02 Mar 2021
Key Facts
Qualification purpose
Confirm occupational competence and/or ‘licence to practice’
Qualification Grading Type
Pass
Assessment Methods
Why choose this qualification?
The aim and purpose of the qualifications is for those in an Assessor role to gain the necessary skills and understanding to undertake and fulfil duties and responsibilities to assess learning to the required industry standards.
The Gateway Qualifications Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement will be valuable to ensure that staff assessing non-NVQ or non-competence-based vocational qualifications within the RQF on a ‘devolved’ basis meet agreed standards of assessment.
The Gateway Qualifications Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment is for assessors who deliver RQF qualifications that use the term ‘NVQ’ in their title and for other non-NVQ staff whose purpose is D1 Confirm occupational competence.
The Gateway Qualifications Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement will be appropriate for those whose role involves the assessment of both occupational competence and vocationally related achievement.
This qualification is available to study through our partnership with Curriculum and Quality Solutions (CQS). For more information and prices please visit the CQS website.
Study this qualification with CQS
Rules of Combination
Learners must achieve two mandatory units totalling 9 credits to achieve the qualification.
Units
Learners must achieve two mandatory units totalling 9 credits.
Assess Vocational Skills, Knowledge and Understanding
Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment
What is the purpose of this qualification?
The Gateway Qualifications Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement is for those who assess vocational skills, knowledge and understanding in a workshop, classroom or other training environment rather than assessing competence in a work environment.
The aim and purpose of the qualification is for those in an Assessor role to gain the necessary skills and understanding to undertake and fulfil duties and responsibilities to assess learning to the required industry standards
Progression & entry requirements
The approved age range for these qualifications is: 19+. There is no requirement for learners to have achieved prior qualifications. There are internal progression opportunities within the suite. Progression opportunities could be towards teaching, internal quality assurance and/or external quality assurance qualifications.Funding information
Learning Aims Search
The Hub provides a Learning Aims Search which you can use to check the funding status of any qualification or unit.
View this qualification on the ESFA’s Hub website
From 1st July 2021, the Hub will be replaced by a new Find a learning aim (FALA) service. This service is currently in BETA so if you experience any issues with finding funding details, please double check on the Hub above, or contact your account manager.
View this qualification on the ESFA’s Find a learning aim website
How to find a learning aim
If you’re not sure how to use the new find a learning aim website, we’ve created a handy walkthrough to help you:
How to Use: Find a learning Aim
We have done our best to collate and summarise the key information, and wherever possible we alert our providers to changes in funding policy.
This funding information is provided in good faith and it is always advisable to check directly with the funding agencies before committing to delivery.
The following support materials will help you to deliver this qualification.
Special Considerations and Reasonable Adjustment Forms