Assessor Training

Re: Assessor Training

Vicky RVN — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:34:37 GMT

Ah ok i presume your qualifications would have allowed you to do it then. I can't say being an assessor really interests me either, once i've done my next portfolio i want ot just forget about them! Maybe in a few years time i might change my mind about it though, i just found it confusing enough writing it let along marking it

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A Little TLC — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:38:05 GMT

i thought so at the time, but we all did it, qualified or not. my qualifications are higher than the NVQ i was assessing, i can only assume thats why. i wouldn't be able to assess vn students obviously.... just the animal care students... though i guess i could do some kind of catch up to do that if i wanted to when i do qualify.... though to be honest, i hated doing it anyway!!!

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Vicky RVN — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:54:26 GMT

TLC, i thought you had to be a qualified vn for two years to be an assessor? I can't imagine it's easy being an assessor for a qualification you don't have yourself. No offence intended by that, i'm just curious.

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jan — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:37:02 GMT

My partner is an egineer in the confectonery sector. Ever heard of chocholate moths?

I don't eat choccy any more!!!!!

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Bowzer — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:31:20 GMT

It is but you need to be industry competant so you won't be able to walk into an assessor job in a chocolate making factory, which would be nice though!

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A Little TLC — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:36:56 GMT

It does, when i did mine, i was told you could transfer to other

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loobylou — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:57:30 GMT

The A1 award is only for assessing NVQs though I'm sure it would come in handy in other teaching/ assessing situations.

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Nick Shackleton — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:36:31 GMT

I meant NVQ in general whether its animal/veterianry related or not

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A Little TLC — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:08:47 GMT

i am not a qualified nurse but i still got my A1 qualification for assessing the students at the hospital who were doing their NVQ 1 & 2 in Animal Care.

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Nick Shackleton — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:58:52 GMT

AS far as I'm aware A1 is for NVQ only

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Kerry Spain — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:49:26 GMT

But the A1 qualification can still be used right?

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Maisy — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:20:41 GMT

At our last VNAC meeting there was no clear answer whether or not assessors would effectively be redundant from their role if/when the changes go ahead. Like Fi said though the assessor qual can be used everywhere so will still be worth doing. Like most aspects relating to nurse training, I doubt any change will go ahead quickly...

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Fiona Leathers — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:33:15 GMT

Because the A1 or D32/33 is a qualification for all industries, it will be useful for any time in your life - it's not just for assessing SVNs. I'm pretty sure that it will still be used even when the courses change

Re: Assessor Training

Deemus — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:31:44 GMT

To be honest, I don't think even the powers that be know. I hope they're still valid, can you imagine the amount of time, effort not to mention money wasted if it's no longer valid.

I can't quite believe the cost of the course either. It's gone up pretty much 20% since I did mine. That's a lot of money for a teeny tiny practice.

Re: Assessor Training

claire Speight — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:19:33 GMT

Good question - I started mine in June so would like to know if it is worth all the hard work or pointless in doing it!

Claire