4) Read L-APC main guidance document and Assessor Handbook
As a new assessor, we will share with you a link to the Assessor Hub, which contains a lot of useful information including the main guidance documents and the Assessor Handbook. It is recommended that new assessors familiarize themselves with these documents before attending the annual training.
If there is anything on the Assessor Hub which does not make sense, please feel free to contact the Membership Team. We are here to support assessors at every step in the process.
5) Mark assessor standardisation exercise
The annual assessor training takes place in January and February each year. A key part of the training is the standardization exercise, which is an anonymized candidate submission which assessors are asked to mark before the training.
At the training there will be a discussion amongst the assessors in small groups about the marking of the submission, before two experienced assessors feedback the agreed assessment outcomes. This discussion helps clarify the RTPI marking standard in the minds of assessors before they come to mark candidates’ submissions in following year.
The standardisation exercise plays an important role in ensuring we can issue fair and accurate results to candidates.
6) Attend new assessor training session
All new assessors are required to attend two training sessions, the first is just for new assessors, where the Membership Team goes through the marking process, so you know what to expect and understand how we can support you in your important work.
7) Attend all-assessor training
It is compulsory for all assessors, both new and existing, to attend annual training.
At the all-assessor training there will be a welcome from the Membership team, an opportunity to discuss the marking of the standardization exercise in small groups before the agreed assessment outcomes are fed back. There will also be an 'update and advice' section and an opportunity for assessors to network and learn from their peers.
Assessors will be given a choice of dates regarding which all-assessor training session they attend.
8) Meet your co-assessor
All assessors are paired with a co-assessor for the forthcoming year. It is important that assessors work in pairs, to help ensure candidates receive fair and accurate results.
If you did not meet your co-assessor at the Assessor Training, then you are encouraged to make contact after the training but before the first marking period in February.
Each year the assessors will be paired with a different co-assessor.