CMI Approved Centre Handbook - Chartered Management Institute

• QCF Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement (for knowledge learningoutcomes only)• QCF Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement• Mentorship and Assessment in Health and Social Care Settings.If an Assessor holds an Assessor qualification that is not on this list please contact your QualityManager who will be able to confirm if it is acceptable.The role of the Internal VerifierIt is the Approved Centre’s responsibility to carry out verification within the Centre, thus ensuring anddemonstrating that assessment is valid and consistent, through monitoring and sampling assessmentdecisions. Internal Verifiers must not internally verify any evidence which they have assessed. AnApproved Centre must have a qualified Internal Verifier. Without a qualified Internal Verifier, Centrescannot submit claims for certification.CMI Internal Verifier requirements All Internal Verifiers within a CMI Approved Centre must be a qualified Internal Verifier (pleasesee below the list of accepted Internal Verifier qualifications); The Internal Verifier should also be qualified to the same or above level of qualification they areverifying; Internal Verifiers should have a good knowledge of CMI units and qualifications; Hold experience of the role of a manager or leader; Provide support, guidance and advice to Assessors and for maintaining the accuracy, qualityand consistency of assessment decisions in the Centre; Confirm Assessors’ judgments that Learners are competent through systematic sampling andmonitoring of the work the Assessor is responsible for; Ensure that accurate records of assessment and verification are kept and available at all timesto the Quality Manager; Ensure that records of Learner registration and requests for certification meet CMI’srequirements; Provide information for analysis by the Centre and CMI; Ensure that everyone involved in assessing S/NVQs and CMI qualifications within the Centre,including those in Satellite Sites, meet regularly. It is the responsibility of the Internal Verifier toco-ordinate and record such meetings and produce the records for the Quality Manager uponrequest; Conduct 2 quality audits per year at a Satellite Site; Co-coordinate and manage the Centre visits and liaise with the Quality Manager to clarify CMI’srequirements and seek guidance on issues relating to the national standards and/or CMIqualifications; Ensure that access to assessment is maintained for Learners with special assessment needs.CMI Accepted Internal Verifier qualifications• D34 Internal Verifier Award• V1 Conducting internal quality assurance of the assessment process• Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (QCF)• Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes andPractice (QCF)Page 21 of 56