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Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices

Accredited by ProQual

The Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices, usually called the IQA award, is the qualification you need to become an internal quality assurer of assessment. It is awarded by ProQual and regulated by Ofqual (qualification number 600/2163/9).

An internal quality assurer (IQA) checks and supports the work of assessors, making sure assessment of a qualification is fair, consistent and to national standards. It is the natural next step for an experienced assessor, and it is the role every centre delivering NVQs needs in place.

The award is made up of two units: one covering the knowledge of the principles and practices of internal quality assurance, and one covering internally assuring the quality of assessment in practice. It carries a total qualification time of around 120 hours and 90 guided learning hours.

It is assessed by portfolio. You quality-assure real assessment activity, so you need access to assessors who are assessing their own learners. It usually follows the Level 3 Assessing (CAVA) qualification, and it supports the quality assurance of the construction NVQs and other vocational qualifications.

Who it's for

  • Experienced assessors moving into an internal quality assurance role
  • Lead assessors who check and support the work of other assessors
  • Training centre and employer staff responsible for assessment quality
  • People who need the IQA qualification for an IQA or verifier job
  • Assessors holding older V1 or D34 verifier awards who want the current qualification
  • Anyone quality-assuring the assessment of NVQs or other vocational qualifications

Entry requirements

  • You should already be a qualified, experienced assessor
  • You need access to assessors who are assessing their own learners to quality-assure
  • There are no formal entry qualifications beyond assessing experience
  • You work with your own IQA who supports you and reviews your portfolio
  • A commitment to build a portfolio of evidence of your quality-assurance practice
  • Time to plan, monitor and record internal quality assurance activity

What you'll achieve

  • The Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices, regulated by Ofqual (number 600/2163/9)
  • The recognised qualification to internally quality-assure assessment
  • Competence to monitor and support a team of assessors to national standards
  • A portfolio demonstrating your IQA practice against national standards
  • Eligibility for IQA and verifier roles across training providers and employers
  • A foundation for progression to leading internal quality assurance

What's covered

1
Principles and practices of IQA
Understanding the principles and practices of internally assuring the quality of assessment.
2
Internally assure the quality of assessment
Planning, monitoring and supporting assessment to assure its quality across a team of assessors.

How to enrol

  1. 1 Book and pay securely online using the button above. Enrolment is immediate, with no fixed start dates.
  2. 2 We send you a short skill scan form to confirm your experience and that this is the right qualification for you.
  3. 3 We register you with ProQual.
  4. 4 Your assessor gets in touch to get you started and guide you through building your portfolio remotely.

Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices FAQs

It is the Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices. It is the qualification for becoming an internal quality assurer, who checks and supports the work of assessors. The ProQual qualification number is 600/2163/9.
An IQA makes sure assessment of a qualification is fair, consistent and to national standards, by planning, monitoring and supporting the assessors who carry it out.
In practice yes. You quality-assure real assessment, so you should already be a qualified, experienced assessor, usually holding CAVA, before taking the IQA award.
It is assessed by portfolio. You carry out real internal quality assurance of assessors and their assessment decisions, gathering evidence for your own IQA to review. There are no written exams.
Yes. Because you evidence your practice on real assessment activity, you need access to assessors who are assessing their own learners.
The Award covers carrying out internal quality assurance. The Level 4 Certificate in Leading the IQA goes further, for those who lead and manage the IQA function across a centre.
It depends on your access to assessment activity to quality-assure. The qualification carries a total qualification time of around 120 hours, and many people complete it in a few months alongside their role.
It is awarded by ProQual and regulated by Ofqual. The qualification number is 600/2163/9.
It is the current replacement. If you hold older V1 or D34 verifier awards, this is the up-to-date IQA qualification employers now expect.
The cost varies by provider. Compare live prices at the top of this page.
You enrol and pay online, complete a short skills scan, get registered with ProQual, and your IQA gets in touch to plan your quality-assurance activity.

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