Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) (RQF) - Blended E-Learning

Course introduction:

The Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) course is accredited by Pearson & Training Qualifications UK (TQUK), providing you with the skills, knowledge and understanding of how to assess competence and provide feedback in the workplace and classroom environments.

How is the course delivered?

This is an online course with a completion time of 6 months, delivered using the award-winning Moodle platform. Learners are also given full tutor support for the duration of their course, which comprises of 3 units:

· Understanding the principles and practices of assessment

· Assess vocational skills, knowledge and understanding

· Assess occupational competence in the work environment

 Units 2 & 3 are completed through assessment evidence. You must have a qualified assessor and access to a minimum of 2 learners enrolled on regulated qualifications.

Who is the qualification for?

The CAVA course is ideal for those wanting to assess others as part of their business or for their company.

It is important that learners are occupationally competent in the field of expertise they wish to assess.

Additional information:

Expert witness:

You will need to provide a qualified assessor to act as an expert witness. The expert witness will need to observe you to complete your observation portfolio, and verify that your learners have been assessed fairly and consistently.

Course reading:

 “Achieving your Assessment and Quality Assurance Units” by Ann Gravels is supplied as part of the course materials to help aid you with your research.

Course entry requirements:

This course has no specific entry requirements; however learners will need to have an understanding of the English language and writing.

As mentioned, it is important that learners are occupationally competent in the field of expertise they wish to assess.

 You must be at least 18 years of age to enrol on this course.

Who are the awarding body?

For this qualification you can either choose to be certificated by Pearson or Training Qualification UK. Both are fantastic Awarding Organisations with over 250,000 learners across 120 countries worldwide.