Corporate Information Webinar – 4th June 2019 – Book Now
Join us in our free upcoming webinar to find out why you should join The Assessors Guild in 2019 and to learn about the new assessment Standards. Click here to book your free space now.
Budget, Brexit & Breaking Point?
The recent Budget contained some good news for Apprenticeships, the announcement that levy paying employers can use 25% (up from 10%) of their levy funds to allocate to apprentices in their supply chain was warmly welcomed. A reduction in the rate of co-investment for non-levy paying employers from 10% down [...]
Break through the noise and understand what end-point assessment means for your role as a trainer-assessor
We’re really excited to announce that we are strategic partners for SDN’s inaugural Apprenticeship Breakthrough Conference on 29th April in Birmingham. The Conference, for front-line trainers/assessors, won’t just be focused on government policy - it will be practical, interactive, action-focused, and affordable. Delegates will leave the day with [...]
Getting to grips with on-programme assessment – case study insights from Manchester Met University
Getting to grips with on-programme assessment - case study insights from Manchester Met University Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) delivers a suite of Level 6 and 7 apprenticeship standards, including the Chartered Manger Degree Apprenticeship. To make sure the Chartered Manager curriculum is relevant to specific industries, the course is delivered [...]
Launch of the Guild Register of Assessors
We are proud to announce that we have launched our Guild Register of Assessors (RoA). The Register of Assessors is a unique platform which allows our Registered Practitioners and Managing Practitioners to showcase their sectorial expertise, qualifications and standards approved. We aim to bridge the gap between industry and the [...]
The results are in – what type of assessor are you?
We designed this very simple poll to get a feel of: -What type of assessors formed the mainstay of the assessment sector -How assessors viewed their assessment focus -Where there may be a shortfall in assessment skills – capacity, capability and so on We realise that the results are [...]
Two federations join forces to ensure integrity and independence of assessment and quality assurance in apprenticeships
LONDON, 10th October 2018. The Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) and the Federation for Industry Sector Skills and Standards (FISSS) have agreed to work together to support quality apprenticeships. The partnership will help join-up the unique expertise of end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs), sector skills councils, the individual assessors guild and [...]
Apprenticeship Providers – Kitemark needed?
As many of you will have seen, BBC Breakfast posed an interesting question on this morning’s show - are kitemarks needed for apprenticeships? The suggestion that the government introduces a kitemark system for good apprentice employers to encourage best practice and help apprentices choose the best employer is an interesting [...]
Assessors Guild – Conference Reschedule
On the 19th September we made a decision to reschedule the London conference, as we want to provide the best possible opportunities and experience for our stakeholders and members. We are working with a partner to provide a more exciting event that will have greater reach for you. We will be working [...]
A Warm Welcome to Professor Sir Alan Tuckett OBE as Fellow of The Assessors Guild
The Assessors Guild would like to extend a very warm welcome to Professor Sir Alan Tuckett OBE as one of our prestigious Fellows. He is a professor of adult education at the University of Wolverhampton, Honorary Fellow of UNESCO’s Institute of Lifelong Learning, and Distinguished Professor at the International Institute [...]