Types of Approved Centres
Assessment of your qualification will be carried out at your centre. Your centre may be your place of, college, training provider or a combination of these.
The awarding body (City & Guilds, EAL) approve centres to offer their qualifications and regularly monitors them to make sure they meet the high quality standards and follow assessment policies.
Centre Responsibilities
Coleg QS are responsible for the administration of your qualification. Centre staff will:
- Register you with the awarding body (I.e. City & Guilds, EAL)
- Give you an enrolment number
- Apply for your certificate(s) when you have completed your qualification or units.
Coleg QS are also responsible for supporting you as you work towards your NVQ. Centres will:
- Carry out an initial assessment with you
- Tell you about any learning or training (and resources) you will need to help you complete you qualification
- Provide an induction programme to explain how the assessment process work
- Produce an assessment plan for you
- Assessment roles
The following people at your centre will help you achieve your qualification.
The Assessor
The assessor is the person you will have the most contact with as you work towards your qualification. Your assessor will:
- Help you identify any training you need
- Agree an assessment plan with you
- Help you plan and organise your workload and evidence
- Observe you carrying out your job in the workplace over a period of time
- Ask any questions about the work you do
- Make decisions about your evidence
- Judge when you are competent and meet the national standards
- Give you feedback about your evidence and competence
The Internal Quality Assurer (IQA)
The IQA maintains the quality of assessment within the centre.
The External Quality Assurer (EQA)
The EQA helps to ensure that your centre meets the required standards for quality and assessment.
