The full assessor qualification. Workplace and classroom.
CAVA qualifies you to assess in the workplace and in training settings. It is the complete assessor route, so you are not limited to one kind of evidence or one kind of learner.
Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
- Four live taught sessions
- Assess in workplace and classroom settings
- Assignments, work product and testimony
- Online learning library in your account
Course fee
£499
Personal Passport Pro subscribers get 10% off.
Awarding body
Focus Awards
Level
Level 3 · 15 credits
Guided learning
84 hours
Assessment
Assignments + observed assessment
Taught
4 live sessions
Why learn with us
Supported, practical and recognised
Both assessor roles
Assess occupational competence at work and vocational skills in a training setting.
Live sessions with a tutor
Four taught sessions to talk through real assessment decisions, not just read about them.
Opens assessor roles
The qualification providers and employers ask for when recruiting assessors.
What you will study
3 units, one clear journey
Focus Awards Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement · QRN 601/6104/8 · TQT 150 · 15 credits.
- 1Unit 124 guided hours · 3 credits
Principles and practices of assessment
The knowledge behind fair, valid and reliable assessment.
- 2Unit 230 guided hours · 6 credits
Assess vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
Assess learners in training and classroom settings.
- 3Unit 330 guided hours · 6 credits
Assess occupational competence in the work environment
Observe and judge real work against the standard.
See the full specification, learning outcomes and cohort dates →
For experienced practitioners ready to assess
For people with occupational expertise who want to assess apprentices and vocational learners.
- New assessors
- Apprenticeship staff
- Vocational trainers
- Team leaders who sign off competence
- Work as an assessor for a college, training provider or employer
- Assess apprenticeship, vocational and technical programmes
- Move into a wider curriculum or quality role
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