Internal Quality Assurance
Internal Quality Assurance Policy
TDLC IQA procedures and strategy
1 Introduction
It is essential that all deliverers of qualifications have quality assurance
systems in place to ensure all assessment is fair, consistent and meets
TDLC and national requirements. This policy has been designed to
promote quality, consistency and fairness throughout the assessment and
IQA activities. It aims to ensure that standards of assessment are
maintained over time.
This document is applicable to everybody involved in assessment
administration, management, verification and moderation of any TDLC
qualifications delivered within the breadth of this Centre’s activities.
Any activity related to TDLC within a satellite, delivery and/or
assessment site is also obliged to abide by this policy.
For qualifications where, because of the size or geographic spread of
assessments, more than one IQA is required to ensure the quality, an
Internal Quality Assurance Team (IQAT) must be established. Where a
IQAT is required, one IQA must be identified/allocated to take on the role
of Coordinating IQA, ensuring that the IQA strategy and sampling plans
are effectively established, implemented and maintained by the IQAT.
Where only one IQA is needed to cover the Centre’s activities for a
specific qualification, the IQA will be responsible for establishing the
IQA sampling strategy, sampling plan and subsequent implementation.
2 Verification Aim
The IQA aim is to ensure effective management of assessment and verification
processes, effective support for assessment and verification personnel, and to
quality assure the outcomes of assessment in-line with TDLC and national
requirements.
3 IQA Objectives
Internal Quality Assurance objectives propose to:
Operate from established verification policy and procedures that are
reviewed where required in-line with the Centre’s quality control
arrangements.
Ensure an effective induction is provided for all members of the
assessment and verification teams, as required.
Ensure effective appraisal and continued professional development for
all members of the assessment and verification teams.
Ensure that the assessment and verification teams understand and follow
all theCentre policies and procedures.
Ensure the Centre will embed equality and diversity throughout the IQA
and assessment activities.
Internal Quality Assurance
Policy
TDLC IQA procedures and strategy
Ensure quality via accurate and effective assessment of all candidates.
Monitor and ensure consistency of assessment outcomes via appropriate
interpretation of TDLC’s specific qualifications and/or national
requirements.
Review and evaluate the quality and consistency of assessment at
different stages of the assessment process.
Maintain accurate and current records of internal verification and
moderation.
Standardize all components of the assessment where appropriate.
Carry out continuous improvement activities to ensure all corrective
actions best practice guidelines requested by the EQA/TDLC are
complied with.