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Introduction
It’s a regulatory requirement for centres to identify a single Lead
Internal Verifier (Lead IV) for each BTEC (QCF) Principal Subject Area
and each BTEC (NQF/RQF) programme being delivered. This person
acts as the point of accountability for the quality assurance of these
programmes.
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Registering as a Lead IV
New Lead IV’s must register their details with us first. You do this by letting us know
which Principal Subject Area you’re responsible for confirming your details on our
Online Support for Centre Assessors (OSCA) platform. Once registered, you’ll need to
re-register before 30 September of each academic year.
You can find out more about Quality Management Review here
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Accreditation
As Lead IV, you’ll be given the opportunity to gain ‘accreditation’ through an
online standardisation exercise. Accreditation formally recognises your ability
to:
• ensure assessment meets national standards
• implement internal verification to achieve standards across a team
• maintain quality for the programmes within your Principal Subject Area.
Please Note: Are you are an existing QCF LIV and your registration is
running out in 2018 and you are moving to our new 2016 BTEC Nationals
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Date Activity
24 August 2018 Window opens
19 October 2018 Window closed
2 November 2018 Results released
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The online standardisation exercise follows a slightly different format to the practice
standardisation materials, though the focus remains the same. We recommend that
you print off all the materials as soon as possible, and complete the standardisation
exercise offline before entering answers online
When entering your answers online, you should save your work regularly. Against
each answer you can record comments, which aren’t reviewed as part of the
standardisation scoring but can be helpful when you’re checking your answers. You
can return to (and amend) your saved answers until the window closes, so don’t
need to enter all of the information online in one go. However, once you’ve started
any part of any exercise, you need to ensure you complete it in full before the end of
the window
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Appeals:
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Registering as Lead IV
Introductory Level 1
The Lead IV for the Introductory Level 1 registers across the suite
and not as individual sectors, one Lead IV is registered for
Introductory Level 1 for each centre.
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Standardisation
Once you’re registered as Lead IV, you'll be able to access
standardisation material, which you should use to train or standardise
your Assessors and Internal Verifiers. The standardisation material will
include:
• assignments, assessed learner work, assessor and internal verifier
comments
• questions
• Senior Standards Verifiers (SSV) commentaries and answers.
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QCF Principal
Subject Areas
By Sector
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Please note
No QCF standardisation exercises for level 2 has been created
this year, where there are replacement BTEC (NQF) Level 2
Firsts. A full range of online standardisation materials have
been developed for these qualifications.
This will only affect you if Level 2 is the highest level of BTEC
you deliver in your Principal Subject Area. Lead Internal
Verifiers with an existing QCF accreditation at level 2 will
remain accredited as long as they re-register
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Applied Sciences
If I QA process
Can this
Do I need re-register, is for non-
Sector Principal PSA be
to register a accreditation accredited
Subject Area accredited
Lead IV? prior to Sep and new
by another? Lead IVs
2017 valid?
Applied
Lead IV
Science
Yes Yes No accreditation
(Forensic
Applied via OSCA
Science)
Sciences
QCF Yes
Lead IV
Applied (Forensic
Yes Yes accreditation
Science Science
via OSCA
Level 3)
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Caring Services
If I QA process
Can this
Do I need re-register, is for non-
Principal PSA be
Sector to register a accreditation accredited
Subject Area accredited and new
Lead IV? prior to Sep
by another? Lead IVs
2017 valid?
Caring Lead IV
Services Health and
Yes Yes No accreditation
Social Care
QCF via OSCA
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Creative Skills
If I QA process
Can this
Do I need re-register, is for non-
Principal PSA be
Sector to register a accreditation accredited
Subject Area accredited
Lead IV? prior to Sep and new
by another? Lead IVs
2017 valid?
Lead IV
Art and
Yes Yes No accreditation
Creative Design
via OSCA
Skills
QCF Creative Lead IV
Media Yes Yes No accreditation
Production via OSCA
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Engineering
If I QA process
Can this
Do I need re-register, is for non-
Principal PSA be
Sector to register a accreditation accredited
Subject Area accredited
Lead IV? prior to Sep and new
by another? Lead IVs
2016 valid?
Yes Direct to
Aeronautical
Yes n/a (Engineering standards
Engineering
Level 3) verification
Lead IV
Automotive Yes Yes No accreditation
via OSCA
Engineering
QCF Lead IV
Engineering Yes Yes No accreditation
via OSCA
Mechanical
Lead IV
and
Yes Yes No accreditation
Manufacturin
via OSCA
g Engineering
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Yes Direct to
Sustainability Yes n/a standards
(Countryside) verification
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Information and
Communications Technology
If I QA process
Can this
Do I need re-register, is for non-
Principal PSA be
Sector to register a accreditation accredited
Subject Area accredited
Lead IV? prior to Sep and new
by another? Lead IVs
2017 valid?
ICT Lead IV
IT Yes Yes No accreditation
QCF via OSCA
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Performing Arts
If I QA process
Can this
Do I need re-register, is for non-
Principal PSA be
Sector to register a accreditation accredited
Subject Area accredited
Lead IV? prior to Sep and new
by another? Lead IVs
2017 valid?
Lead IV
Music Yes Yes No accreditation
via OSCA
Yes (Dance:
Lead IV
Performing Perf Arts
Yes Yes accreditation
Performing Arts Level 1&2
via OSCA
Arts only)
QCF Yes Lead IV
Performing
Yes Yes (Performing accreditation
Arts (Dance)
Arts) via OSCA
Lead IV
Production
Yes Yes No accreditation
Arts
via OSCA
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Public Services
If I QA process
Can this
Do I need re-register, is for non-
Principal PSA be
Sector to register a accreditation accredited
Subject Area accredited
Lead IV? prior to Sep and new
by another? Lead IVs
2017 valid?
Lead IV
Public Public Yes Yes No accreditation
Services Services via OSCA
QCF
Additional Information:
• Fire Services and Security which were previously listed in
2017/18 handbook under this sector now sit within Technical
and Professional Assessment.
• Centres delivery Public Services QCF Level 2 only will require
Standards Verification sampling.
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Service Industries
If I QA process
Can this
Do I need re-register, is for non-
Principal PSA be
Sector to register a accreditation accredited
Subject Area accredited
Lead IV? prior to Sep and new
by another? Lead IVs
2017 valid?
Yes Lead IV
Hospitality Yes Yes (detailed accreditation
below) via OSCA
Lead IV
Retail
Yes Yes No accreditation
Level 1
via OSCA
Direct to
Retail
Yes Yes No standards
Level 2 and 3
verification
Service Lead IV
Travel and
Industries Yes Yes No accreditation
Tourism
QCF via OSCA
Direct to
Aviation Yes n/a No standards
verification
Cleaning Direct to
and Facility No n/a No standards
Services verification
Direct to
Transport
No n/a No standards
and Logistics
verification
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Process Map
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3c:
Lead Internal Verifiers
for BTEC (NQF/RQF)
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Which qualifications
does this section cover?
This section covers the following qualifications:
Additional Information:
• IT & Computing – If you are running our IT & Computing Nationals
from 2016 you can register as Lead IV for each qualification individually
or If you register for IT you can access both IT & Computing
standardisation materials.
NB by registering as Lead IV for computing you can only access
Computing standardisation materials
• Performing Arts & Dance - If your centre is running both Performing
Arts and Dance programmes you will need to register a Lead IV for each
Principal Subject Area. Please note, this can be the same person.
Separate OSCA exercises are available for Performing Arts and Dance
(Firsts and Nationals) and your registration will enable us to allocate a
subject specific Standards Verifier for annual sampling. NB there is
nochange to the Performing Arts or Performing Arts (Dance)
qualifications.
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