Assessor Award (CLDLD09)
Criteria to undertake this qualification:

Do you have a minimum of two learners to assess?

Is your centre approved  for delivery of qualifications?

There must be a minimum of 1 internal verifier/internal quality assurer to support and endorse the work of the assessor-candidate

Do you assess in a work based situation?

Who is this qualification for?

This qualification is for those who assess in the workplace using a wide range of assessment methods, both direct and indirect.


The types of activities the assessor-candidate will be involved in include:

  • Preparing to assess
  • Planning assessments
  • Assessing learner performance and knowledge
  • Confirming progression and achievement


What's involved?

To achieve this qualification, the assessor-candidate must assess the competence of two learners in their place of work on two separate occasions (four assessments total), using a set of standards such as those provided by a national awarding/standard setting body or the learners’ employer.


A portfolio of evidence of the assessor-candidate’s performance will be assessed by the Reward’s Assessor looking at products of work, for example:


• Notes or documentation relating to pre-assessment planning discussions such as learner agreement documentation and Induction checklists.

• Assessment plans agreed with learners.  

• Records detailing assessment decisions. 

• Feedback records used to convey progression / achievement to learners.

• Records of the standardisation activities the assessor-candidate has been involved in.


Their knowledge will be assessed by taking part in a discussion with their assessor, answering questions (written or oral), assessor-candidate statement or a combination of all of these.



The assessor-candidate’s knowledge will be assessed by them taking part in a discussion with their assessor and answering questions (either written or oral), or providing a statement of how and why they carried out certain activities or a combination of these.


Assessment Methods

The person wishing to achieve this qualification (the assessor-candidate) will use the following direct methods:

  • Observation
  • Examination of work products (both created and not created at the time of observation)
  • Questioning 

They may also be involved in authenticating indirect evidence such as:

  • Discussing with learners
  • Testimony of others (witnesses)
  • Examining learners statements
  • Assessing learners in simulated environments
  • Recognising Prior Learning (RPL) — otherwise known as the Accreditation of Prior Achievement (APA)