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Reference:SSV Cleaning & Facilities
Closing date:15 September 2017 at midnight
Purpose of the Role:
Be the responsible expert in terms of the interpretation of the QCF competence-based qualifications and the standards verifier NVQ standardisation for a range of QCF competence-based qualifications within a Principal Subject Area (PSA). To monitor assessment and internal verification for a range of QCF competence-based qualifications within a Principal Subject Area (PSA) in order to report on the achievement of national occupational standards across centres.
For a defined range of QCF competence based qualifications within the PSA, the Senior Standards Verifier NVQ will:
- Undertake sampling of candidates’ work within defined parameters and rules to verify that assessment outcomes, assessment and internal verification processes meet national occupational standards
- Hold sector specific responsibility for interpretation of national occupational standards and evidence requirements
- Offer specialist advice and support to centres and Subject Verifiers (SV) NVQ/SVQ in relation to the content and interpretation of specifications, assessment and delivery
- Provide support, advice, guidance and development to SVs
- Review SV reports to comment on the maintenance of national standards
- Identify and escalate issues of adverse standards interpretation
- Undertake a proactive role in maintaining national standards
- Edit materials for the standardisation of centre assessors, internal verifiers and lead internal verifiers and centre training as required
- Develop the content for the training and standardisation of SVs
- Lead and deliver training events to centres and SVs as required
- Produce an end of year report within the parameters of a defined template in order to comment on nationals standards
- Contribute to Pearson’s ‘Ask the Expert’ service as required
- Represent WBL Assessment or Pearson as required
- Undertake any other duties appropriate to the work of BTEC Assessment in relation to this role
Person Specification
Previous Work Experience:
- Essential Substantial recent experience of external verification of NVQs within the sector
- Significant experience in delivering and assessing NVQs
- Higher level assessment and delivery experience across a range of NVQs as relevant to the sector
- Be an A or B Grade Associate (from BTEC AA monitoring)
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in the field of assessment and delivery of NVQs
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