City & Guilds Level 4 TAQA Award Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (6317-41)

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Key Facts

Awarding Body: City & Guilds

Level: 4

Attendance: Part Time (PT)

Duration: 18 - 24 Months

Course Code: XRH0141

Cost - UK/EU: £600

Cost - Non EU: £600

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Code: XRH0141

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The TAQA Level 4 IQA Award is a nationally recognised qualification designed for individuals who work within an internal quality assurance role. The qualification provides recognition for the knowledge and practical ability in internal quality assurance and assessment processes and is relevant to a variety of sectors.

It replaces the V1 and D34 qualifications and incorporates the full range of activity involved in internal quality assurance and supports Awarding Organisation rules and regulations.

This is an ‘in service’ award and candidates must be in an IQA role (by contract or placement) in order to complete the process.

Features & Benefits

Internal quality assurance (IQA) can be defined as the monitoring of all the teaching, learning and assessment activities which candidates/learners will undertake and should form part of a learning organisation’s overall quality assurance system. The IQA Award qualification provides recognition for knowledge and practical ability in internal quality assurance and assessment processes and is relevant to a variety of sectors.

Course Content

Introduction to the award and the assessment requirements
Plan, operate and evaluate internal assessment and quality assurance systems
Support and develop assessors
Monitor and improve the quality of assessment practice
Apply policies, procedures and legislation to meet external/regulatory requirements
Record and process IQA decisions and activities
Observation of IQA and feedback skills in the workplace
Building a portfolio of evidence

The programme is flexible and includes a blend of tutorials, independent study, written work, gathering of evidence, observation of IQA practice and portfolio building.

Entry Requirements

Candidates for this qualification must:

Have been working in an active role as a qualified assessor for at least 12 months
Have access to an appropriate IQA role in an assessment centre
Have access to at least 2 assessors who can be monitored and supported
Have access to a qualified IQA for countersigning
Have occupational competency in the qualification they are quality assuring.

Progression

Qualified TAQA practitioners who also teach and do not already possess a formal teaching qualification could progress to the College's CET or DET programmes (Certificate or Diploma in Education and Training) if a teaching role has been secured and entry requirements have been fulfilled.