• YMCA Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment (600/0354/6)

    This qualification is intended for those who assess occupational competence in an individual’s work environment.

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    YMCA Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment

    Qualifications Type

    Occupational Entry

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    Occupational qualifications provide the knowledge and skills to meet industry minimum standards of deployment for a particular role. This can support learners in getting their first job within the sector, or add additional roles to their existing scope of practice.

    Qualification Number (QN)

    600/0354/6

    Availability

    Operational start date – 1 January 2011

    Operational end date –

    Certification end date –

    Latest version of qualification –

    Entry Requirements

    Learners for this qualification must be aged 19 and above and have access to learners (candidates), who are on a work-based training programme, and who they will be able to assess in the workplace

    Assessments

    Knowledge questions
    Portfolio of evidence
    Professional discussion
    Observation

    Overview

    This qualification is intended for those who assess occupational competence in an individual’s work environment.

    The aim of ‘Understanding the principles and practices of assessment’ is to enable the learner to know and understand the principles and practices that underpin assessment.

    The aim of ‘Assess occupational competence in the work environment’ is to assess the learner’s performance in evaluating occupational competence in an individual’s work environment.

    Qualification Details

    Learners will cover:

    The principles and requirements of assessment
    Different types of assessment method
    How to plan and carry out assessments involving learners and others
    Quality assurance of the assessment process
    Legal and good practice requirements
    Making assessment decisions and providing required information following assessment
    Maintaining legal and good practice requirements

    To achieve the YMCA Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment, learners must complete 2 mandatory units.

    Assessments include:

    Knowledge questions
    Portfolio of evidence
    Professional discussion
    Observation

    You can find further information on these assessments in the qualification syllabus and/or learner assessment record, which are available for centres to download from Y-Connect.

    Learners may go on to complete further qualifications in Education and Training. For example:

    YMCA Awards Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement
    YMCA Awards Level 4 Award in Internal Quality assurance
    Unit titleeLearningManual
    Assess occupational competence in the work environment (H/601/5314)❌❌
    Understanding the principles and practices of assessment (D/601/5313)✔❌

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