Assessment approach (Conditions TQ2 to TQ3)

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TQ2.1 In respect of each Technical Qualification which it makes available, or proposes to make available, an awarding organisation must comply with any requirements, and have regard to any guidance, relating to the objectives to be met by any assessment for that qualification which may be published by Ofqual and revised from time to time.

Guidance on assessment objectives

Condition TQ2.1 allows us to set guidance in relation to the objectives to be met by any assessment for a Technical Qualification.

We set out our guidance for the purposes of Condition TQ2.1 below.

The Core Examination

We expect an awarding organisation to use the following assessment objectives in respect of each assessment for the Core Examination

	Objective
AO1	Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the content.
AO2	Apply knowledge and understanding of the content to different situations and contexts.
AO3	Analyse and evaluate information and issues related to the content

We expect an awarding organisation to ensure that there is a reasonable balance between the weighting of these assessment objectives and to explain its approach to their weighting in its assessment strategy.

The Core Project

An awarding organisation should develop assessment objectives in relation to Core Project assessments that require Learners to

plan their approach to meeting the project brief,
apply core knowledge and skills as appropriate,
select relevant techniques and resources to meet the brief,
use maths, English and digital skills as appropriate, and
realise a project outcome and review how well the outcome meets the brief.

We expect an awarding organisation to set a separate assessment objective in relation to each of the five requirements above.

In setting those assessment objectives, we expect an awarding organisation to

(a) ensure that the assessment objective in relation to core knowledge and skills is drafted in such a way as to be specific to the relevant Outline Content on core skills, and
(b) weight the assessment objectives such that the assessment objective in relation to core knowledge and skills is at least 50% with a reasonable balance between the remaining four assessment objectives.

Condition TQ3 - Assessment strategies

TQ3.1 In respect of each Technical Qualification which it makes available, or proposes to make available, an awarding organisation must
1. (a) establish and maintain an assessment strategy for that qualification,
2. (b) ensure that the assessment strategy complies with any requirements which may be published by Ofqual and revised from time to time, and
3. (c) have regard to any guidance in relation to assessment strategies which may be published by Ofqual and revised from time to time.
TQ3.2 In particular, an awarding organisation must ensure that the assessment strategy for a Technical Qualification sets out how the awarding organisation intends to secure, on an ongoing basis, compliance with its Conditions of Recognition in respect of the assessments for that qualification.
TQ3.3 An awarding organisation must ensure that all assessments for a Technical Qualification which it makes available, or proposes to make available, are designed, set, delivered and marked in compliance with its assessment strategy for that qualification.
TQ3.4An awarding organisation must
1. (a) keep under review its assessment strategy for a Technical Qualification, and revise it where necessary, so as to satisfy itself that the assessment strategy meets at all times the requirements of Conditions TQ3.1 and TQ3.2,
2. (b) review that assessment strategy promptly upon receiving a request from Ofqual to do so, and subsequently ensure that its assessment strategy complies with any requirements that Ofqual has communicated to it in writing, and
3. (c) promptly notify Ofqual of any revisions made by it to that assessment strategy.
TQ3.5An awarding organisation must
1. (a) upon receiving a request from Ofqual to do so, demonstrate to Ofquals satisfaction that it has complied with its assessment strategy for a Technical Qualification in respect of any particular assessment for that qualification, or provide an explanation to Ofqual as to why it has not so complied, and
2. (b) give effect to any recommendation that Ofqual may make in respect of its compliance with its assessment strategy.

Assessment strategy requirements

Condition TQ3.1(a) requires an awarding organisation to establish and maintain an assessment strategy for each Technical Qualification which it makes available or proposes to make available. Condition TQ3.2 requires an awarding organisation to ensure that the assessment strategy for a Technical Qualification sets out how the awarding organisation intends to secure, on an ongoing basis, compliance with its Conditions of Recognition in respect of the assessments for that qualification.

Condition TQ3.1(b) requires an awarding organisation to have regard to any requirements in relation to assessment strategies published by Ofqual. We set out our requirements for the purposes of Condition TQ3.1(b) below.

There is no requirement for an awarding organisation to publish its assessment strategy. An awarding organisation may publish its assessment strategy if it wishes but, where it does so, it must ensure that any such publication does not breach its Conditions of Recognition.

General requirements

An assessment strategy for a Technical Qualification must provide a comprehensive picture of the steps and approach an awarding organisation will take to secure compliance with its Conditions of Recognition in relation to the design, delivery and marking of assessments for, and the award of, that qualification.

An assessment strategy must present a logical and coherent narrative that includes clear and concise evidence demonstrating how an awarding organisation will seek to ensure that the qualification, and the assessments for it, are fit for purpose. In particular, it must include information and evidence to show how the awarding organisation promotes and acts on feedback between the different stages of the qualifi

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