Discussion on Quality Assurance
DISCUSSION ON QUALITY ASSURANCE
Q1) Explain the regulations and requirements for internal quality assurance in own area of practice. 1.4 “Centre staff should familiarise themselves with the structure, content and assessment requirements of the qualifications before designing a course programme. Centres may design course programmes of study in any way which:
• best meets the needs and capabilities of their candidates
• satisfies the requirements of the qualifications.
When designing and delivering the course programme, centres might wish to incorporate other teaching and learning that is not assessed as part of the qualifications. This might include the following:
• literacy, language and/or numeracy
• personal learning and thinking
• personal and social development
• employability
Where applicable, this could involve enabling the candidate to access relevant qualifications covering these skills.
Recording forms: Candidates and centers may decide to use a paper-based or electronic method of recording
INFORMATION FROM THE CITY & GUILDS WEBSITE – section ‘Quality Assurance’: * Ensuring quality contains updates and good practice exemplars for City & Guilds assessment and policy issues. Specifically, the document contains information on:
• Management systems
• Maintaining records
• Assessment
• Internal verification and quality assurance
• External verification
Access to Assessment & Qualifications provides full details of the arrangements that may be made to facilitate access to assessments and qualifications for candidates who are eligible for adjustments in assessment.
Policies and procedures: City and Guilds ‘Quality Assurance requirements states the following:
“This document encompasses the relevant requirements of the following documents, which apply to all centers working with the City & Guilds of London Institute: * General Conditions of Recognition (November 2012) * Regulatory Arrangements for the
Q1) Explain the regulations and requirements for internal quality assurance in own area of practice. 1.4 “Centre staff should familiarise themselves with the structure, content and assessment requirements of the qualifications before designing a course programme. Centres may design course programmes of study in any way which:
• best meets the needs and capabilities of their candidates
• satisfies the requirements of the qualifications.
When designing and delivering the course programme, centres might wish to incorporate other teaching and learning that is not assessed as part of the qualifications. This might include the following:
• literacy, language and/or numeracy
• personal learning and thinking
• personal and social development
• employability
Where applicable, this could involve enabling the candidate to access relevant qualifications covering these skills.
Recording forms: Candidates and centers may decide to use a paper-based or electronic method of recording
INFORMATION FROM THE CITY & GUILDS WEBSITE – section ‘Quality Assurance’: * Ensuring quality contains updates and good practice exemplars for City & Guilds assessment and policy issues. Specifically, the document contains information on:
• Management systems
• Maintaining records
• Assessment
• Internal verification and quality assurance
• External verification
Access to Assessment & Qualifications provides full details of the arrangements that may be made to facilitate access to assessments and qualifications for candidates who are eligible for adjustments in assessment.
Policies and procedures: City and Guilds ‘Quality Assurance requirements states the following:
“This document encompasses the relevant requirements of the following documents, which apply to all centers working with the City & Guilds of London Institute: * General Conditions of Recognition (November 2012) * Regulatory Arrangements for the