We are recruiting Associate Internal Quality Assurers (IQAs) to support quality assurance activity across our Public Relations Communication Assistant standards. This role involves quality assuring assessment decisions, feedback and evidence to ensure assessments are fair, valid, reliable and consistent.

Responsibilities

• Internally Quality Assure, document assessor competence against apprenticeship standards using stated assessment methods.
• Carry out and record apprenticeship IQA activities in line with AIM and regulatory requirements.
• Sample assessment activity in line with AIM’s risk based IQA approach
• Provide clear, evidence based, feedback to associate assessors on assessment decisions.
• Complete and submit reports within required timescales.
• Input into, participate and sometimes lead, training and standardisation activities.
• Work professionally as an associate, maintaining confidentiality and managing conflicts of interest.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of AIM apprenticeship policies and procedures.

Essential requirements:

• Hold a recognised assessor qualification (e.g., CAVA, TAQA).
• Hold, or be working towards, a recognised Internal Quality Assurance qualification (e.g Level 4 in Internal Quality Assurance)
• Be occupationally qualified in the subject area, at least one level higher than the standard applying for, gained in the last 3 years, or significant experience in the occupation or sector.
• Understand the apprenticeship occupational standard and EPA plan.
• Minimum Level 2 English and Maths.
• Be independent with no conflict of interest (must not benefit or be disadvantaged by assessment outcomes)
• Maintain and evidence up-to-date occupational knowledge and expertise.
• Attend induction and standardisation events: Before first EPA, when EPA is updated, and on a 6 month basis.
• Comply with all Internal and external quality assurance requirements.
• UK residency and right to work.