Ofqual
- TQ2.1 In respect of each Technical Qualification which it makes available, or proposes to make available, an awarding organisation must comply with any requirements, and have regard to any guidance, relating to the objectives to be met by any assessment for that qualification which may be published by Ofqual and revised from time to time.
Guidance on assessment objectives
Condition TQ2.1 allows us to set guidance in relation to the objectives to be met by any assessment for a Technical Qualification.
We set out our guidance for the purposes of Condition TQ2.1 below.
The Core Examination
We expect an awarding organisation to use the following assessment objectives in respect of each assessment for the Core Examination
| Objective | |
|---|---|
| AO1 | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the content. |
| AO2 | Apply knowledge and understanding of the content to different situations and contexts. |
| AO3 | Analyse and evaluate information and issues related to the content |
We expect an awarding organisation to ensure that there is a reasonable balance between the weighting of these assessment objectives and to explain its approach to their weighting in its assessment strategy.
The Core Project
An awarding organisation should develop assessment objectives in relation to Core Project assessments that require Learners to
- plan their approach to meeting the project brief,
- apply core knowledge and skills as appropriate,
- select relevant techniques and resources to meet the brief,
- use maths, English and digital skills as appropriate, and
- realise a project outcome and review how well the outcome meets the brief.
We expect an awarding organisation to set a separate assessment objective in relation to each of the five requirements above.
In setting those assessment objectives, we expect an awarding organisation to
- (a) ensure that the assessment objective in relation to core knowledge and skills is drafted in such a way as to be specific to the relevant Outline Content on core skills, and
- (b) weight the assessment objectives such that the assessment objective in relation to core knowledge and skills is at least 50% with a reasonable balance between the remaining four assessment objectives.