Zipzop
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I've decided I'd like to get qualified as an Equine NVQ assessor.
The course seems fairly straight forward. One day at college to obtain the knowledge which covers section one and then two more practical units.
The part I'm struggling with is that I do not currently work in an environment which gives me access to any candidates that I can use for units 2&3 and the colleges cannot seem to let you use there candidates or assessors for any help or training.
The course requirements are that you need access to two candidates who are taking an NVQ or equivilent.
My questions are firstly, there is no mention of needing access to any current assessors, how do they expect you to learn how to assess just by having access to two learners?
And secondly, how can I find candidates to use? One college did mention that I just need to learn to assess so it doesn't matter if the candidates are doing an equine based course or something else.
It seems to me that I will have to find an assessor myself, (god knows how!) that would be willing to let me shadow them and use their candidates for my assessments.
Does anyone have any experience of this or taking this course?
How did you manage it?
Many thanks
I've decided I'd like to get qualified as an Equine NVQ assessor.
The course seems fairly straight forward. One day at college to obtain the knowledge which covers section one and then two more practical units.
The part I'm struggling with is that I do not currently work in an environment which gives me access to any candidates that I can use for units 2&3 and the colleges cannot seem to let you use there candidates or assessors for any help or training.
The course requirements are that you need access to two candidates who are taking an NVQ or equivilent.
My questions are firstly, there is no mention of needing access to any current assessors, how do they expect you to learn how to assess just by having access to two learners?
And secondly, how can I find candidates to use? One college did mention that I just need to learn to assess so it doesn't matter if the candidates are doing an equine based course or something else.
It seems to me that I will have to find an assessor myself, (god knows how!) that would be willing to let me shadow them and use their candidates for my assessments.
Does anyone have any experience of this or taking this course?
How did you manage it?
Many thanks