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A Lead Internal Verifier is the person designated by a centre to act as the point of sign-off for the assessment and internal verification of programmes in a Principal Subject Area (for example, Edexcel BTEC Firsts and Nationals in Business, or Edexcel BTEC Firsts and Level 1 in Hospitality).
The Lead Internal Verifier has access to accreditation and should register through the online standardisation system, OSCA.
The Lead Internal Verifier should be:
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someone with the authority to oversee assessment outcomes. Ideally this would be the programme leader, as this would normally be a key part of their role
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directly involved in the assessment and delivery of a programme, so that they understand the units
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able to coordinate across assessors and other internal verifiers for a Principal Subject Area.
Centres deliver BTEC programmes in different ways and use various sizes of programme team and management structures. |
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Responsibilities
- Read and understand the BTEC Quality Assurance Handbook each year, and make sure assessors and verifiers have access to it
- Register with Edexcel via OSCA and confirm registration every year
- Undertake online induction
- Complete the accreditation process: practice exercise and assessment exercise (normally only once every three years)
- Make other assessors and verifiers aware of the practice exercise, for example through a team development event
- Ensure that there is an assessment and verification plan for the programmes in the sector which is fit for purpose and meets Edexcel’s requirements
- Sign off the plan and check that it is being followed at suitable points
- Undertake some internal verification and/or assessment for individual units within at least one of the programmes, where possible
- Ensure that records of assessment and samples of learner work are being retained for use with Standards Verification if necessary
- Liaise with the Standards Verifier to ensure that appropriate sampling takes place, if and when sampling is required
- Make arrangements for handover to a deputy or replacement if unable to carry out the role.
Tips for Lead Internal Verifiers
- You don’t have to do all internal verification – in fact, your assessment decisions must still be internally verified. We use the term Lead Internal Verifier to emphasise the importance of proper coordination of internal verification through a single point of contact. This is a role that senior staff members within delivery teams have always undertaken.
- You need to allow time for induction – one session – and then four to six hours to fully complete standardisation without rushing. Once you are accredited, it only needs to be done every three years.
- Read all the instructions for standardisation carefully and do the practice exercise first; you can then use these materials with the whole team to help you instil a standardised approach to assessment.