All 4 sessions will take place online on Microsoft Teams
Session 1 - Monday 15th September 2025, 13:00 - 16:00 hrs
Session 2 - Tuesday 16th September 2025, 13:00 - 16:00 hrs
Session 3 - Monday 22nd September 2025, 13:00 - 16:00 hrs
Session 4 - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 13:00 - 16:00 hrs
Course Overview
This award is intended for those who are starting as an internal quality assurer (IQA) role, those who need to gain a qualification in internal quality assurance, or those who need to know more about internal quality assurance but are not carrying out internal quality assurance themselves.
You will be expected to undertake self-study and to submit assignments to support the assessment of this qualification.
The course consists of:
4 x half-day workshops delivered via Microsoft Teams (you must attend all 4 sessions) followed by 1 assignment.
This assignment consists of 6 tasks. For each task, you will be given 2 different options. You only need to choose 1 option per task which will give you the opportunity to choose the one that best suits your skills, interests, or learning style.
The aim of this unit is to assess the knowledge and understanding a learning and development practitioner requires for the internal quality assurance of assessment.
By completing this course, you will gain a clear understanding of:
• The context and principles of internal quality assurance.
• How to plan the internal quality assurance of assessment.
• The techniques and criteria for monitoring the quality of assessment internally.
• How to internally maintain and improve the quality of assessment.
• The legal and good practice requirements for the internal quality assurance of assessment.
Requirements
You must be 18+ years of age at the start of the course.
It is recommended that you should have attended the Agored Cymru Introduction to Internal Quality Assurance.
Qualification Structure and Content
In order to achieve this award learners will achieve the unit:
Understanding the Principles and Practices of Internally Quality Assuring the Quality of Assessment (Unit Code: GB84CY002)
Your assessor will provide information regarding how the qualification will be assessed, give deadlines for submission and feedback on your assessment.
You will be entitled to a maximum of 2 hours of 1-2-1 Tutorial Support if necessary, from your assessor. Any additional time you (the learner) require for this, you will be charged in advance at £60 per hour.
Assignment Submission Timeline
First Submission: Your first submission will be due within 6 weeks of your last online Microsoft Teams session.
Final Submission: After sending work to your Assessor for feedback and guidance, you will have a further 4/6 weeks to complete and submit your second and final assignment.
Once you submit your final assignment, it will go through Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) and External Quality Assurance (EQA) processes before your award is issued.
You will be provided with exact submission dates at the start of the course.
If you require any further information please contact events@agored.cymru