3009 SVQ Assessment handbook v2 - City & Guilds

that award. The actual optional units required for approval are not specified. Centres may be
approved to offer any individual unit and will be able to apply for Certificate of Unit Credits for
those awards, but not the full certificate.
Do candidates doing Level 2 have to register for the whole of Level 3 if they want to do
one Level 3 unit?
Answer:
No – they will be able to register for just the unit they are doing.
When does the invigilator have to sign the written questions marking header sheets?
Answer:
Immediately after the candidate completes the questions to confirm that the paper was completed
under the specified conditions.
Can centres use centre devised materials for the knowledge areas that do not have to be
covered through mandatory written questions (E3)?
Answer:
Yes, but these must be confirmed as suitable for use by the centre’s external verifier before they
are used. In such cases candidates and assessors must choose to use either the centre devised
materials or the City & Guilds materials for a unit. Mixed materials cannot be used for a unit.
GH10 (016) and GH11 (017) E4 papers are the same, do the candidates have to
successfully complete both papers?
No, they only need to take the paper once.
G17 (012) and G18 (020) state over a sufficient period of time, does this mean that a
candidate has to complete this unit at the start, middle and end of the qualification?
As centres run this qualification over different periods of time there is no specific timescale,
however candidates should be assessed at the start of their qualification, middle and towards the
end, to show development throughout these units over a period of time.
GH14 (023) (Perming): is there a specific way that a skin test needs to be completed?
No, see the manufacturer’s instructions; if no test is required, then no test is needed for a
competent assessment.
Can men and women be used for practical assessments?
No, each unit evidence requirements will state specifically if men and women can be used, and
must be referred to for guidance.
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