Job Description:
Job Title: IQA (Construction / CSCS)
Location: Hybrid (3 days office-based Worcester)
Salary: £32,000 £35,000 (dependent on experience)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Role Overview:
We are recruiting for an experienced Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) to support the delivery of high-quality Construction and CSCS training programmes. This role is key in maintaining the highest standards of teaching, learning, and assessment across all construction-based qualifications.
You will work closely with tutors, assessors, and delivery teams to ensure consistency, compliance, and excellence in all assessment practices. This is a hybrid position requiring regular on-site presence in Worcester, with the opportunity to help shape and continuously improve the quality of construction and CSCS provision.
Key Responsibilities:
Monitor and evaluate tutor and assessor performance to ensure the highest quality of delivery and assessment.
Conduct robust sampling of learner portfolios to confirm assessment decisions are fair, valid, and reliable.
Provide constructive feedback and coaching to assessors and trainers, promoting best practice and professional development.
Maintain accurate IQA documentation including sampling plans, tracking sheets, and reports.
Ensure compliance with awarding body and regulatory requirements (Ofqual, ESFA, Ofsted).
Support with external quality assurance (EQA) visits, including preparation, evidence collation, and post-visit actions.
Monitor learner progress and contribute to strong achievement and retention outcomes.
Participate in standardisation meetings, curriculum development, and quality improvement initiatives.
Embed safeguarding, equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout all quality assurance activities.
Identify risks and implement improvement actions to strengthen compliance and delivery standards.
Focus Areas:
This role will support internal quality assurance across a range of construction and CSCS-related qualifications, including but not limited to:
Construction Skills and Site Safety
Health & Safety Awareness (CITB)
CSCS Test Preparation and Certification
Trade-related and vocational construction programmes
Facilities and site management training
Experience within the construction sector or holding relevant trade-based or site safety qualifications would be a strong advantage.
Essential/Desirable Criteria:
Essential:
Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (or equivalent)
Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) or equivalent
Occupational competence within construction, trades, or site safety environments
Strong knowledge of assessment and awarding body requirements
Experience supporting assessors and preparing for EQA visits
Excellent attention to detail and documentation accuracy
Ability to manage priorities independently and work as part of a quality-focused team
Desirable:
A recognised teaching qualification (e.g. AET, PTLLS, or higher)
Experience using e-portfolio systems such as OneFile or BUD
Experience in delivering or quality-assuring CSCS or CITB-related programmes
Knowledge of wider vocational delivery areas such as Health & Safety, Facilities, or Site Supervision
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