Assessor qualifications
The full assessor qualification, delivered fully online with a dedicated tutor-assessor and flexible pacing.
The Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement - known everywhere as the CAVA qualification - is the nationally recognised assessor certificate on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF). It qualifies you to assess learners on almost any vocational or work-based qualification in the UK, including apprenticeships and NVQs.
CAVA replaces the older A1 and D32/D33 assessor awards. If you have been asked to become a qualified assessor - whether by an FE college, an apprenticeship provider, an NHS trust or your own employer - this is the qualification you need.
There are four assessor qualifications at Level 3. Most learners want the full CAVA; use the summary below to check.
Most learners choose this
The complete Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement. Covers the theory unit plus assessment of competence in the workplace and vocationally related achievement. This is the qualification most employers ask for.
View detailsTheory only
Theory-only route. Ideal if you need to understand assessment principles for a management, IQA or design role, but do not need to assess learners in practice.
View detailsWorkplace only
Focused route for assessors who only judge competence in a real workplace setting - for example NVQ and apprenticeship workplace assessment.
View detailsPortfolio / classroom
Focused route for assessors who mark portfolios, assignments, skills tests and simulations rather than workplace competence.
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