Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA)

Unit 301: Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment 

This is a knowledge-only unit for those wanting to become an Assessor or Trainer. It has also been designed by those who need to know about the assessment practice as part of their role, but who will not be directly assessing candidates competence or knowledge.

Please note - This award does not make you a qualified assessor.

Unit 301: Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment 

This is a knowledge-only unit for those wanting to become an Assessor or Trainer. It has also been designed by those who need to know about the assessment practice as part of their role, but who will not be directly assessing candidates competence or knowledge.

Unit 302: Assess Occupational Competence in the Work Environment 

This unit is intended for Assessors who assess occupational competence in an individual’s work environment. You must have a minimum of two candidates to assess, preferably within your own organisation. Assessor-candidates must be occupationally competent and suitably qualified in the subject area they intend to assess. You will need to attend quality and standardisation meetings.

Please note - This award gives you the competency to assess candidates in the work place. It is not suitable for courses that also require some classroom teaching or testing elsewhere outside the work place.

Unit 301: Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment 

This is a knowledge-only unit for those wanting to become an Assessor or Trainer. It has also been designed for those who need to know about assessment practice as part of their role, but will not be directly assessing candidate’s competence or knowledge.

Unit 303: Assess Vocational Skills, Knowledge and Understanding 

This unit is intended for Assessors who assess vocational skills knowledge and understanding in environments other than the workplace (e.g. in a workshop, classroom or other training environment).

Please note - On completion this award gives you the competency to assess any courses that are vocational in nature. The course has to be class or workshop based and will not require the need to assess workplace competence.

Unit 301: Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment - This is a knowledge-only unit for those wanting to become an Assessor or Trainer. It has also been designed by those who need to know about the assessment practice as part of their role, but who will not be directly assessing candidates competence or knowledge.

Unit 302: Assess Occupational Competence in the Work Environment - This unit is intended for Assessors who assess occupational competence in an individual’s work environment. You must have a minimum of two candidates to assess, preferably within your own organisation. Assessor-candidates must be occupationally competent and suitably qualified in the subject area they intend to assess. You will need to attend quality and standardisation meetings.

Unit 303: Assess Vocational Skills, Knowledge and Understanding - This unit is intended for Assessors who assess vocational skills, knowledge and understanding in environments other than the workplace (for example in a workshop, the classroom or other training environment).

Please note - This certifiacte is equivalent to the old A1. It gives you competency to assess both in a vocationally related and work place environment. 

Our next start date is September 2023.

Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment - £250

Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment - £900

Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement - £900

Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement - £950