index of Evidence

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These sheets are used to reference and index all learner evidence. Your Assessor (CW) will go through this with you once all evidence is ready to be filed in the portfolio.

Evidence

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Learner Evidence for each learner to include:

Learner Permission Form (Below)
Record of Planning, Feedback and Verbal Questioning (Below)
The Qualification/Standard of which the learner is being assessed against and evidence of which elements of this they have achieved
Any departmental paperwork including your written observation
Copies of the learner work to accompany this (photos of work product evidence, completed worksheets/assignments, completed exams/evidence of results
Any other relevant documentation

Learner Permission Form

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A form needs to be completed for each learner giving their permission for the use of their work in your portfolio. To be filed in the portfolio under Section 7.

Assessment Planning and Record of Feedback

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This needs to be completed for each observation.

The Planning needs to be completed prior to each observation.

Record of Feedback to be completed during the observation.

Unit One Knowledge - Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment

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Unit One Knowledge consists of 8 individual units to be completed:

This can be completed on the unit document itself in the 3rd column or can be done on a separate word document (as long as this is broken down into sections and clear which criteria are being covered.
Complete these and send to your Assessor (CW) for marking/feedback.
Once each unit has been marked it can be printed and filed in your portfolio under Section 8.

Unit 1 - 1.1 - 1.4

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Unit 1 - 2.1

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Unit 1 - 3.1-3.5

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Unit 1 - 4.1 - 4.4

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Unit 1 - 5.1 - 5.2

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Unit 1 - 6.1 - 6.3

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Unit 1 - 7.1 - 7.2

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Unit 1 - 8.1 - 8.4

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Record of Verbal Questioning

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Verbal Questioning to be completed during the observation.

Assessor Skill Scan (New)

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