ASSESSORS AND VERIFIERS

BECOMING AN ASSESSOR FOR THE RETAIL INSTITUTE

If you currently work for an organisation that already works with, or is planning to work with, the Retail Institute you may want to become a registered assessor. This means you will be able to assess trainees working in your organisation.

All registered assessors need to hold Unit Standard 4098 and have qualifications and/or appropriate industry experience in the areas they wish to assess.

THE ASSESSOR'S SCOPE OF CONSENT TO ASSESS

The Assessor's ‘scope' is provided by the Retail Institute and is the list of Assessment Standards they are permitted to assess and register credits for.

The Retail Institute informs the assessor of their scope and consent to assess once they are registered.

On initial registration to the Retail Institute, the scope could be as small as one Assessment Standard or could include many Assessment Standards, at the Retail Institute's discretion. The scope can be expanded once the assessor has proven the quality of their assessments through the moderation process.

The assessor must check that their scope covers the Assessment Standards they are planning to assess.

EXTENSION OF CONSENT TO ASSESS SCOPE

If the assessor wishes to extend their scope, they can apply for extra assessment standards to be added.

If the assessor believes that they have the experience or qualifications necessary to assess further assessment standards they should complete the Consent to Assess Scope extension form.

The assessor will need to provide written evidence of the experience or qualifications relevant to the assessment standards they wish to assess. The assessor's consent to assess scope can be extended very quickly, provided adequate evidence is supplied.

If an assessor wants their consent to assess scope extended to include units for which the Retail Institute is not the Standard Setting Body (SSB), their application should include the assessment material they plan to use.

If the Retail Institute has consent to assess assessment standards of other SSBs it will carry out the same procedure as above. If the assessor wishes to have scope for assessment standards from standard-setting bodies that the Retail Institute does not have consent to assess for, the assessor should approach the SSB concerned directly.