The Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment is a valuable qualification that equips individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to assess occupational competence in the workplace. By taking this course, you can become a proficient assessor, which is essential for various industries. It's an excellent choice for career development.

This award is highly regarded by employers across a range of industries. It allows you to become a qualified assessor, increasing your employability and the potential for career advancement. Assessors are in high demand, making this qualification a valuable asset.

Yes, it is! The Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment is recognised and respected by employers, industry leaders, and awarding bodies. It meets the national standards for assessors and is your ticket to becoming a sought-after professional in the vocational assessment industry.

The CAVA (Level 3 Certificate in Assessment Vocational Achievement) focuses on assessing vocational skills and knowledge. In contrast, the UPPA (Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment), ACWE (Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment), and AVRA (Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally-Related Achievement) qualifications are specific subsets of the CAVA, designed for different assessment scenarios. The CAVA is a comprehensive program that covers a wide range of assessment contexts, making it versatile and suitable for assessors working in various fields. This is the top-assessing qualification.

The assessor qualification is highly sought-after in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to education, healthcare, construction, manufacturing, hospitality, and information technology. Employers across these sectors require qualified assessors to ensure that their employees meet industry standards and regulations and in particular needed for assessing apprenticeships and NVQs and those in health and social care, early years, construction, security to name a few.

The Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment is specifically tailored to assess occupational competence in a work environment. It's an ideal choice for individuals who want to focus on assessing competence in real work situations. The CAVA, on the other hand, covers a broader range of assessment contexts, and the AVRA concentrates on vocationally-related achievement assessment.

Yes, you can potentially use Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for the units you've already completed. This can help you save time and effort by not having to repeat what you've already mastered.

Ideally you will have access to 2 learners that can help facilitate your assessments. We can offer access to our learners under the guidance of our assessors to complete your assessments with real learners. You would attend our assessment days which are held every other month. 

You cannot simulate assessments so you need access to learners. We can help to facilitate this with a small number of learners being able to work with an assessor with live learners through our range of teaching, assessing and IQA courses. 

You will have 12-months from the purchase date to complete your course. Should you run over this time, you may be able to apply for special dispensation to extend this time by an additional 3-months or alternatively it is an additional cost of £69 to extend it for a further year. Please note extensions are subject to current qualification requirements and may not always be possible. 

You cannot simulate assessments so you need access to learners. We don't promise this but may have some learners available for your assessments but is not a guarantee as it depends on your subjects. Ideally you already work in an environment where you can access 2x learners. If not, you should complete the Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment as this will allow you to start assessing and then you can gain the additional units after when you are working.