Centre Guide - Cache

Your Guide to Being a CACHE Centre
Internally quality assuring portfolio of evidence
You will be supported to provide the following for
consistent internal quality assurance:
• an internal quality assurance strategy and approach
that includes an internal quality assurance plan with a
clear rationale for the sampling approach taken,
sample assessment plans, decisions and feedback to
learners for each assessor over a stated period of time
• recorded feedback to assessors with the findings, the
need for any action with time goals and feedback on
the completed action where necessary
• clear, auditable records completed and stored safely
• standardisation activities involving all assessors and
all internal quality assurers over a stated period of
time to arrive at a benchmark for practice within the
Centre and maintenance of that level of practice
• evidence for all units claimed through Recognition of
Prior Learning (RPL), exemptions and equivalences
• securely stored auditable evidence including, name,
registration date, contact sheet, assessment plans,
feedback records and achievements
• CVs and certificates that demonstrate vocational
competence and competence to assess in line with the
assessment requirements
• evidence of current, relevant continuing professional
development (CPD)
• holistic internal approach to uphold the integrity of the
qualification (See Holistic Internal Quality Assurance
Flowchart below)
Flowchart for Holistic Internal Quality Assurance QCF of Portfolio Evidence
Stage 1
Planning Internal Quality Assurance Strategy approach (Link this to
relevant Risk assessment of Assessors)
What, why, and how in line with each qualification
Stage 2
Identifying through your own method of staffing grid,
Assessors/Trainers/Internal Quality Assurers for all qualifications
Also linked to Assessment strategy of Sector skills for relevant units
Stage 3
Providing an internal quality assurance sampling grid/plan for
each qualification
Identify all predicted sample of assessors, evidence methods, unit
levels and assessment cycle. (NOT all learners or units)
Stage 4
Sampling of assessment practice. Good practice is to sample
throughout the lifetime of the qualification
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