Assessing Courses

The Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment (UPPA) is the most basic assessing course which does not qualify you as an assessor but gives you the knowledge to understand the assessment practice and compliments any teaching qualification and in particular the Level 3 Award in Education and Training. 

The Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment is assessed via one unit which is a theory-based unit learning the principles and practices of assessment. If you need to be qualified to become an assessor, this course is not for you but the one module you must complete must also be completed for any other assessor course so it is beneficial if assessing is the route you plan on going down later on. 

This course takes approximately 2-3 days to complete fully.

The Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment (ACWE) an assessor course which purpose is for carrying out assessments in the workplace. This may be for various courses or apprenticeships or to determine whether staff are meeting their job specifications. 

The Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocational Achievement requires you to complete the theory unit in the Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment and then requires you to complete a unit assessing 2 learners in the workplace to determine if they meet the work competencies for their role. 

The Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment does qualify you as an assessor and takes approximately one week to complete.

The Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement (AVRA) is an assessor course which purpose is for carrying out assessments in the classroom. It's very similar to the Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment but for the classroom setting. This may be for training courses, workshops or online training. 

Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocational Achievement requires you to complete the theory unit in the Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment and then requires you to complete a unit assessing 2 learners in the classroom to determine if they meet the competencies needed for their certificate. 

The Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement does qualify you as an assessor and takes approximately one week to complete.

The Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement is also known as CAVA for short and is the best assessing qualification to get. It incorporates all three qualifications, Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment (UPPA), Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment (ACWE) and Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement. 

The Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement covers you if you wish to assess in the workplace or in the classroom and there is no higher qualification than this.

We have probably confused you but the right qualification will depend on your career goals, access to a suitable placement, time and cost. Typically speaking you can’t go wrong with the Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement.

Assessing is a great qualification to possess and is transferable across any industry so regardless where you are and what you do, it will enhance your CV and allow you to improve your assessment practice.