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February 15, 2016

Become an Assessor with a Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement

Written by Andy Martin
assessor

The practical skills, or experience, you already have, could be the key you need to become an assessor!

  • Join 1000’s of freelance assessors enjoying varied and rewarding careers
  • Put yourself ahead of the rest at interview
  • Get an extra string to your bow
  • Show your commitment to your own professional development
  • Make a difference

Ever wondered if you have skills that could be transferred to a new career in assessing or teaching?

To become an assessor, you don’t need to have a teaching qualification, but you do need to be qualified and experienced in a vocational area, like Health & Social Care, Beauty Therapy, Hairdressing or even Business Administration, Engineering, Mechanics or Hospitality.

To practice as an assessor, you should be working in an organisation that delivers recognised training to QCF, or the new RQF standard, and that is registered with Ofqual, or that offers apprenticeships.  NVQ’s and VRQ’s are perfect examples of where this has the most value.

Where can you assess?

  • In the workplace – this is a growing area as many people opt to study courses online, or independently, but need to gain work experience in a placement to demonstrate the practical elements of the course. This is where you can become a valuable member of staff with more to offer a prospective employer if you are working in an environment that delivers training, or where apprenticeships are delivered, like, for example, in hospitality, health & social care, engineering, as you will be able to contribute to their training and assessment programmes.
  • In a training centre – this can be a College of Further Education or a privately run training centre –here the learners will usually attend the course and are assessed as they progress through the course as well as at the end. Most assessors in this area will also deliver training, so will need a qualification in Education and Training as well as the assessor qualification.

Assessors are needed in a huge number of subjects and environments and the CAVA can give your already established career or boost or change to one that is rewarding and flexible using your vocational skills as a springboard.

Become an Assessor: Case Study

Helen had been working in hairdressing for 16 years and often supported the apprentices that came to work at the salon. The college would send an assessor out to the salon once a month to perform observations and assess the apprenticeships, but often, on the day, the clients didn’t arrive, or circumstances changed, meaning that the assessor could not see what they had planned.

This meant that the apprentices took much longer to achieve the number of assessments to pass the qualification. Helen had noticed that the apprentices were doing all the tasks regularly and asked if she could assess them to speed up the completion,  the salon owner agreed that this would be a good idea, as once the apprentice was qualified they planned to employ him, so agreed that Helen should take the become an assessor CAVA course.

After relocating to Sussex, Helen applied for part time hairdressing positions, and as a qualified assessor, was offered 3 positions as they all saw the potential in having their own assessor to support their own trainees and apprentices. This had put her ahead of the other applicants.

Helen has also started a part-time job with the college as their work-based assessor visiting other salons, giving her the variety that she wanted while making a difference.

You too can walk in Helen’s footsteps. With 19+ Advanced learner Loans, you’ll be able to enrol on a Stonebridge distance learning without paying a penny upfront.

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  1. LORNA HILL says:
    14th September 2016 at 4:32 pm

    Hi can you please give me some info I am a dog groomer,have been for 10yrs but would like to start training others what or how do I go about getting the qualifications so as to help train others

    Reply
    • Admin says:
      15th September 2016 at 9:14 am

      Hi Lorna, you could be working and assessing as a groomer for the practical part of our assessor course. Please give us a call on 0121 392 8288 if you would like to discuss your options with an adviser. Stonebridge

      Reply
  2. Mia kearns says:
    26th January 2017 at 3:55 pm

    Hi I am a make up artist, trained 2 years in college for my Level 2 and 3 hair and make up. And in the future want to open my own make up school to be able to give out the same qualifications I got in college. What is the best course for me? Thank you

    Reply
  3. Michelle says:
    3rd June 2017 at 9:15 pm

    Hi I am currently working as a hairdresser and have been for 35 years. I would like to get in to teaching , how do I do this.

    Reply
    • Admin says:
      5th June 2017 at 9:24 am

      Hi Michelle, one of our team will be in touch to discuss your options. Stonebridge

      Reply
  4. Rebecca Radford says:
    14th September 2017 at 8:48 am

    Hi I am a beauty therapist and have been for 11 years. I was wanting to get into assessing. Please can you tell me what the best course is for me to go down and also if I then completed the course would I be able to work assessing and still being a beauty therapist along side each other so be part time in both.

    Reply
    • Admin says:
      14th September 2017 at 1:19 pm

      Hi Rebecca, the course would be the Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement https://www.stonebridge.uk.com/course/certificate-in-assessing-vocational-achievement-cava-qcf-level-3. Depending on your job role, you may have the flexibility to combine both. Stonebridge

      Reply
      • Rebecca Radford says:
        20th November 2017 at 5:54 pm

        Hi if I was to start the course with yourselfs, would you provide the students that I will need to be passed on, because where I work atm I’m not in a position where I can get my own students? Thank you

        Reply
        • Admin says:
          28th November 2017 at 9:23 am

          Hi Rebecca, an adviser will contact you. Stonebridge

          Reply
  5. Michele Masterman says:
    15th September 2017 at 2:31 pm

    I have been hairdressing for over 30 years
    Would like to become a assesser
    What would I need to do.

    Reply
    • Admin says:
      18th September 2017 at 9:46 am

      Hi Michele, an adviser will contact you. Stonebridge

      Reply
  6. Ali says:
    19th November 2017 at 8:25 pm

    Been a hairdresser for 29 years mobile at moment
    Would like a change and become a assessor
    What do I need to do.

    Reply
    • Admin says:
      20th November 2017 at 3:18 pm

      Hi Ali, an adviser will contact you. Stonebridge

      Reply
  7. Europah Karley says:
    16th January 2018 at 11:18 pm

    I would like to be an assessor, i’m Interested in doing one of your courses. I hold HNC Social Care. And work as Lead Reablement Worker for Cambridge County Council

    Reply
    • Kate Byrne says:
      17th January 2018 at 12:10 pm

      Hello Europah.
      If you could provide us with a phone number or email address and let us know an appropriate time, we will get one of our advisers to give you a call back and fill you in on the details.
      Stonebridge.

      Reply

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