Centre Quality Reviewer Training 2014 Welcome! Your session will begin shortly Welcome and themes Themes for the day 1 Themes Understanding, consistency Outcomes Learn, confirm, standardise Opportunity Share good practice, discussion Format Workshops, standardisation Housekeeping Time keeping, networking Agenda 2 Time Activity 0930 - 1015 Registration & refreshments 1015 – 1100 Welcome & introduction 1100 – 1445 Breakout sessions (Lunch 1200 - 1245) 1445 – 1600 Standardisation Exercise Making QRD Work • Allocation and Review Visits • Retaining Records • Supervision Process • Report Monitoring • Balancing Judgements and Support • Objective, not Subjective Reporting • CQRs as employees: CPD, Pensions, CV detail 3 Reporting Quality • Quality Objectives and Quality Measures • Report length and quality • Avoid subjective commentary • Monitoring Actions is mandatory • Security Qualifications • Cancelling appointments • New approach to assessment 4 Headlines For centres 5 NQF BTEC Firsts No registrations on QCF BTEC Firsts after 31 August • FE • England, Wales, Northern Ireland Changes to assessment New requirements for Firsts & Nationals Changing environment More regulated, closer scrutiny OSCA Renewal for many QCF Lead IVs QCF: One window: 21 August - 5 November 2014 NQF: Separate standardisation materials Headlines In Pearson The Division is now split into three departments: Internal Assessment • UK internal assessment teams • WBL assessment team Vocational Assessment External Assessment • UK external assessment teams • Functional Skills • Tested qualifications Centre Approval & Risk Management • • • • Supervision 6 Approvals Quality Operations Regional Quality Managers International assessment team More support, smaller supervisor groups Information & Support Information BTEC QA Handbook BTEC Centre Guides Template forms www.btec.co.uk/keydocuments AA Gateway Forms and Guidance www.edexcelgateway.com Policies www.edexcel.com/policies Support 7 AA Helpdesk 0800 169 9202 Vocational Approvals & Risk Management vocationalqualitystandards@pearson.com VQ Deployment vqdeployment@pearson.com Regional Quality Managers www.btec.co.uk/support Principal CQR Keith Brooker keith.live@hotmail.co.uk