Highfield Level 1 Award in Health and Safety Awareness (RQF) 603-6363-0

Highfield Level 1 Award in Health and Safety Awareness (RQF) 4 Guidance on assessment This qualification is assessed through the completion of a portfolio of evidence that will also be internally quality assured by the centre. A portfolio of evidence gives centres flexibility in how individual assessment criteria are assessed, and Highfield Qualifications promotes holistic assessment. Additional guidance is included at the bottom of each unit suggesting how each assessment criteria can be assessed. Suggested assessment paperwork is available on the Highfield Qualifications website. Learners must achieve all of the pass criteria across all units to be awarded a Pass. Examples of evidence for the portfolio could include: • worksheets • record of oral and written questioning • assignments/projects/reports • candidate and peer reports • record of professional discussion Centres must take all reasonable steps to avoid any part of the assessment of a learner (including any internal quality assurance and invigilation) being undertaken by any person who has a personal interest in the result of the assessment. Guidance on quality assurance Highfield Qualifications requires centres to have in place a robust mechanism for internal quality assurance. Internal quality assurance must be completed by an appropriately qualified person and that person must not have been involved in any aspect of the delivery or assessment of the course they are quality assuring. Highfield Qualifications will support centres by conducting ongoing engagements to ensure and verify the effective and efficient delivery of the qualification. Assessor requirements Highfield Qualifications recommends nominated assessors for this qualification to meet the following requirements. • Have current, relevant occupational expertise and knowledge that has been gained through ‘hands - on’ experience in the industry and relevant qualifications . • Hold or be working towards a recognised assessing qualification, which could include any of the following: − Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment − Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement − A1 Assess Learner Performance Using a Range of Methods − D32 Assess Learner Performance and D33 Assess Learner Using Different Sources of Evidence • Maintain appropriate continued professional development (CPD) for the subject area