roles and responsibilities in quality assurance matthew mccullagh manager assessment standards
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Roles and Responsibilities in Quality Assurance
Matthew McCullagh
Manager Assessment Standards
VerificationVerification
Verification is the process by which SQA assures that national standards are maintained, in assessments carried out by centres
VerificationVerification
An on-going quality assurance and improvement procedure
Ensures that all assessment decisions are valid and consistent throughout the entire assessment process
Partnership approach between SQA and approved centres
Rolling programme of pre, during and post assessment activities
Roles and Responsibilities - BeforeRoles and Responsibilities - Before
Assessor Internal Verifier External Verifier
Get familiar with standards Support assessor Support centre through SQA Co-ordinator
Get familiar with conditions Confirm conditions Prior Verify materials
Propose assessment instrument Confirm assessment methods
Prepare candidates Confirm guidance
Roles and Responsibilities - DuringRoles and Responsibilities - During
Assessor Internal Verifier External Verifier
Assess candidates Support assessor Support via SQA Co-ordinator
Make assessment judgements
Confirm assessment judgements
Verify assessment judgements
Feedback to candidates Feedback to assessor Feedback to centre staff via coordinator
Roles and Responsibilities - AfterRoles and Responsibilities - After
Assessor Internal Verifier External Verifier
Reflect on assessment instrument
Support assessor Support via SQA Co-ordinator
Reflect on support to candidates
Confirm reflections Provide feedback via SV Reports
Reflect on assessment judgements
Feedback to assessor Provide feedback through QM Update letters
Reflect on feedback to candidates
Feedback to assessor
Agree Action Plan Agree Action Plan