External Quality Assurance Courses

​

The External Quality Assurance course consists of three units which can be completed together, or separately depending on your requirements:

​

The SFJ Awards Level 4 Award in Understanding the External Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes & Practice is intended for those who wish to gain an understanding of the principles and practices of external quality assurance without any requirement to practice.

​

The SFJ Awards Level 4 Award in External Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes & Practice is intended for those who maintain the quality of assessment from outside an organisation or assessment centre (you must be working in the role of EQA with an awarding organisation to complete this qualification).

​

The SFJ Awards Level 4 Certificate in Leading the External Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes & Practice is intended for those who lead a team of people responsible for assuring the quality of assessment from outside an organisation or assessment centre (you must be working in the role of a Lead EQA with an awarding organisation, responsible for other EQAs to complete this qualification).

​

​

Level 4 Award in Understanding the External Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes & Practice

(Regulated Qualification)

​

------------------------------

Target Audience: Lead Internal Quality Assurance Staff/Experienced IQAs/New EQAs

​

Group Size and Duration: Face to Face, or One to One live online training available

​

Cost: £575 per person

------------------------------

​

One Unit – Understanding the Principles and Practices of Externally Quality Assuring the Quality of Assessment

​

• Understanding the Principles and Practices of Externally

• Understand how to Plan effective external quality assurance

• Understand how to externally evaluate the quality of assessment and internal quality assurance

• Understand how to externally maintain and improve the quality of assessment

• Understand how to manage information relevant to external quality assurance

• Understand the legal and good practice requirements relating to external quality assurance

​

​

Level 4 Award in the External Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes & Practice

(Regulated Qualification)

​

------------------------------

Target Audience: Lead Internal Quality Assurance Staff/Experienced IQAs/New EQAs

​

Group Size and Duration: Face to Face, or One to One live online training available

​

Cost: £975 per person 

------------------------------

​

Two Units:

​

1. Understanding the Principles and Practices of Externally Quality Assuring the Quality of Assessment.

​

2. Externally Assure the Quality of Assessment

​

• Be able to plan the external quality assurance of assessment

• Be able to externally evaluate internal quality assurance and assessment

• Be able to maintain and improve internal quality assurance processes

• Be able to manage information relevant to the external quality assurance of assessment

• Be able to maintain legal and good practice requirements when externally monitoring and maintaining the quality of assessment

​

​

Level 4 Certificate in Leading the External Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice

(Regulated Qualification)

​

------------------------------

Target Audience: Experienced EQAs

​

Group Size and Duration: Face to Face, or One to One live online training available

​

Cost: £1075 per person 

------------------------------

​

Three Units:

​

1. Understanding the Principles and Practices of Externally Quality Assuring the Quality of Assessment.

​

2. Externally Assure the Quality of Assessment

​

3. Plan, allocate and monitor work in own area of responsibility

​

• Be able to produce a workplan for own area of responsibility

• Be able to allocate and agree responsibilities with team members

• Be able to monitor the progress and quality of work in own area of responsibility and provide feedback

• Be able to review and amend plans of work for own area of responsibility and communicate changes