Brooks & Kirk

TAQA stands for Training, Assessment and Quality Assurance. It’s a suite of qualifications that qualify a person to complete a variety of roles, such as Assessor, IQA and Adult Tutor roles. TAQA is not a qualification in its own right.

Brooks and Kirk offer a range of services in the further education sector, including assessor training, TAQA courses, IQA qualification training, and education and training courses. Brooks and Kirk also offer a consultancy service to help people start, set up and maintain their own training providers. Brooks and Kirk offer specific courses such as the CAVA assessor course (previously A1 assessor course), Lead IQA course, and the AET course (previously PTLLS).

They also offer a variety of course bundles, packaged together to qualify you to perform specific job roles (and save some money).

Brooks and Kirk have been training for over 26 years. We are a family owned, not-for-profit business and genuinely care about the education of our learners. Starting back in 1997, today we deliver TAQA training and offer an Educational Consultancy service.

Brooks and Kirk are the only specialists in assessor training who can offer access to learners for trainee assessors and access to assessors for trainee IQAs. We provide unlimited tutor support with all of our courses and you can study with us from wherever, whenever. Everything you need for your qualification is included in the price, from registration to certification. There are no sneaky hidden costs and we guarantee a 100% success rate in your studying.

As a company who has been working in the training sector for over 26 years, we see ourselves as the experts in education. That’s why we offer an Educational Consultancy service to help you become a long-standing training provider too! We can offer support and guidance with the first steps to start your own training provider, and advice to those who already have their own training provider.

Our services include quality assurance, assessment practice, learner and centre management and virtual learning environments. We can help you write your own policies and procedures, create your training provider’s logo and website, and even build your very own Learner Management System.

The first step is our Initial Consultation.

You can enrol on any of our courses here on our website, or by giving us a call on 01205 805 155. We are open from Monday – Friday, 9am – 6.30pm.

If you are looking to undertake an IQA qualification, we strongly recommend giving us a call as we have some eligibility requirements that we will need to discuss with you.

You must be 18 or over to enrol on any of our courses. Many job roles from courses like the assessor training course or IQA qualification require a certain level of relevant work experience or qualifications in order to actually undertake the relevant role (this is called Occupational Competence). 

The fees for all of our courses vary, for more information we recommend visiting the information page of the relevant course.

Education and Training

• Level 3 Award in Education and Training
• Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training

Assessor Training

• Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment
• Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocational Related Achievement
• Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment
• Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement

Internal Quality Assurance Training

• Level 4 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Internal Quality Assurance
• Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice
• Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice

CPD Courses

• Award in End-Point Assessment Principles and Practice
• Award in LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in Education

We do not offer any loans for our courses, however you can pay for them in full, in instalments spread across a maximum of 12 months, or with PayPal (pay in 3, pay later).

Most of our courses are delivered via blended learning or online learning. Our blended learning delivery means the majority of the course is online, plus a one day face-to-face session at your closest centres. Our face-to-face sessions are held in Manchester, London, Coventry and Boston. Each location tends to have 1 training session every 4-6 weeks, so we run roughly 4 sessions a month.

All learners will receive unlimited tutor support with any of our courses. Support is available over the phone, via email or video conferencing software.

Yes, many of them! Please see our Learner Case Study page and/or our reviews.

The CAVA assessor course at Brooks and Kirk is a training programme that equips individuals with the skills needed to assess both occupational competence in the work environment and vocational skills, knowledge, and understanding in environments other than the workplace.

Our ACWE assessor training course is designed to provide learners with the expertise to evaluate occupational competence within the work environment.

The AVRA assessor training course is an excellent choice for those aiming to become vocational assessors. It is suitable for individuals keen on enhancing their expertise in vocational assessment.

The UPPA assessor course is a theory-only course that covers the principles and practices of assessment. It alone does not qualify you to assess. It is a useful CPD course for those who have been qualified as an assessor since the A1 or D32/33 days.

Bundling our TAQA courses together offers a comprehensive and holistic approach to assessor training. It is a cost-effective path to gaining multiple qualifications, and it ensures that learning in one course complements and reinforces learning in others.

You must be 18 years old or over to enrol on our assessor courses and we highly recommend you hold occupational competence in the area you wish to assess in.

Yes, all our training courses at Brooks and Kirk are accredited, offering you nationally recognised qualifications in assessment. This ensures that the skills and knowledge you gain are current, relevant, and recognised within the industry.

You can enrol on any of our courses here on our website, or by giving us a call on 01205 805 155. We are open from Monday – Friday, 9am – 6.30pm.