The Award in Education and Training (Further Education and Skills)

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Assessment is not another term for evaluation; assessment isof the learnerswhereas evaluation isof the programme. All questions are cross-referenced to the criteria of this unit, and the other three mandatory units, to enable an holistic approach to assessment. They are written in an easy to understand way, and include guidance as to how to approach each question. This unit includes an evaluation of a learning programme.

Learners must achieve at least 15 credits for CET, or 45 credits for DET, from the optional units at the relevant level. can help assessors to understand how they can support their learners towards achieving the unit, and they are written logically in plain English. These are designed to be delivered in2-4 hours (4-6 hours for the Diploma) depending upon your style of delivery and the number of activities you carry out with your learners (guidance is given). assessors visiting unfamiliar places and under pressure to arrive by a certain time therefore rushing an assessment activity

Assessment is a way of finding out if learning has taken place. It enables you to ascertain if your learner has gained the required skills, knowledge, understanding and/or attitudes and behaviours needed at a given point in time towards their learning programme. a learner will only be judged to have passed the unit if they demonstrate that they have acquired all specified learning outcomes (known as ‘mastery’). Ofqual refer to them as CASLO qualifications because they require assessors to Confirm the Acquisition of Specified Learning Outcomes. Apart from these three defining characteristics, CASLO qualifications take many different forms. Passing Assessments for the Certificate in Education and Training (see below)is a companion text to this title. It gives guidance regarding achieving each of the assessment criteria of the five mandatory units. Information is also given regarding Ofsted, teaching observations, study skills and the minimum core.

If you wish, you can change and adapt the questions as all assignments are supplied as electronicWord documents. Principles of assessment relate to how the assessment process is put into practice. Two important principles are known My passion is to help new entrants to the further education, skills and training sector: i.e. the beginner teacher; trainer; assessor and/or quality assurer. You might also need to have an assessment qualification if the subject requires you to, and/or if you would like to become a qualified assessor. You can take an online moduleif you wish. answers to questions being obtained inappropriately by learners, which leads to cheating e.g. gained online, from another learner, or via artificial technology (AI)This revised edition is updated for the new qualification requirements and the Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers.