These articles cover everything you need to know about training as an assessor. Brought to you by Brooks and Kirk the UKs industry experts.
Teaching should be inclusive at each stage of a person’s education. For those who have or struggle with hearing or visual impairments, education can be difficult. So it’s important that as an Assessor you take all the steps possible to make their learning as effective as possible. There are an estimated 11 million people in […]
You may have heard the term British Values. Or you might have never heard of it. It can be confusing to people and you may not be sure how this applies to assessors and assessing. What are British Values? British Values are all about underpinning what it is to be a citizen in Britain, and […]
Becoming an Assessor is one of the most rewarding career choices, as well as being incredibly flexible so you can work around your other day-to-day commitments. If you have carried out your research you will probably be aware that the qualification you need to become an Assessor is the Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational […]
In order to find out about our upcoming course dates, please give us a call on 01205 805 155 or send an email to training@brooksandkirk.co.uk. Steve KirkSteve is a Chartered Manager and a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute. He provides Educational Consultancy to the 19+ sector as well as being an Assessor, IQA, EPA […]
If you have had a browse through our Assessor qualifications, you may have noticed that we have a variety – some awards and some certificates. Understanding the difference between awards, certificates and diplomas can be quite confusing, no matter how young you are! You will probably feel like you have earned a qualification just by […]
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 […]
We often receive enquiries from potential learners with regards to the D32/33 qualifications and whether they still exist or not. The short answer is no they don’t. But, an Assessor qualification does exist – it’s just changed a lot since D32/33. There is lots of old information out there which hasn’t been updated for some […]
With so much uncertainty at the moment when it comes to the world of work, many people are taking the plunge and launching their own businesses. Giving them financial freedom and more flexibility to fit work around their lifestyle. Becoming a freelance Assessor may sound like a daunting prospect, but sometimes you have to take […]
Technically, you don’t need an assessor qualification to become an IQA. But do we advise it? Absolutely. Nowhere in the IQA specification does it say that trainee IQAs must be qualified Assessors. Having said that, we believe the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours you will learn with an Assessor qualification are vital to becoming an effective […]
If you have had a good browse through our website you will probably already be aware that we offer Assessor qualifications as well as tutor training courses. There is often some confusion between how teaching and assessing differs; so we want to bring you this blog to explain the two in further detail. Teaching Let’s […]