Career Advice - Brooks and Kirk

If your thinking of a career as either an Assessor, End Point Assessor or even an Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) maybe these blog posts will help you make the right choices. You will even find tips on how to apply for that perfect job and preparing for your interview.

Unlocking Your Potential: A Guide to the Level 4 IQA Course Online

Quality assurance is an essential aspect of maintaining high standards in education and training. It ensures that learners receive the best possible experience and achieve their desired outcomes. The role of an IQA (Internal Quality Assurer) is to monitor and evaluate the quality of assessment within an organisation or learning centre. Completing a Level 4 […]

What is Occupational Competence?

If you look at any course specification you will see the same phase repeated. The tutor or assessor delivering the qualification must be occupationally competent. But what exactly is occupational competence and how do you demonstrate it? To help you better understand this requirement we’ll answer the following questions. What is occupational competence? How can […]

What is an A1 Assessor Course?

You have likely landed on this page because of your interest in the A1 Assessor qualification. However, the qualification you most likely need to achieve is not the A1 assessor course but the Level 3 Certificate In Assessing Vocational Achievement. That is because the A1 assessor award ceased to be delivered in 2010. Incidentally, if […]

Becoming an Assessor ~ The Assessor’s Guide | Brooks & Kirk

Our ultimate guide to becoming an Assessor is fundamental to those who are considering a career in assessing. We can tell you everything you need to know, including: What is a qualified assessor and what does an assessor do? How do you become a qualified assessor and what assessor qualification do I need? Can I […]

Assessor and IQA – What Is The Difference?

Assessors and Internal Quality Assurers (IQAs) are both involved in a student’s learning journey. Part of both roles is to make sure that assessments and activities are to a set standard. It is not uncommon to confuse the terms Assessor and IQA, as these roles work together. This enforces the misconception of them being the […]

How You Can Gain Teaching Confidence In AET

With the world of work and teaching ever changing, one thing that hasn’t changed is teaching anxiety. Whether the lesson/workshop is in person or online, the fear captures you all the same. You enter the lesson or join a zoom call, everyone is there and eyes are on you and you freeze! This is all […]

What You Need to Know to Become a Lead IQA

If you are currently working as an Assessor and are finding yourself twiddling your thumbs in your current role, then it may be time to start looking at how to become a Lead IQA. This is a natural career progression for Assessors who are looking to take the next step. It is the responsibility of […]

Kids, CAVA and the Coronavirus | Guest Blog ~ Sam

Across the Brooks and Kirk website, there are hundreds of blogs. But only a handful of them are from the perspective of our wonderful learners. So today’s blog is actually a guest blog from past learner Sam. Sam recently completed her CAVA qualification at the same time as having a baby, juggling childcare responsibilities, a […]

What’s The Difference Between Awarding Bodies?

If you are embarking on your journey to becoming an Assessor you may have noticed that there are lots of different awarding bodies. First, let’s have a look at what awarding bodies do before we go into detail about the ones we choose to work with. What Is An Awarding Body? Awarding bodies are also […]

CPD for Managers

Continued Professional Development (CPD) is very important to keep up to date with as a Manager, as it helps to refresh your knowledge, skills and behaviours. You should keep a record of your CPD too; include goals and objectives that you are planning on working towards. If you do decide to change your career, prospective […]