Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement (RQF)
This qualification is intended for those who wish to gain an understanding of the principles and practices of assessment without any requirement to practice as assessors. The objective of the qualification is to support a role in the workplace, or to prepare learners to progress to a qualification in the same subject area but at a higher level or where more specific knowledge, skills and understanding is required.
Course Designed For
This qualification is intended for those who assess both occupational competence in the work environment and vocational skills, knowledge and understanding in a workshop, classroom or other training environment other than assessing competence in a work environment.
Course Pre-requisites
Be a minimum of 19 years of age
There are no other prerequisites for these qualifications. Although it is advised that learners already hold a level 2 qualification
Course Content
- Understand the principles and requirements of assessment
- Understand different types of assessment method
- Understand how to plan assessment
- Understand how to involve learners and others in assessment
- Understand how to make assessment decisions
- Understand quality assurance of the assessment process
- Understand how to manage information relating to assessment
- Understand the legal and good practice requirements in relation to assessment
- Be able to plan the assessment of occupational competence
- Be able to make assessment decisions about occupational competence
- Be able to provide required information following the assessment of occupational competence
- Be able to maintain legal and good practice requirements when assessing occupational competence
Course Qualification
Qualification Certification (issued by Highfields Qualifications)
Refresher Training
Course Venue
HSCT Facilities – 50 Nuttscorner Road, Crumlin, BT29 4SQ
Other approved venues
Course Duration.
The total qualification time for this qualification is 90 hours and of this 54 hours are recommended as guided learning hours.
This qualification is assessed by a portfolio of evidence which must cover all assessment criteria of the units selected. The portfolio of evidence will be assessed and internally quality assured by the Centre.
Course Size
Maximum of 12 learners per Instructor/Assessor
Course Assessment
This qualification is assessed by a portfolio of evidence, which will cover all assessment criteria contained within the units stipulated in the rules of combination for this qualification.

