EV Standardisation Training Day

October 2011

27th October 2011 York28th October 2011 Hockley Heath

The development officers will be doing a series of workshops across the country

This presentation forms the basis of what we will be doing

Opportunity to present to the EV’s first

All signing from same ‘Hymn book’

Centre workshops

Commercially viable Meet regulatory requirements Attractive (less work) for centres Enjoyable, relevant learning

experience for the student

Impact of QCF on Awarding Organisations

Move away from traditional style of evidence (large portfolios, exams etc)

This is the ethos of the QCF Link between practical and

knowledge and understanding Students need to see link

(relevance of what they are doing)

Vocational qualifications

• “Assessment should be delivered efficiently... “

• NOS for learning and development No: 9, 10, 11, 12 (an Assessor working to these standards should be assessing holisticly)

• Conditions of recognition, Page 44, Condition E4.2: http://www.ofqual.gov.uk/files/2011-05-16-general-conditions-of-recognition.pdf?Itemid=111

Holistic Assessment

Holistic new buzz word in education

Not just a punchy title Actually an advanced

assessment practice More efficient and effective Avoids repetition Speeder completion Makes sense to candidates Less work for assessors

Move away from writing assignments

Duplication !!! Over assessment Incorporating theory into

practical Move away from end

loading Competence

Lets make it easy!!

Evidence should come easily

Turns assessment process on head Identify activity that will provide evidence Look at imminent practical event and draw

out evidence from that Opportunity to use one piece of evidence

numerous times No fabrication – real!!!

Different way of thinking!

Assessment criteria

Definition of describe Definition of explain Describe how to identify PPE?

Explain how to complete a

client record card Explain why it is important to

wear PPE

Active verbs

Not straightforward Often observation may be

asking for the production of a product – for example a project.

This does not mean that the putting together of the product has to be observed

Knowledge or observation