Explain the responsibilities of the assessor

The assessor is responsible for the implantation of the awarding

bodys standards into the working process of the student. The
assessor should have a strong understanding of the course
content and the methods needed to deliver this content to their
students while ensuring that they adhere the assessment
criteria, course programme or job specification.
At all times, the assessor must conduct themselves in a fair and
professional manner and maintain an understanding of the
assessment criteria of the students.
Assessment takes place in a variety of scenarios; this enables
the students to display knowledge, understanding and
competency in a variety of areas to show a broad scope of
evidence gathering. It is the responsibility of the assessor to
plan assessments according to the best method of evidence
gathering for the unit.
Supporting and encouragement throughout the assessment,
the assessor needs to use their judgement to judge the
competency of the students work and ascertain whether or not
they are ready for assessment.
The assessor must keep accurate and up to date records to
ensure there is a track record of student's progress and
achievement. It will include and not limited to assessment
plans, feedback records, review of progress and overall tracking
sheets. The records are also maintained to satisfy
organisational and regulatory requirements such as Health &
Safety - if assessing in the workplace they there will be a need
to ensure the students have the right training for the job.
The assessment practice and process is continuously
scrutinised in the form of meetings, these meetings allow the
assessor to voice any concerns, discuss assessment practice
and to improve the assessment process as a whole.
The assessor must ensure that they further their own
development through CPD. This will ensure that the assessor is
keeping up to date with not only the assessment criteria of the
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subject but that they are maintaining their knowledge of the
ever changing occupational standards within the workplace.

In summary the responsibilities of the Assessor involves

planning, managing and delivering assessment, maintaining
the integrity of the qualification, and always keeping a learnercentred approach to the assessment. The occupational
standards of the assessor demand integrity and maintenance of
a level of quality that can be internally verified (IV) and
externally verified (EV) moderated to show the same result.
The responsibility of the assessor to the students is to be
organised, efficient, clear, and to provide a professional
example to which they can aspire to.
If assessing within the workplace employers are demanding
high quality assessment feedback as this is the cornerstone of
the students and, therefore, the organisations progress.

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