What is Quality Assurance?
Quality Assurance is a set of processes and procedures we have in place to ensure that National Standards are maintained and that students are issued valid, accurate and fair grades based on their performance. |
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What is included in Quality Assurance models?
The BTEC Annual Quality Assurance model is a three-stage process which includes:
| Stage 1 – Setting Up for Success | | Completion of the Annual Quality Declaration, the identification of Lead Internal Verifiers and standardisation of the delivery teams. | | Stage 2 – Centre Level Support | | The Centre Check in activity (CCI) and the release of Programme Control Measures. | | Stage 3 – Enabling Certification | | Standards Verification and Quality Assurance Checks for Eligibility and Claims. |
Please refer to the BTEC Centre Guide to Quality Assurance for further guidance. |
Some BTEC qualifications fall under the WBL QA model, and the requirements are slightly different:
There is still a requirement to complete the Annual Quality Declaration (AQD) and to identify a Lead Internal Verifier.
Centres are not required to access centre standardisation materials (CSMs) via the subject's qualification webpage or Edexcel Online (EOL), however, it is a requirement that teams (Lead IVs, IVs and assessors) standardise internally to ensure they understand how to mark to national standards. Past standardisation materials can be located on the subject webpages.
A Lead Standards Verifier is allocated annually to centres and sector Standards Verification is required to release a cohort for certification.
Please refer to the Work-Based Learning Centre Guide to Quality Assurance. This can be located within the Useful documents section on the Quality Assurance for Work-based Learning (WBL) webpage. |
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What else falls under Quality Assurance?
Other aspects of quality assurance are covered in our suite of BTEC Centre Guides. The links to these can be found below:
For these, there are also separate support articles that will support you if you have further queries. |
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Managing vocational quality: UK Centres
For additional help and support for Quality Nominees and BTEC delivery teams, we have created Quality Assurance webpages for each of our qualifications (BTEC, Work-Based learning, Higher Nationals and Functional Skills). Click here to access all the information needed for training, development and planning for quality in BTEC and Work-Based Learning centres including:
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- Quality Assurance Handbooks
- On-demand and Online Events and Support
- Resources (optional use)
- Quality Updates
- Pearson - Vocational Quality Assurance (YouTube – video guides)
- BTEC Forms and Guides
- Find your Vocational Quality Assurance Manager Regional Map
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| We recommend Quality Nominees and BTEC staff join our Quality Nominees Group, here you can ask questions directly to your Vocational Quality Assurance Manager, browse posts/updates and share ideas and good practice with colleagues. |
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| Back to Vocational Quality Assurance support index. |
