This lesson equips tutors, assessors, and IQA/IV teams to plan and manage assessment with confidence under the QUALIFI framework. Learners practise applying the Fail/Pass/Merit/Distinction grading bands fairly, using criterion-referenced judgement and clear rubrics to improve inter- and intra-assessor reliability. The lesson also builds skill in writing consistent, evidence-based feedback, maintaining audit-ready marking records, and running standardisation and moderation activities that keep assessor decisions aligned and EQA-ready.
Qualifi Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice
A practical qualification for teachers, assessors, internal verifiers, and quality controllers delivering BTEC and Qualifi programmes.
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This course prepares teachers, assessors, and quality staff to confidently implement and internally assure fair, consistent, and valid assessment within a recognised qualification system. Learners explore the full assessment chain from teaching and assessment through IQA, EQA, and certification, understanding how each stage protects standards and learner outcomes.
Designing Delivery Materials
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Module 1: The Assessment Chain - From Teaching to CertificationThis lesson explains how your everyday teaching links directly to learner certification through the full assessment chain: teaching → assessing → IQA → EQA → certification. Learners will explore the purpose of each stage, the key responsibilities involved, and the quality checks that protect fairness, consistency, and national standards. By the end, participants will know how to align teaching with learning outcomes, apply assessment criteria confidently, keep clear evidence records, and work effectively with internal and external quality assurance to ensure valid results and credible certificates.
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Module 2: Reading a Specification Like a Designer
This module trains teachers, assessors, and quality staff to confidently interpret QUALIFI and BTEC specifications and turn them into a clear delivery plan. Participants learn how credits, GLH, and TQT shape teaching time, then map Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria into evidence requirements and practical learning activities. By the end, they can build a complete Unit Delivery Pack (slides, activities, learner workbook, and progress checks) that aligns teaching directly with assessment evidence and supports strong IQA/EQA readiness.
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Module 2 Assignment: Reading a Specification Like a Designer (QUALIFI/BTEC)
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Worked Example—Designing Delivery Materials for QUALIFI Level 5 Diploma in Business Enterprise
This lesson provides a worked example of how an assessor designs assessment-aligned delivery materials for Bus1.1: Communication in an Organisation, focusing on Learning Outcome 1 (AC 1.1–1.4). Learners practise turning assessment criteria into a clear session sequence, workplace-based activities, and “assessment-ready” evidence (e.g., portfolios, projects, reflections), while ensuring resources suit different learning styles and meet quality assurance expectations for consistent, rigorous delivery.
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Module 2 Assignment: Designing Delivery Materials (Bus1.1 LO1 – AC 1.1–1.4)
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Module 3: Designing Learning Content That Matches Assessment Evidence
This lesson teaches learners how to design learning content that perfectly matches assessment evidence using constructive alignment. Participants practise translating Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria into teaching activities, work-related scenarios, and assessment tasks that generate the exact evidence required—using realistic organisational contexts and effective Candidate Workbook cross-referencing to ensure full LO/AC coverage and strong IQA/EQA readiness.
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Module 3 Case Study: Constructive Alignment – Build From Assessment Criteria to Evidence-Ready Learning Pack
Assessment and Feedback
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Module 4: Assessment Planning, Grading, Feedback, and Standardisation
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Practical Exercises for Skill Development
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Module 5: Effective Feedback
This lesson builds tutors’ and assessors’ ability to give feedback that genuinely improves learning—not just “nice comments.” Learners practise using a clear feedback pathway: defining what good performance looks like, comparing the learner’s current work to that standard, and giving timely, specific, and actionable steps to close the gap. The module also develops skills in balancing strengths and improvements, using concrete evidence from the learner’s work, guiding self-assessment, and setting meaningful revision actions that raise performance in the next submission.
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Effective Feedback & QA Documentation Pack (Assessor + IV Practice)
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Module 6: Rubric
This module introduces rubrics as a practical tool for making assessment more transparent, consistent, and fair. Learners explore the key parts of a rubric (criteria, performance descriptors, and levels), compare holistic vs analytic rubrics, and learn how the Qualifi marking rubric converts performance across multiple criteria into a final numeric score and grade band. The module also shows how to use the rubric early for learner self-assessment, and how to use it during marking to improve feedback quality and increase assessor reliability through shared standards and benchmarking.
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Discussion: Using a Rubric
Internal Verification
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Module 7: Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) in Practice
This module develops practical competence in running Internal Quality Assurance as a continuous cycle: Plan → Monitor → Standardise → Improve. Learners learn how to build risk-based sampling strategies, maintain clear roles and responsibilities, and create strong audit trails that demonstrate fair, consistent assessment decisions. The module also covers managing malpractice risks (e.g., plagiarism/collusion), documenting actions professionally, and preparing evidence packs, tracking systems, and records to ensure the centre is fully ready for External Quality Assurance (EQA).
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Discussion Questions
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Module 8: How to IQA against Qualifi’s Processes
This module trains centre staff to run Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) exactly in line with Qualifi expectations—from programme start to certification. Learners explore the purpose and functions of IQA, the roles and responsibilities of IQAs and assessors, and how to build a robust quality assurance system with clear policies, audit trails, and fit-for-purpose documentation. The module also develops practical skills in planning sampling strategies (including interim and summative sampling), applying assessment principles (valid, reliable, fair, sufficient, authentic), delivering constructive feedback and SMART action plans for assessors, and maintaining standardisation evidence. Finally, it prepares centres for EQA visits by strengthening record keeping, malpractice/maladministration controls, appeals handling, confidentiality, and compliant data management (secure storage and retention).
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Including Certificate 12 credit hours
Course details
Duration
120H
Lectures
9
Assignments
8
Level
Regulated Qualifications
Qualifi Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice
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Basic info
The rationale of the Certificate is to provide recognition for those who wish to develop their own abilities in the maintaining and improving the quality of assessment in a regulated environment. It is envisaged that all Qualifi centres will enable learners to further their knowledge of quality assurance to provide consistent, standardised assessment reports and appropriate feedback to learners.
The qualification will enable learners to become independent, self-directed learners with the tools and motivation necessary to continue learning, developing and reflecting on practice throughout their careers.
Course requirements
This course is designed for teachers, assessors, internal verifiers (IQA/IV), and quality controllers involved in BTEC & Qualifi implementation, as well as professionals who are interested in teaching or assessing BTEC and Qualifi qualifications.
Intended audience
This course is intended for professionals delivering or quality assuring BTEC & Qualifi programmes, including:
Teachers / Trainers who need to align teaching with assessment evidence and qualification requirements.
Assessors responsible for making fair, consistent, evidence-based assessment decisions and providing clear feedback.
Internal Verifiers / Internal Quality Assurers (IQA/IV) who safeguard the validity and reliability of assessment judgements through sampling, monitoring, and standardisation.
Quality controllers / centre QA teams who maintain audit trails, documentation, and readiness for external quality assurance (EQA).
New or aspiring staff who are interested in teaching or assessing BTEC and Qualifi qualifications and want a structured pathway into best-practice assessment and IQA.
