Distance – Highfield Level 4 Internal Quality Assurer – IQA Qualification

Staff will learn about the processes and procedures of IQA, including sample planning, report writing, working with Awarding Organisations and improving quality in assessment.

The Award has 2 mandatory units which must be fully completed to gain the qualification:

• Unit 1 – Understanding the principles and practices of internally assuring the quality of assessment
• Unit 2 – Internally assure the quality of assessment.

When you enrol your staff with us, they will be allocated an experienced assessor and receive a textbook (Ann Gravells, Principles and Practices of Quality Assurance: A guide for internal and external quality assurers in the FE and Skills Sector) and resources to support them with their qualification.

Staff must complete of a portfolio of evidence that will cover all assessment criteria for the required units.

Unit 1 assessment

• assignment which covers assessment criteria.  This can be submitted at intervals for ongoing support and feedback from their expert tutor.
• planned professional discussion  to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of assessment.

Unit 2 assessment

• direct observation –  staff will be observed working with an assessor by the tutor or a suitable person in your workplace
• provide work products to demonstrate your competence in IQA
• IQA records from  two assessors (evidence of sampling plans, IQA reports and standardisation)
• additional work product evidence, as required by the tutor, for example, emails, reflective accounts, minutes of meetings.

Staff will have 6 months from enrolment to complete the qualification, although many learners complete earlier.

Your staff member will be allocated a named assessor who will provide unlimited online support throughout the qualification. They will have a face to face online induction to plan first steps and answer any questions. Further tutorials can be arranged with the assessor, either face to face, online or via telephone, as required.

The price includes:

• Expert advice and support from a highly experienced trainer
• Course materials
• Unlimited online support via Teams
• Registration and certification

There are no hidden charges with this qualification. The face to face online observation with their assessor is included in the price. This ensures that Best for Training fully meets the observation requirements set by the Awarding Organisation and the Education and Training Foundation.

On successful completion of the IQA qualification, your staff member will  be a qualified Internal Quality Assurer and will be able to carry out quality assurance roles within the area of their occupational competence.

If staff are in a position where they are responsible for other IQAs then you may wish to consider enrolling them on Highfield Level 4 Leading Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice. Staff can achieve this with Best for Training by completing the one additional unit. This additional single unit will enable your staff member to achieve the full qualification: Highfield Level 4 Leading Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice. Staff must be able to evidence that they lead a team of at least 2 other IQAs and plan, allocate and monitor their work. If they have completed their IQA qualification, then we will be able to use this as Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) and claim their full  Level 4 Leading IQA certificate.

For your experienced IQAs, you may also wish to consider the Highfield Level 4 Award In Understanding the External Quality Assurance (EQA) of Assessment Processes and Practice (RQF)   This qualification is the first unit in the full EQA qualification required by Awarding Organisation to undertake the role of a External Quality Assurer (EQA). It is excellent CPD for any IQA who wants to ensure their organisation is fully prepare for the External Quality Assurance visits.