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Standardising Centre Assessment Approaches for ICM CBQs��Webinar September 2022

Claire Chester Chief Examiner and EQA for ICM Hospitality CBQs

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Welcome to ICM training which starts at

10:00GMT on 29^th September 2022

The session will be recorded.

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Objectives and Agenda

To provide a brief overview of the ICM competency-based qualifications

To introduce Centre staff to the principles of assessment planning

To introduce Centre staff to the principles and processes of internal assessment

To provide an introduction to Internal Quality Assurance (IQA)

To provide an overview of External Quality Assurance (EQA)

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Introduction to ICM CBQs

Event Management

Coming Soon!

Diploma

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Overview of Qualifications

The aim of the ICM Competency Based Qualifications is to:

Provide an introduction to occupational competence in the workplace
Provide a progression structure for Learners to access the practises of 4 occupational areas in the hospitality industry
Allow Learners to develop their skills, knowledge and understanding which they can then put into in practice within employment in the hospitality industry.

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Delivery Road Map

2. Assessment

Second stage of the process.

3. Internal Quality Assurance

Third stage of the process

Initial internal quality assurance

4. External Quality Assurance

Final stage of the process

1. Planning for Assessment

Initial stage of the delivery process.

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Stage 1: Planning for Assessment

Assessments can be carried out throughout the academic year.

There are no set ‘assessment windows’

Minimum one academic year (please refer to TQT)

No maximum duration

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Planning for Assessment

Standardisation

Planning delivery: Scheme of work

Planning group and individual assessment per unit/learning outcome

Planning internal assessment sampling strategy

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Planning for Assessment: Standardisation

ICM have prepared a set of exemplar materials for centres to use (Culinary Arts, Unit 2: Preparing and Cooking Stocks, Sauces and Soups)
These set out our expectations of the evidence that needs to be submitted for the units
There is a commentary to accompany these
These need to be shared with your teams and discuss the evidence presented
Discuss how your Assessors and Learners will evidence the requirements.

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Planning for Assessment: Schemes of Work

When planning, it is important to ensure that your schemes of work match the requirements of the unit/s
Check the Assessment Guidance for each unit
Ensure your Learners can evidence these requirements – there are no substitutions.
Check out the exemplar materials for the example on the next slide.

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Planning for Assessment: Assessment Guidance

3 types of soup
broth, cream, purée, clear
5 Preparation methods – across the 3 soups
weighing/measuring, peeling, chopping, dicing,, ‘make roux’, passing/straining/blending, skimming, whisking, adding cream, adding thickening agents, puréeing
5 Cooking methods – across the three soups
sweating, mixing, simmering, boiling, reducing, skimming, temperature control, straining

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��Assessment Plans

An assessment plan is a document that outlines the student learning goals to be assessed during a specified period of time.

The assessment plan help to inform Learners, assessors, qualification team, IQA’s and EQA’s when assessment is taking place

Per group

Per learner

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Qualification Title	ICM Diploma in Culinary Arts (A Level 2 Competency Based Qualification) Group A
Unit Code and Title	Assessment 1 Date	Assessment 2 Date	Assessment 3 Date	Assessment 4 Date	IQA Sampling Date	Assessor Name:	IQA Name:
Year 1
PCFVD02: Preparing and Cooking Fruit and Vegetable Dishes	10.11.2020	12.02.2021	05.05.2021		16.02.2021 10.05.2021	Assessor 1	Mr I Quality
PCSSS02: Preparing and Cooking Stocks, Sauces and Soups	11.12.2020	19.02.2021	22.04.2021		25.02.21 27.04.2021	Assessor 1	Mr I Quality
PCFED02: Preparing and Cooking Farinaceous and Egg Dishes	12.02.2021	17.03.2021	09.06.2021		25.03.2021 12.06.2020	Assessor 2	Mr I Quality
PCMP02: Preparing and Cooking Meat and Poultry	12.02.2021	12.04.2021	12.06.2021		20.04.2021 15.06.2021	Assessor 2	Mr I Quality
			Signed: Mr I Quality Qualification Leader			Date: 01.09.2020

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Qualification Title	ICM Diploma in Culinary Arts (A Level 2 Competency Based Qualification) PCSSS02: Preparing and Cooking Stocks, Sauces and Soups Group A
Unit Code and Title	Assessment 1 Date	Assessment 2 Date	Assessment 3 Date	Assessment 4 Date	IQA Sampling Date	Assessor Name	IQA Name
Year 1
LO 1 Prepare and cook stocks LO 2 Prepare and cook sauces LO 5 Work as an effective member of the team LO 6 Follow health and safety procedures LO 7 Follow hygiene procedures	12.10.2020	26.10.2021	09.11.2020	TBA if required	22.11.2020	Assessor 1	Mr I Quality
LO 3 Prepare and cook soups LO 4 Plate, present and garnish soups LO 5 Work as an effective member of the team LO 6 Follow health and safety procedures LO 7 Follow hygiene procedures	22.11.2020	07.12.2020	11.01.2021	TBA if required	20.01.21	Assessor 1	Mr I Quality
			Signed: Mr I Quality Qualification Leader	Date: 01.09.2020

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Planning for Assessment: Sampling Strategy

The sampling strategy is part of the IQA process and helps to ensure assessment decisions are accurate, valid and reliable.

Risk based
All assessors
All units

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Sampling Plan

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Stage 2: Carrying out Assessment

Direct observation
Oral or written questioning
Products of the Learner’s work
Personal statements and/or reflective accounts
Outcomes from simulation
Professional discussion
Assignment, project/case studies
Authentic statements/witness testimony
Expert witness testimony

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Carrying out Assessment��Assessment Workbooks

Designed to capture all evidence required for achievement

Practical task checklist (Dates of assessment and Assessment Criteria met)

Assessor comments and record of verbal questioning

Learner activity log

Additional evidence

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Carrying out Assessment

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2

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Carrying out Assessment

3

4

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Carrying out Assessment: Number of Assessments

Learners are not required to demonstrate competency against all unit content.

The assessor must assess the Assessment Criteria by directly observing the Learner’s work

Learners must evidence 3 types of soup and 5 preparation and 5 cooking methods

Important note: more than one dish can be prepared during any assessment. Examples could include, learners cooking a range of stocks, sauces and or soups or where learners are producing more than one course e.g., starters, mains and desserts that contain stocks, sauces and or soups

Each Learning Outcome can be assessed separately on different occasions

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Recording Assessment and Sign off as ‘Competent’�

Once the Learner has met all the Assessment Criteria and minimum requirements of the unit

All evidence must be present

Sign and date unit completion declaration

Remember: Your decisions must be capable of being agreed by others not involved in the assessment process

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Authenticity and Authentication

Assessors should only accept evidence for assessment that is authentic

It is important that all evidence can be validated through both internal and external quality assurance

Unit completion declaration

I certify that the work submitted for this unit is that of the learner stated. I understand that false declaration is a form of malpractice.	Assessor signature	Date:
I certify that the evidence submitted for this unit is my own. I understand that false declaration is a form of malpractice.	Candidate signature	Date:
Comments:	Internal Quality Assurer signature	Date:
Comments:	External Quality Assurer signature	Date:

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Stage 3: Internal Quality Assurance (IQA)

What is Internal Quality Assurance?

process carried out in a Centre.
to ensure the consistency and accuracy of assessment.
to confirm the assessment decisions made are accurate and that
to confirm the evidence can be assessed accurately against the assessment criteria.

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IQA/EQA and teaching and assessment: the relationship

2. Assessment

Delivery/Assessment/Tracking

1. IQA Planning

Planning the internal quality assurance activities

1. Teaching

Planning programme delivery

Planning assessment

2. IQA Monitoring

Monitoring consistency across Assessors

1

2

1

2

Interim & summative sampling

Delivering a standardisation programme

EQA UMBRELLA

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Stage 3: Internal Quality Assurance

Monitor quality and accuracy of assessment decisions
Check evidence
Check the assessment guidance has been met for each unit
Confirm or reject assessment decisions
If rejecting assessment decisions – produce an action plan

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Stage 3: Internal Quality Assurance

Interim sampling – early in the programme

Summative sampling – throughout the programme as units are completed

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Stage 3: Internal Quality Assurance: Documents

Assessment workbooks

Internal Quality Assurance:

Summary of Internal

Quality Assurance (Assessment

Decisions)

I certify that the work submitted for this unit is that of the learner stated. I understand that false declaration is a form of malpractice.	Assessor signature	Date:
I certify that the evidence submitted for this unit is my own. I understand that false declaration is a form of malpractice.	Candidate signature	Date:
Comments:	Internal Quality Assurer signature	Date:
Comments:	External Quality Assurer signature	Date:

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Stage 4: External Quality Assurance (EQA)

What is External Quality Assurance?

process carried out by ICM.
to check and report on the quality of assessment offered by a Centre
to provide feedback, guidance and support
authorises certification

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Stage 4: External Quality Assurance: How

New Centre/qualification

2 visits per year

Short qualification delivery

2 visits per year

Established centre/ no issues

1 visit per year

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Stage 4: External Quality Assurance: How

1. Planning

2. Sampling

3. Feedback & Reporting

Overview of External Sampling

The EQA is required to check all assessment records and to sample assessment decisions. They will want to review Learner work and take a sample of assessment decisions made. The EQA will also be concerned with underpinning issues such as Centre management, resources and Learner support that will ultimately affect the validity and quality of assessment. Centres receive guidance from the EQA for future qualification delivery and assessment improvement.

1. Planning

Appointed EQAs will contact Centres early in the academic year to arrange the visits or remote sampling activities.

2. Sampling

Sampling will take place during the EQA visit to the Centre. The visit plan will have confirmed the documentation the EQA wishes to examine and will also have provided details of any staff members they wish to meet.

3. Feedback & Reporting

The feedback session is formal. It is important that the EQA is given the opportunity to present their findings and recommendations. The feedback may require action points that need to be agreed with senior management, so it is recommended that at least one member of the senior management team is present at this meeting. The findings of EQA sampling will also be communicated verbally to the Qualification Team at this point.

All findings, recommendations and actions will be formally confirmed in the External Quality Report Form (EQRF), which will be sent to the Head of Centre within 10 business days of a visit or 10 business days of receiving and completing a remote sample. A copy of this report is held on file by ICM.

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Stage 4: External Quality Assurance: How

Release certificates if no quality issues are found. The Centre will be able to claim certificates for Learners who complete before the next EQA.

Not yet fully sampled (NYFS) if it has not yet been possible to review a sufficient sample. This will prevent certificates from being released. This is the most likely outcome for a first visit.

Suspend certification if quality issues requiring action are found. These actions will be described in the report and Centres should construct a time-constrained action plan to address the issues.

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Stage 4: External Quality Assurance: Documents

EQA Visit/Remote Visit Plan

ICM External Quality Report Form (EQRF)

Document 7. EQA Visit/Remote Visit Plan

Completed by the EQA and sent to the Centre at least 10 working days prior to the visit. Document details:

Persons at the centre that the EQA would like to meet with
Documents the EQA would like to audit e.g. professional profiles/CPD records?
Confirmation of learner work sample
Timings

Document 8. ICM External Quality Report Form (EQRF)

Completed by the EQA and sent to the centre within 10 working days of the visit.

EQA will comment on:

QA systems and documentation in place

Centre management systems

Qualification delivery

Qualification Assessment

IQA

Outcomes of sampling

The EQA will provide recommendations and actions as required.

The outcome:

Release certificates if no quality issues are found. The Centre will be able to claim certificates for Learners who complete before the next EQA.

Not yet fully sampled (NYFS) if it has not yet been possible to review a sufficient sample. This will prevent certificates from being released. This is the most likely outcome for a first visit.

Suspend certification if quality issues requiring action are found. These actions will be described in the report and Centres should construct a time-constrained action plan to address the issues

Will be confirmed by the EQA in this report.

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Summary

To provide a brief overview of the ICM competency-based qualifications

To introduce Centre staff to the principles of assessment planning

To introduce Centre staff to the principles and processes of internal assessment

To provide an introduction to Internal Quality Assurance (IQA)

To provide an overview of External Quality Assurance (EQA)

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Q&A

Please feel free to ask questions about any aspect of this training.

Email:

claire.chester@icm.education

Further guidance:

ICM Centre Guide to Internal Quality Assurance

ICM Centre Guide to External Quality Assurance