GQA Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment
Courses Overview:
Next Date: 03/03/2025
Duration: 5 days
Available Places: 8
This GQA qualification provides the underpinning knowledge which is required to help you become an assessor of competence.
Course price:
£ 1,100.00 EX VAT
START 03/03/2025
END 07/03/2025
8:30 am
4:30 pm
START 22/09/2025
END 26/09/2025
8:30 am
4:30 pm
This GQA qualification provides the underpinning knowledge and demonstration of performance that is not only required for all assessor-regulated qualifications but also underpins vocational assessment within the workplace.
This qualification covers the principles and practices of assessment including the assessment of occupational competence in the work environment, and allows learners to demonstrate performance using our unique real world environment at the National Centre for Process and Manufacturing (NCPM).
Closed courses can be undertaken at a clients site, contact our learning advisors for more information.
Who is this course for?
Team leaders, supervisors and managers who want to assess the competence of their colleagues.
Duration:
5 Days
Prerequisites:
There are no specific skills, knowledge, understanding or any other qualifications needed, however entry to the qualification is at the discretion of the centre.
Unit 1 – Understanding the principles and practices of assessment
Unit 2 – Assess occupational competence in the work environment
Assessment includes the following methods (although observation of performance in the work environment is not required for learners only undertaking the knowledge units):
- 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.
- Understand and explain the value and the process of assessment in industrial training.
- Define and practice the primary underpinning principles of assessment.
- Understand, accept and communicate the responsibilities of the assessor.
- Identify the regulations which are relevant to the assessment of training in the bulk storage and process industries.
TRAINING FOR A LIFE-LONG CAREER
Successful condidates can go on to additional training at Levels 3 and 4, such as our Level 3 or level 4 GQA Award in the Internal Quality Assurance Process and Practice.
Learning Advisors:
We provide guidance on your career pathway with advice on relevant courses and how you can access them.
For more info on your progression, get in touch with your Learning Advisors: Karon Reynolds and Mollie King.
Reynolds Training Services Ltd
Technical Training Centre
Redwood Park Estate, Stallingborough
North East Lincolnshire
DN41 8TH
Lead Tutor: Alan Oxborough
Alan brings his many years’ experience working across industry sectors and Higher Education
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