This qualification is for those individuals who are new to internal quality assurance, and are hoping to become an internal verifier.  In addition, it is beneficial, for those whose role requires them, to know about essential principles and practices of internal quality assurance but never practice, for example programme administrators and managers.

Course Units:

To be awarded the Level 4 Award in Understanding the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes & Practice, learners are required to successfully complete the one mandatory unit.

Mandatory Unit:

• Understanding the principles and practices of internally assuring the quality of assessment

Assessments:

Assessments will be done via the following methods:

• Submission of a portfolio containing evidence for each unit of study
• Demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the internal quality assurance of assessment, which will be assessed via performance, tasks and questioning
• Use of an internal quality assurance strategy and sampling plan
• Planning, carrying out and reviewing an internal quality assurance intervention with an assessor and two learners
• Planning, carrying out and reviewing an internal quality assurance intervention with a different assessor and two learners, observed by an appropriately qualified assessor
• Evaluations of two internal quality assurance interventions for two assessors (four in total)