Awards/certificates in mathematics skills (3847-21/22 ... - City & Guilds
Awards/certificates in mathematics skills (3847-21/22 ... - City & Guilds
Awards/certificates in mathematics skills (3847-21/22 ... - City & Guilds
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2.1 Resource requirements<br />
Human resources<br />
To meet the quality assurance criteria for these qualifications, the centre must ensure that the<br />
follow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>ternal roles are undertaken:<br />
• Quality Assurance Co-ord<strong>in</strong>ator<br />
• Tra<strong>in</strong>er/Tutor<br />
• Assessor (for <strong>in</strong>ternally assessed components)<br />
• Internal Quality Assurer(s) (for <strong>in</strong>ternally assessed components).<br />
These roles are def<strong>in</strong>ed more fully <strong>in</strong> the document ‘Qualification and Systems Consultant Roles’<br />
Further support<strong>in</strong>g quality assurance documents can be found here:<br />
http://www.cityandguilds.com/Provide-Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g/Centre-Support/Centre-Document-<br />
Library/Policies-and-Procedures/Quality-Assurance-Documents<br />
Centre Staff<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Staff deliver<strong>in</strong>g these qualifications must be:<br />
• competent <strong>in</strong> the Mathematics be<strong>in</strong>g taught and assessed<br />
• fully conversant with the National Standards for Adult Numeracy and the subject criteria<br />
for Functional Skills Mathematics<br />
• for any <strong>in</strong>ternal assessments, they must also be familiar with and be able to apply the<br />
mark<strong>in</strong>g/assessment criteria.<br />
Teach<strong>in</strong>g qualifications and subject specialist qualifications<br />
It is good practice for staff to hold or be work<strong>in</strong>g towards a recognised teacher tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
qualification and/or relevant subject-specific teach<strong>in</strong>g qualification, and depend<strong>in</strong>g on delivery<br />
sett<strong>in</strong>g/location this might be necessary to obta<strong>in</strong> public fund<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Centre staff may undertake more than one role, eg tutor and assessor or <strong>in</strong>ternal quality assurer,<br />
but cannot <strong>in</strong>ternally verify their own assessments.<br />
Assessor and <strong>in</strong>ternal quality assurance qualifications<br />
Assessor/Internal Quality Assurer TAQA qualifications are valued as qualifications for centre staff<br />
but they are not currently a requirement for these qualifications.<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g professional development (CPD)<br />
Centres are expected to support their staff <strong>in</strong> ensur<strong>in</strong>g that their knowledge of the <strong>skills</strong><br />
standards, delivery and assessment requirements, rema<strong>in</strong>s current.<br />
<strong>21</strong> Qualification Handbook - <strong>Awards</strong>/Certificates <strong>in</strong> Mathematics Skills (<strong>3847</strong>-<strong>21</strong>/<strong>22</strong>/23)
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