Approval Requirements - YMCA Awards

    • Approval Requirements

    To become a YMCA Awards approved training provider, centres need to demonstrate they have the right staff and equipment in place to support learners to achieve the qualification.

    We recheck this information:

    Every autumn as part of our annual registration process
    When a new member of staff joins the team delivering a YMCA Awards qualification
    When a training provider wants to deliver a new YMCA Awards qualification
    During our external quality assurance activities
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    Tutor requirements 

    Tutors are on the front-line planning, delivering and evaluating programmes of learning to meet the needs of all learners registered on YMCA Awards qualifications. 
    Tutors usually require: 

    • A discipline specific qualification at/above the level they plan to teach 
    • A teaching qualification.

    Examples of teaching qualifications include: 

    View role specification

    Assessor requirements 

    Assessors use their subject matter and technical expertise to make informed judgments on the range of evidence produced by learners to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and understanding. 
    Assessors can only assess in their area of technical competence and experience. This means assessors need: 

    • A discipline specific qualification at/above the level being delivered. 
    • An assessing qualification. 

    Examples of assessing qualifications include:

    View role specification

    IQA requirements 

    Internal quality assurers/internal verifiers (IQAs) are responsible for maintaining standards. They do this by using their subject matter and technical expertise to make informed judgments on the practice of – and decisions made by – the assessment team. 
    IQAs can only quality assure assessment decisions in their area of technical competence and experience. Tutors will require: 

    • A discipline specific qualification at/above the level being delivered.
    • An internal quality assurance qualification.

    Examples of IQAs include: 

    View role specification

    Other staff requirements 

    As well as the delivery staff listed above, centres need to assign the following job roles: 

    Main Contact — someone with overall responsibility for the management of YMCA Awards’ programmes within the centre. This will be our first point of contact for all matters relating to delivery and quality assurance of our qualifications. 

    View role specification

    Exams Officer — someone with overall responsibility for scheduling external assessments and maintaining the confidentiality of assessment materials. 

    View our external assessment policy


    Other Administration staff 

    Site requirements 

    The lists below provide an overview of our usual equipment requirements. The qualification specification will contain details of any unique or specific requirements. 

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