Continuing Professional Development (CPD ) - Brooks and Kirk

As an Assessor, End Point Assessor or even an Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) your Continuing Professional Development (CPD ) is a vital part of your career progression. Here you will find our blogs on how to enhance your own CPD.

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 […]

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 […]

CPD as an Assessor: Keeping up to Date

Whether you are a newly qualified assessor or someone who has been assessing ever since it was the D32/33 or A1 Assessor Award; Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is important. The irony is, sometimes NVQ Assessors find that because they are constantly engaged with their learners and helping them to develop their careers, they themselves don’t […]

How to Write a CPD Plan

As a professional in any sector, it’s important to keep up-to-date with your career development. This is why you’ll need to make a CPD plan. (Continuing Professional Development). Whilst it does take time, CPD Plans are great ways to identify and develop your skills in order to reach your career goals. What do I want/need […]