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.

What You Can Do After a Level 3 AET Course

The Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) is the perfect qualification to undertake if you are looking to either teach or train students. It is designed to give you an introduction into teaching, delving into the core roles and responsibilities. You will learn all about lesson planning and delivering these to your students. […]

What Assessing Competency in the Work Environment Entails (ACWE)

If you have already either achieved the Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence In A Work Environment (ACWE) or the Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) you will be very familiar with exactly what assessing an individual’s competency in a workplace entails. However, for those looking to assess others in their place of […]

Roles and Responsibilities of an Assessor

If you want to become an Assessor, it’s good to know the roles and responsibilities of an Assessor. The main role of an Assessor is to carry out assessments on learners. These assessments are against the criteria set in the qualification specification. Their job is to make sure that their learners gain efficient competence to […]

Life as a Freelance Assessor

Once you have qualified as an Assessor there are many job prospects and opportunities out there, lucky for you! From being a Work-Based Tutor at one end of the pay scale to a Curriculum Manager at the other end, the world is your oyster. Or if you really fancy a complete career change and don’t […]

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What Assessor Qualification Do I Need To Become An Assessor?

You have decided to go down the career path of becoming an assessor. But what assessor qualification do you need to become an assessor? The role of an assessor is to assess a learner’s abilities, to enable them to gain their qualifications. Therefore, you should not only hold an assessor qualificatiom, but you should be […]

What Level Can I Assess Up To?

Let’s play a quick game… What do you think one of our most frequently asked questions is? No cheating and looking at our FAQs section! Did you guess it? What gave it away, the title of this blog? Well done if you got the correct answer. The question we are always asked is what level […]

The Benefits of an IQA Qualification

IQA (Internal Quality Assurance) is an essential aspect of the education and training sector. Becoming an Assessor will give you many job prospects, but if you are looking for more career progression, an IQA may be the perfect role for you. There are four main benefits of an IQA qualification which we will run through […]

How to Ace Your NVQ Assessor Job Interview

Firstly, congratulations on getting through the challenging part and passing your Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement. You should be very proud of yourself. Now that you have got this new qualification under your belt, it is time to start preparing for your NVQ assessor interview. Hopefully, you will have already read our guide […]

How to Write Your CV for a Job in Further Education

Writing a CV is always a daunting task. It is your first opportunity to make the best impression on a prospective employer, so you want to get it right. One small mistake such as a spelling error, and your CV will just be thrown away. We are going to run through how to create a […]

Shadowing Experienced Assessors as a Newly Qualified Assessor

After all that hard work, grit and determination you have put into becoming an NVQ Assessor, the exciting time has come and you start looking for a new job. However, you are soon deflated when you realise lots of job applications require you to have high levels of experience within the field. Fear not, we […]