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Take the next step in your professional development and become a fully qualified assessor across both workplace and vocational training settings. This 15-week, part-time NCFE Level 3 Certificate is designed for practitioners who assess occupational competence in the workplace and vocational skills, knowledge and understanding in classrooms, workshops, simulated or training environments.
Course delivery: This is a 15-week, part-time course with two cohorts available: Cohort 1 starts in September 2026 and Cohort 2 starts in January 2027 at Broxbourne Campus.
Unit 01 – Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment.
This unit develops your knowledge of the principles and practices that underpin effective, fair and inclusive assessment in a learning and development context.
Unit 02 – Assess Occupational Competence in the Work Environment.
This unit develops your competence in assessing learners’ occupational competence within their real work environment using appropriate workplace assessment methods.
Unit 03 – Assess Vocational Skills, Knowledge and Understanding.
This unit develops your competence in assessing learners’ vocational skills, knowledge and understanding in settings such as classrooms, workshops, simulated environments or training organisations.
Aligned to NCFE requirements, this certificate supports you to plan, carry out and review assessment activities across both workplace and vocationally related settings. You will learn how to use a broad range of assessment methods, including observation of performance, examining work products, oral and written questioning, professional discussion, witness testimony, learner statements, assignments, projects, case studies, skills tests and recognition of prior learning.
On successful completion, you will be fully qualified to assess learners within your own vocational area and subject specialism, either within the organisation in which you work or as an independent assessor in industry, training or apprenticeship settings.