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Level 4 IQA Course in Wakefield – Wakefield College

Cost£1,200
Duration10 months
LevelLevel 4
DeliveryBlended learning
StartFlexible
Study modePart-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyCity & Guilds awarding body
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About this course

Level 4 IQA Course in Wakefield. Classes run at Wakefield College, part-time during the day with a mix of online study and time at the centre.

The course is for people already working with assessors in a centre or organisation. You'll develop your skills in planning, monitoring, and evaluating assessment practice. Units cover sampling assessment decisions, supporting assessors, and managing quality assurance processes. The course typically takes 10 months to complete.

You'll finish with the City and Guilds Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice at Level 4.

Who this course is for

The units and qualifications will provide people who carry out assessment and internal quality assurance roles in their organisation with the opportunity to develop and improve their practice as well as achieving a professional qualification for the role. They are available to anyone working in: accredited learning; non accredited learning (where people may assess performance but do not assess for a qualification); the NQF and the QCF. They have been developed by LLUK to replace the Assessor and Verifier (A&V) Units. They are designed for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is now known as TAQA (Training Assessment Quality Assurance). They reflect the quality assurance of assessment processes and practice of qualifications within Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) and provide practitioners with recognition, through qualification, of excellence in quality assurance practice.

Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for those wishing to undertake these qualifications. However, practitioners will need to be working with assessors in a centre, or organisation, to enable them to demonstrate competence for all the awards except the Level 4 Award in Understanding the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice.

What you will learn

  • You'll plan and monitor internal quality assurance of assessment.
  • You'll evaluate and improve assessment practice across your organisation.
  • You'll sample assessment decisions made by assessors.
  • You'll support and develop assessors in their roles.
  • You'll maintain records and reports for quality assurance purposes.
  • You'll understand the principles and requirements of internal quality assurance.

How you will learn

Learning is blended, combining online study with sessions at Wakefield College. You'll build a portfolio of evidence drawn from your work with assessors. Assessment is work-based, so you'll need to be in a role where you can observe and support assessors directly. There are no formal exams.

What you will need to bring

Wakefield College will confirm what you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Internal Quality Assurer, oversees assessment quality within a training or education organisation.
  • IQA Manager, leads quality assurance across a team of assessors.
  • Assessment Coordinator, manages assessment processes and standards.
  • Quality Assurance Officer, monitors and reports on assessment practice.
  • Training Manager, oversees staff development and assessment compliance.

What you could study next

  • Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training, for those moving into a teaching or training leadership role.
  • Level 5 Award in Education and Training (Management), builds on quality assurance experience with a management focus.
  • External Quality Assurance qualifications at Level 4, for those who want to quality assure across multiple centres rather than within one organisation.
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