Highfield Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and Handling (RQF) 501-1772-5

Highfield Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and Handling (RQF) 4 Centre requirements To effectively deliver and assess this qualification, centres should have the following resources in place: • an object/objects to assess the movement of load. Please see Additional Guidance: Practical Assessments for the different movements that are involved in the delivery and assessment of the unit. Guidance on delivery The total qualification time for this qualification is 20 hours and of this 10 hours are recommended as guided learning hours. TQT is an estimate of the total number of hours it would take an average learner to achieve and demonstrate the necessary level of attainment to be awarded with a qualification, both under direct supervision (forming Guided Learning Hours) and without supervision (all other time). TQT and GLH values are advisory and assigned to a qualification as guidance. Guidance on assessment This qualification is assessed by 2 forms of assessment for Unit 1: Manual Handling Safety at Work. Part 1 : Multiple-choice question (MCQ) examination Learning outcomes 1-3 are assessed by a 15-question multiple-choice examination that must be completed within 30 minutes. Successful learners will have to demonstrate knowledge across the assessment criteria within learning outcomes 1-3 and correctly answer at least 9 out of 15 questions or more to achieve a pass. Completed examination papers should be returned to Highfield Qualifications for marking and results will then be supplied to the Centre. Part 2: Practical Assessment Learning outcome 4 is assessed by a competency-based assessment that is set by Highfield Qualifications and internally assessed and internally quality assured by the centre. Assessment decisions and IQA practices will be subject to external moderation by Highfield Qualifications. Successful learners will need to achieve pass in each element of the practical assessment and further information about the assessment elements are listed in the Highfield Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and Handling Examination Declaration, Learner List and Practical Assessment Matrix. This is available from the Download Area of the Highfield Qualifications website. Once completed, this document should also be returned to Highfield Qualifications. 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 require centres to have in place a robust mechanism for internal quality assurance of training delivery and internal assessment processes . Internal quality assurance must be completed by an appropriately experienced and knowledgeable person and that person must not have been involved in any aspect of the delivery or assessment of the course they are quality assuring.