Cskills Awards events
26 January 2010
Regional Forum
The Regional Forum events are an excellent opportunity for us to meet you face to face and to listen to your feedback on our products and services and the Spring Forums offer you a first look at the Cskills Awards Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) processes, publications and procedures. We will also share with you our plans for continuous improvement and update you on any developments. This event is free to attend and lunch will be provided.
29 April - Bircham Newton 6 May - Newcastle
13 May - Birmingham 19 May - York
9 June - Taunton 17 June - Haydock
Exams Officers Forum: 24 June - Birmingham
Awareness Seminar
If you are a new assessor or internal verifier the Awareness Seminar explains everything you need to get you started. This half day event looks at the assessor and internal verifier roles, the competence based qualification structure and candidate requirements. This is a half day event, and costs £105 per delegate (£94.50 for ACAV members).
25 February - Birmingham 18 March - Bircham Newton
26 March - Taunton 15 April - Haydock
21 April - London 7 May - Newcastle
20 May - York 15 June - Birmingham
EWPA Professional Discussion Workshop
The professional discussion is a fundamental part of a candidate qualifying for a competence based qualification. This EWPA Professional Discussion Workshop is a mandatory briefing which must be attended within the first six months of your centre’s approval and gives guidance on how to ensure professional discussions are effective for both the assessor and the candidate. This is a one day event, and costs £140 per delegate (£126 for ACAV members).
24 February - Birmingham 17 March - Bircham Newton
14 April - Haydock 20 April - London
5 May - Newcastle 8 June - Taunton
Good Practice for Assessment in Construction Workshop
If you are keen to challenge alternative, appropriate methods of assessing candidate competence and explore good practice, the Good Practice for Assessment in Construction Workshop will suit you. The aim of this workshop is to provide you with techniques for ensuring good practice in assessment. This is a one day event, and costs £140 per delegate (£126 for ACAV members).
Standardisation in Construction Assessment Workshop
This event will focus on the purpose of standardisation and consistency. All assessors are required by the regulatory authority to standardise their assessment practice, and this event will provide you with ideas to put into practice when you return to your workplace. This is a one day event, and costs £140 per delegate (£126 for ACAV members).
18 February - Haydock 7 April - Birmingham
Quality Assurance in Construction Workshop
The Quality Assurance in Construction Workshop is ideal for internal verifiers who want to develop robust IV strategies and consider the quality assurance procedures that need to be implemented to meet the current regulatory requirements. This is a one day event, and costs £140 per delegate (£126 for ACAV members).
Introduction to Skillsfile Seminar (assessor and verifiers)
The Introduction to Skillsfile Seminar has been designed for assessors and internal verifiers, and will provide you with all the information you need to get you started using Skillsfile including the assessment and verification process, uploading evidence, the automatic internal verification sampling engine and management of your candidates. This is a half day event, and costs £105 per delegate (£94.50 for ACAV members).
1 July - York 6 July - Exeter
Introduction to Skillsfile Seminar (managing Skillsfile)
Skillsfile is the new candidate management and e‑portfolio system from Cskills Awards. This seminar provides managers and administrators with a complete overview of the system, including setting up a centre, managing assessors, internal verifiers and candidates, reporting capabilities and the interface with Awards Online. This is a half day event, and costs £105 per delegate (£94.50 for ACAV members).
1 July - York 6 July - Exeter
New for 2010 – a new training event on delivering Construction Diploma qualifications is due to be launched this year. For further information and to register your interest email a member of the events team at cskillsawardsevents@cskills.org.