Standardisation – General (All Levels)
It is a mandatory requirement that an appropriate representative from a centre attends an Agored Cymru standardisation event every 2 years
Standardisation events are aimed at:
- Quality Managers
- Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) staff
- Staff with key responsibilities within centre quality assurance policy and practice.
The event focuses on the best practice of quality assurance processes and aims to promote consistency in the way that Agored Cymru qualifications are assessed and internally quality assured.
Attendees must be active, qualified and experienced IQA’s or have attended Agored Cymru‘s ‘Internal Quality Assurance’ course. They will also need to be able to share information and implement good practice within their own organisation.
Pre-course task: Prior to the event, attendees should reflect on your own centre IQA strategy and identify the key points within this strategy. Reflect on your organisational expectations regarding the implementation of internal, centre based standardisation. Attendees will need to bring their current centre IQA strategy with them and be prepared to discuss this within the session.
Attendees will be required to access and print (or download onto your personal device) key documentation from the Agored Cymru website in preparation for the event. Documents may include:
- Learner assessment samples
- IQA template
- Standardisation feedback form
The focus for standardisation events is not around assessment practice but specifically targets IQA practice.
To address the need for representation from a variety of centres and to ensure that centres who are required to attend a standardisation event have representation, in cases where there is a high demand, we reserve the right to limit the number of places per centre to 2.
The event is suitable for those with responsibility for the assessment/internal quality assurance of these qualifications, and who are in a position to disseminate information and implement good practice within their own organisation. The centre must be currently offering Essential Skills Wales qualifications through Agored Cymru.
It focuses on EDLS qualifications at all levels and is a supportive, interactive session where you will review examples of completed Essential Digital Literacy Skills controlled tasks and make judgements on whether:
· learner evidence is authentic, reliable and sufficient
· assessment practice and internal quality assurance is effective and fair
· standards are consistent across centres
· standards are comparable over time
· the sample includes any leading practice.
You will have the opportunity to work with fellow assessment and quality assurance professionals, with the aim of developing a common understanding of Agored Cymru standards and to share expertise and leading practice.
Attendees will need to bring with them a digital device with an appropriate screen size, e.g. laptop, to allow them to access documentation required during the event.
We reserve the right to limit the number of places to two per centre, where there is high demand for the event.