The revised Internal Verifiers Award came into effect on 1^st September 2002, replacing the D34.

The Employment National Training Organisation has devised the Learning and Development standards and the Internal Verifier Award forms part of a suite of qualifications at NVQ level 4 that meets the future requirements of the training and development industry.

The V1 unit is appropriate for those internal verifiers, whose role involves evaluating the internal assessment process, monitoring and reviewing internal assessment audit systems and carrying out related internal verification or moderation activities. To achieve this qualification internal verifier candidates must be carrying out internal verification practices with an accredited centre for competence based awards.

• Ensuring health, safety and environmental protection procedures are applied within assessment arrangements
• Applying and monitoring equal opportunities and access procedures throughout all assessment procedures
• Monitoring performance of assessors
• Supporting assessors to develop their skills
• Monitoring and supporting the people and organisations that provide administrative support to the assessment process
• Monitoring and making recommendations on the resources need to evaluate the assessment process
• Ensuring an appropriate balance of candidates to assessors
• Monitoring and reporting on the achievement rates of candidates
• Monitoring the progress and satisfaction of candidates
• Meeting the assessment requirements of awarding bodies and other external agencies

V1.1 Operate and evaluate internal assessment and quality assurance systems

V1.2 Support assessors

V1.3 Monitor the quality of assessor performance

V1.4 Meet external quality assurance requirements

Candidates can either attend a one-day training programme before carrying out assessment on the internal verification process. Or, if no programme is available one to one training will be provided prior to constructing their portfolio. Internal verifier candidates must have at least two assessors within their team and be able to demonstrate effective operation of a centre’s internal verification procedure. Customised programmes can be devised for Assessment Centres and internal verification teams.

Internal verifier candidates are required to construct a portfolio of evidence demonstrating their competence against the V1 Internal Verifier standard. Further requirements include evidence of the internal verifier candidate having one professional discussion with their assessor, two written assignments and three observed assessments.