Highfield Internal Quality Assurance Qualifications
Towercourt Training offer three nationally-recognised IQA qualifications:
Level 4 Award in Understanding The Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (Theory only)
The Level 4 Award in Understanding the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice does not qualify you to internally quality assure assessment.
This course simply provides you with the theory and understanding behind internal quality assurance. It is an ideal CPD course for managers who want to gain a better understanding of the quality assurance process.
If you need to be able to quality assure assessments, you will need either the:
Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice
or the:
Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice
GLH (Guided Learning Hours): 45 hours | Credits: 6
The Level 4 Award in Understanding the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices consists of just one unit. This is:
Unit 1 – Understanding the Principles and Practices of Internally Assuring the Quality of Assessment
This unit is a knowledge unit and will provide you with a thorough understanding on the internal quality assurance of assessment. It is delivered via written assessment and professional discussion.
Based on a couple of hours of study a week, this course should take you around 2 months.
Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (For Practitioners)
The Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice gives you all the skills and knowledge necessary to provide quality assurance of assessments and assessment decisions.
It does not allow you to become the lead IQA for the workplace. For these roles, you will need the Level 4 Certificate.
GLH (Guided Learning Hours): 90 | Credits: 12
The Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices consists of two units. These are:
Unit 1 – Understanding the Principles and Practices of Internally Assuring the Quality of Assessment
This unit is a knowledge unit and will provide you with a thorough understanding on the internal quality assurance of assessment. It is delivered via written assessment and professional discussion.
Unit 2 – Internally Assure the Quality of Assessment
Within this unit the trainee IQA is required to monitor two assessors, each with at least two learners of their own. This will involve Towercourt Training observing your practical assessment in the workplace.
Based on a few hours of study a week, this course should take you around 6 months.
Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (For ‘Lead’ IQA)*
The Lead IQA qualification is the most highly regarded of all the IQA qualifications.
The Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice, often referred to as the Lead IQA Qualification, is the most highly regarded of all the IQA qualifications.
It equips you with all the skills necessary to quality assure qualifications; manage the internal quality assurance processes for a training centre, manage other internal quality assurers, develop and write internal quality assurance policies and procedures, and manage external quality assurance (EQA) visits.
GLH (Guided Learning Hours): 115 | Credits: 17
The Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices contains 3 units. These are:
Unit 1 – Understanding the Principles and Practices of Internally Assuring the Quality of Assessment
Unit 2 – Internally Assure the Quality of Assessment
Unit 3 – Plan, Allocate and Monitor Work in Own Area of Responsibility
In Unit 3, you will learn how to and demonstrate planning, allocating and monitoring work in your own area of responsibility and change original work plans where necessary.
Based on a few hours of study a week, this course should take you around 6 months.
*Towercourt Training deliver quality assessment – this includes face to face observation in the workplace.
Towercourt Training Support
To support you to achieve your qualification at the level suitable to you we provide various options to meet your individual needs and budget.
We take pride in offering an individual, tailored support system, designed to support our learners.
You do not necessarily need any prior educational qualifications to apply for these courses, our selection criteria will be based on your experience and/or qualifications and how they meet each level.
Towercourt Training support includes:
- Detailed candidate workbook individually designed and written by Towercourt Training
- Student membership to Highfield Qualifications
- A full induction so that you feel fully prepared for your qualification and know exactly what to expect
- An agreed flexible personal study plan to provide a clear focus on what you need to do and when
- Timesaving tools and templates for you to use when producing assignments
- Comprehensive documented feedback on all work submitted to provide you with clear direction to complete the qualification
All of our CMI qualifications are ALSO available as in-house training and support packages – just get in touch
Fees
Total costs
All prices include:
- Highfield registration
- Full assessment, Verification and Certification costs
| Qualification | Units | Towercourt Support Package | Inhouse training (6-18 delegates) | |
| LEVEL 4 | Award Understanding Principles and Practices of Internally assuring the quality of Assessment | 1 | £450 + VAT | £395 + VAT |
| LEVEL 4 | Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice | 2 | £795 + VAT | £750 + VAT |
| LEVEL 4 | Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices | 3 | £995 + VAT | £950 + VAT |
Find out more by calling 07584 559281 or our Leeds Office: 0113 5347 021 or email admin@towercourttraining.co.uk