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The Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors, the national body concerned with raising assessment standards and representing assessment professionals, offers a range of training routes to the different categories of membership as well as development opportunities for members.

They spoke to HE@Work about providing a work-based member and fellowship route incorporating HE qualifications.

We proposed a work-based post graduate certificate, diploma and MA and began work with their in-house team creating a specification based on the institute’s professional standards.

We then tendered to a group of universities verified by HE@Work which could support and validate the award of work-based awards.

We identified Middlesex University as a suitable partner and, through a series of joint meetings and workshops with all parties, we helped to produce the module aims and outcomes for the awards.

The flexible yet rigorous programme structure incorporates all the institute’s requirements and conforms to the university regulations and academic standards.

It will provide a route to institute membership whilst in work, based on applying assessment theory and practice to improve workplace assessment and performance.

The work was well-received and encouraged the institute to identify possibilities for future diversification, including overseas markets.

The Institute were happy with the results and the speed with which they had been achieved and felt that everyone had built good working relationships and that the experience had been enjoyable and productive.

"We were pleased to work with HE@Work who helped us to identify the market for our qualifications and eased the process of validation with a university in a vocational context."

Graham Herbert, Deputy Head, CIEA

For more information on the qualification please see the following links:

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MA in work based learning

Multi-national drug company: retaining top scientists

This UK-based company had no problem recruiting the brightest and best young research chemists from top universities. However it had difficulty in keeping them, as many left to go back to university.

The company’s in-house training programme for new entrants was comprehensive, but informal. HE@Work advisors proposed an assessment process around the existing programme, leading to a post-graduate certificate and the opportunity to take an MPhil later. HE@Work managed the process of preparing for approval by the chosen university.

The company benefited by:

• A rigorous training programme with challenging and continuous learning
• Increased motivation leading to a reduction in turnover of research chemists
• Enhanced levels of research
• An enriched role of in-house supervisor which can also receive accreditation

Learners benefited by:

• Maintaining the momentum of their personal development
• Achieving academic recognition for their science knowledge and skills
• Keeping up their links with cutting edge academics