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6.1 Quality Assuring Assessment

Policy

We aim to have an assessment system in place which is:

• Understood fully by learners, tutors and all members of our programme teams.

• Designed with the learners and the programme needs in mind.

• Secure and consistent in implementation.

• Valid for the purpose of certification by QQI.

• Fair in terms of access and process, making additional supports available as necessary.

• Underpinned by procedures and practices that are fair and transparent.

• Internally verified as consistent across all assessment activities and assessment results recorded accurately.

• Externally authenticated as consistent with national standards.

• Ensure that assessment results are approved and signed-off before being submitted for certification.

• Consistent with QQI assessment policy and designed to meet the following QQI guidelines:

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  • Mission Statement
  • Quality Assuring Assessment, Guidelines for Providers, Revised 2018
  • FESS - Quality Assuring Assessment
  • Fetac Guidelines for internal Verification

Responsibilities

• The Results Approval Panel maintains oversight of our assessment processes, approves results and makes recommendations for corrective action to the Quality Committee.
• The Director of Adult Education has overall responsibility for assessment.
• In second provider schools, the Directors of Adult Education are responsible for submitting assessment portfolios to Scoil Mhuire by the agreed date and in the agreed format.