Internal Quality Assurance Courses

IQA qualifications are professional qualifications that train individuals to manage and maintain the quality of educational or training programs within an organisation.

The benefits of IQA qualifications include improved job performance, increased credibility and employability, the ability to improve educational or training programs, and the potential for career advancement.

One of the IQA’s main responsibilities is to monitor and improve the quality of assessment. The Internal Quality Assurer is effectively responsible for ensuring that the assessor is doing their job correctly. Here are a few other roles that you can expect to take on as an IQA/IV:

• Provide support to both newly qualified and experienced Assessors/Tutors.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment.
• Plan and manage External Quality Assurer/External Verifier visits.

The IQA qualification that you need will depend on what you wish to do with it afterwards.

• If you want to quality assure assessment decisions and lead and manage the entire quality assurance process, then you will need the Lead IQA certificate.
• If you just want to provide quality assurance of assessments and assessment decisions, but do not want to lead or manage the process, then you will need the Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice.
• Finally, if you just want to update your skills or step your toe into the world of IQA but not become an Internal Quality Assurer, you will need the Level 4 Award in Understanding the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice.

You must be 18 years old or over to enrol on to an IQA course. You must also be a qualified assessor, with current and up-to-date experience working as an assessor.

We also strongly recommend you have occupational competence in the area you wish to quality assure in. Whilst this is not a direct requirement to enrol on to an IQA course, it is a requirement set by employers looking to take on IQAs.

You can start the course whenever you wish, with up to 2 years to complete your qualification. The more hours a week you put in to your studying, the quicker you will complete. The Guided Learning Hours and Total Qualification Time specifics are available on each respective course information page.

Two of our IQA courses are delivered via ‘blended learning’. This means online learning with one face-to-face day session in your local centre (London, Manchester, Coventry, Boston).

The Level 4 Award in Understanding the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice is delivered all online.

The salary of an IQA varies, as with any career, based on location, industry, hours, and role. On average, an assessor’s salary is £33,000. This is closer to the £46,000 bracket in some areas.

Career prospects after completing an IQA course may include roles such as Internal Quality Assurer, Verifier, and Quality Improvement Manager. These roles are often found in educational institutions, training organisations, and vocational settings, among others.

The IQA course is assessed by submitting assignments on our VLE system, Moodle. You will have access to a number of resources and videos to help you to complete each assignment, and can access your tutor for support as often as you need during their working hours (9am – 6.30pm) via the phone or telephone. You will also need to carry out variety of assessment methods with your two allocated assessors* throughout the course.

*We can provide access to assessors for you to assess at no extra cost.

Yes absolutely! If you’d like us to train a group of people at your organisation/business, please give us a call and we will be happy to assist.

The Internal Quality Assurance qualifications used to be called the Internal Verifier courses. So, although they are still commonly referred to as the Internal Verifier (IV) courses, if you are looking at becoming an ‘Internal Verifier’ then it is, in fact, an Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) qualification that you need.

IQA qualifications are important because they provide individuals with the knowledge and skills to ensure that training and education programs are meeting required standards, and that learners are receiving the best possible education.

Anyone involved in the design, delivery, or management of educational or training programs can benefit from IQA qualifications. This includes trainers, assessors, managers, and administrators.