The ProQual Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices is therefore the definitive credential for internal verifiers and quality assurance leads. Achieving this award formally recognises your strategic oversight and authority in the assessment cycle. It is crucial for IQA coordinators, lead assessors, and centre managers in colleges, training providers, and large employers who are accountable for the quality and credibility of vocational assessment outcomes.
This advanced professional award is designed for experienced assessors and quality practitioners responsible for upholding the standard and consistency of assessment within a centre or organisation. It focuses on the critical principles and practices of internal quality assurance (IQA), equipping you to monitor, evaluate, and support assessment teams effectively. The course provides the expertise to ensure assessment decisions are valid, reliable, fair, and meet the requirements of awarding organisations, thereby safeguarding the integrity of qualifications. This is an industry award and is not regulated by Ofqual.
You will develop a systematic understanding of how to plan and conduct standardisation activities, sample assessment decisions, and provide constructive developmental feedback to assessors. The curriculum emphasises legal and ethical responsibilities, managing risk within the assessment process, and implementing robust quality improvement plans. This qualification is essential for maintaining a culture of continuous improvement and compliance, ensuring that all assessment practices are transparent, consistent, and of the highest standard.
Program Highlights
Study Units
ProQual Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices consists of 2 mandatory units having 90 GLH and 120 Hours TQT. Candidates must complete all of the following Mandatory units.
| Sr# | Unit Title | Unit Level | GLH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Understanding the principles and practices of internally assessing the quality of assessment | 4 | 45 |
| 2 | Internally assure the quality of assessment | 4 | 45 |
Entry Requirements
To ensure candidates operate at the required strategic level, the following professional and competency-based criteria are essential for enrolment.
- Professional Experience: Applicants must hold a current role with direct responsibility for the internal quality assurance of assessors and assessment decisions within their centre or organisation.
- Assessor Qualification: Candidates must possess a recognised assessing qualification, such as the Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (or its previous equivalents like A1 or D32/D33).
- Language Proficiency: Exemplary written and spoken English is mandatory for producing precise quality assurance documentation, detailed feedback reports, and formal correspondence with teams and awarding bodies.
Candidates must have consistent access to a team of assessors and their portfolios to sample and verify as part of the course’s practical evidence requirements. By meeting these requirements, you confirm your readiness to develop the advanced, strategic skills required to uphold and lead quality assurance standards within vocational assessment.
Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes of the ProQual Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices include:
Understanding the principles and practices of internally assessing the quality of assessment
- Understand the context and principles of internal quality assurance
- Understand how to plan the internal quality assurance of assessment
- Understand techniques and criteria for monitoring the quality of assessment internally
- Understand how to internally maintain and improve the quality of assessment
- Understand how to manage information relevant to the internal quality assurance of assessment
- Understand the legal and good practice requirements for the internal quality assurance of assessment
Internally assure the quality of assessment
- Be able to maintain legal and good practice requirements when internally monitoring and maintaining the quality of assessment
- Be able to plan the internal quality assurance of assessment
- Be able to internally evaluate the quality of assessment
- Be able to internally maintain and improve the quality of assessment
- Be able to manage information relevant to the internal quality assurance of assessment
Target Audiences
This advanced award is designed for experienced professionals who hold strategic responsibility for maintaining the quality, consistency, and compliance of assessment systems within an approved centre or large organisation.
- Lead Internal Verifiers (IVs) & IQA Coordinators: The designated individuals responsible for managing the entire internal quality assurance process, standardisation, and centre compliance with awarding organisations.
- Centre Managers & Approved Leads: Senior personnel in colleges, training providers, or employer-based centres who are ultimately accountable for the quality and integrity of assessment outcomes.
- Experienced Assessors & Trainers: Qualified assessors progressing into a quality assurance role, who need the formal qualification to sample decisions, support assessor development, and conduct standardisation.
- Quality & Compliance Officers: Staff with specific remits for audit and quality improvement within educational or vocational training settings, requiring expertise in the assessment cycle.
By achieving this award, you formally certify your expertise in quality assurance, enabling you to lead, evaluate, and continuously improve assessment practices to the highest professional standards.
