John Carr

Senior External Verifier.

SQA New approach to Quality Assurance (HN & SVQ) March 2014

SQA New approach to Quality Assurance (HN & SVQ) March 2014

SQA new approach to Quality Assurance.

SQA new approach to Quality Assurance.

Piloted by SQA for last 3 years.Full implementation in all centres in

2014-2015.Currently only HN & Vocational

Qualifications.Volunteer Colleges in 2013-2014.

Summary of key changes.Summary of key changes. Refreshed Quality Assurance Criteria. Introduction of outcome ratings.

Introduction of Action Plans

Introduction of Sanctions..

Refreshed Qualifications Verification Reports (QVR)

Specific Quality Criteria for:-Specific Quality Criteria for:-

Quality Criteria.Quality Criteria.

Six Categories:

- Management of a centre.

- Resources.

- Candidate Support.

- Internal Assessment & Verification.

- External Assessment.

- Records/Data Management.

Overall Outcome Rating determines.Overall Outcome Rating determines.

No actions.

Action Plan

Sanctions.

Qualification Verification VisitsQualification Verification Visits

Matching Evidence against criteria.

High Impact CriteriaMedium Impact CriteriaLow Impact Criteria

Sufficient EvidenceInsufficient EvidenceNo Evidence

Qualification Verification ActivityQualification Verification Activity

Visit Planning. Agreeing Sample. Verifying assessment decisions and

evidence. On-line reporting. Colouring in. (traffic lights) EVs lose some autonomy.

System dictates the outcome

actions/sanction

5 possible ‘outcome ratings’ for each category.

5 possible ‘outcome ratings’ for each category.

– Significant Strengths.– Strengths outweigh weaknesses.– Some Strengths & Some Weaknesses– Weaknesses outweigh Strengths– Significant weaknesses.– Overall outcome rating for the verification

visit. Defaults to the lowest outcome rating.

Q.V. Reports.Q.V. Reports.

Refer to Example!