BCFE QQI Booklet
QQI folder preparation for the External Authenticator (EA): The process of preparing your QQI folder for the external examiner begins with the module descriptor. The example used here is Work Experience. The module code is 5N1356, which appears on the cover sheet of the module descriptor, as can be seen in diagram 1. This will be in the name of your Work Experience folder. Ensure you are using the module descriptor on the CDU moodle site: curriculum.etbonline.ie A er examining the learning outcomes and the indicative content in the module, it is important to look at the Assessment Techniques. These are Collection of Work and Skills Demonstration for Work Experience and you will find these under Assessment in the module descriptor.
Module Code
Diagram 1:QQI Cover Sheet
Under the Assessment section, you will also find the mapping of Assessment Techniques learning outcomes. There are 2 assessment There are 9 learning outcomes in techniques in this this module, and these must be module: 1. Collection of Work mapped to the appropriate and 2. Skills Demonstration assessment technque, as can be seen in diagram 2. The appropriate Learning Outcomes should be included in each assessment brief.
Learning Outcomes These Learning Outcomes should be included in the assessements
Diagram 2: Assessment Technqiues
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QQI Marking Sheets There are two marking sheets in the Work Experience module, Marking Sheet 1 (Collection of Work) and Marking Sheet 2 (Skills Demonstration). You can devise appropriate assignments for each of the four sections within the Collection of Work: Personal/Skills Audit Job search File Vocational Study Future Planning Marks allocated to students for the various assignments should appear on the Assignment Cover Sheets, they must be thoroughly checked before being transferred to the QQI Marking Sheets (Calculable Grades Sheet), and then to the N10. Marking Sheet 1 can be seen in diagram 3.
Diagram 3:Marking Sheet 1 (Collection of Work)
The Skills Demonstration marking sheet (see diagram 4) includes the results from the work placement and the learner account of the work placement. Each student gives the supervisor's report to their supervisor to be completed at the end of the work placement. The marks from the supervisor's report , a long with the marks for the student account of the work placement should appear on: Assignment Cover Sheet and on the QQI Marking Sheet (Calculable Grades Sheet)
Diagram 4: Marking Sheet 2 (Skills Demonstration)
The marks allocated to students should be thoroughly checked before they are transferred to the N10. The teacher must sign and date each marking sheet. Marking Sheets 1 and 2 will be completed for each student.
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QQI Cover Sheets QQI Assessment Cover Sheet
QQI Assessment Cover Sheets
The QQI cover sheet should have a QQI logo and a BCFE logo. It should not have Fetac logos. QQI cover sheets should have a QQI logo and a BCFE logo. It should not have Fetac logos. Each assessment should be When handing out the assignment, Include the handed out with a cover sheet (see diagram 5). following on the cover sheet: There are two QQI Assessment cover sheets available to suit Class code your own assessment, one with Learning Outcomes and one Module and assignment title without Learning Outcomes. Choose the one that is most Assessment weighting appropriate to your course. Assessment tehnqnique Date assessment issued When handing out the assignment, ensure the cover sheet is Submission date of assessment completed, with current dates. Relevant outcomes and evidence required
When the assessment has been submitted by the student, When the assessment has been submitted by the ensure the student has signed the cover sheet, confirming that student, ensure the student has signed the cover they read the college policy on Assessment Malpractice and sheet, confirming that they understand the college they completed a Spelling & Grammar check on their work. plagiarism policy and they completed a spelling and grammar check on their work. You can include feedback in the feedback box and/or throughout the assignment. The mark received by the student You can include feedback in the feedback box and/or should be clearly shown. Ensure you sign and date the throughout the assessment. The mark received by the assignment cover sheet before returning the graded student should be clearly shown. Ensure you sign and assessment with feedback, to the student. date the assignment cover sheet before returning the Diagram 5: BCFE QQI Front Cover Sheet graded assessment with feedback, to the student. Click here to view a sample assessment: Watch the video on creating your digital signature in Microso Word, and saving it to Microso OneDrive. This digital signature can be used when signing all your assessments. This video 1 will also be available for students to sign all their assessments. Click on the video to learn to create and save your digital signature.
Video 1: Creating and saving your digital signature
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QQI exam cover sheets should a QQI logo and a BCFE following on thehave cover sheet: Class code logo. It should not have When handing outFetac the logos. assignment, Include the Module and assignment title Assessment following on the cover sheet:weighting The exam cover sheet Assessment (see diagram 6, should include the tehnqnique Class code Date assessment issued following: Submission date of assessment Module and assignment title Student name Relevant outcomes and evidence required
Assessment Teacher's name weighting the assessment has been submitted by the Assessment tehnqnique Course name When student, ensure the student has signed the cover Datetitle assessment issued Module sheet, confirming that they understand the college Module code plagiarism Submission date of assessment policy and they completed a spelling and grammar check their work. Exam weighting Relevant outcomes andonevidence required Exam date, timeYou & instructions can include feedback in the feedback box and/or
throughout the assessment. The mark received bythe the When the assessment hasbe beenshown. submitted by student should clearly Ensure you sign and When the exam has been graded byhas the signed teacher,the feedback student, ensure the cover date the student assignment cover sheet before returning the can be included in the feedback box and/or throughout the graded assessment with feedback, to the student. sheet, confirming that they understand the college exam. The mark received by the student should be clearly plagiarism policy and they completed a spelling and shown. grammar check on their work.
Exam scripts can be scanned to make a digital copy to You can include feedback in the feedback box and/or upload to your OneDrive folder. Click on diagram 7 for throughout the to assessment. The mark received by the instructions on how scan your exam scripts.
student should be clearly shown. Ensure you sign and Click on the Video 2 below for intsructions on how to convert date assignment cover sheet before returning the yourgraded exam assessment script into awith digital copy and upload to your feedback, to the student.
Diagram 6: BCFE QQI Exam Cover Sheet
OneDrive folder.
Diagram 7: Scanning your exam scripts
Video 2: Converting exam scripts to digital copies.
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Digitisation of QQI Work Experience folder Step 1: Creating & Naming the Folder Create the Work Experience folder in OneDrive. The name of the folder will be the class code of the course you are teaching Work Experience to, and the Work Experience module code, see diagram 8. Diagram 8: Work Experience Folder
Step 2: Creating Subfolders in your Folder Create 2 subfolders: 1. A teacher pack 2. Student submissions folder Note: the teacher pack will be your name (surname/first name) followed by the module code of the course you are teaching. See diagram 9.
Diagram 9: Subfolders in Work Experience Folder
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Step 3: Creating a Teacher Pack Create the following subfolders (see diagram 10) for your teacher pack: 1. Notes to EA 2. Module descriptor 3. Assessments (create the following subfolders within assessments) a. Module year plan and assessment plan (this can be integrated) b. Assessment briefs c. Examination briefs (if appropriate) d. Marking schemes and outline solutions e. Records of assessments (distribution & collection) f. Assessment results 4. N10 Provisional results Diagram 10: Teacher Pack
Step 4: Creating a Student Submissions Folder Create a subfolder for each of your students. These folders should be numbered and in alphabetical order, as seen in diagram 11. For each of the student subfolders, create the following subfolders: 1. Collection of Work 2. Skills Demonstration 3. QQI Marking Sheets All of the assessments for the collection of work and skills demonstration should be uploaded to the appropriate folders. Each assessment should have a cover sheet that is fully completed by both the teacher and the student. Marks from the assessments should be transferred to the automatic calculable QQI Marking Sheets. Each student folder should have signed QQI marking sheets. The grades on these QQI marking sheets should be transferred to the N10.
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Diagram 11: Student Submissions Folder
Recording on these instructions
Summary of Course Structure & Assessment
Internal Verification (IV)
IV is an essential step in assuring the quality of our work. All BCFE QQI teachers will be paired to undertake IV to ensure the BCFE assessment procedures have been applied, see Internal Verification-Guidelines & Procedures for Teachers (May 2024) on BCFE QQI Team and on SharePoint (BCFE/Sta hub under Quality Assurance). Click on BCFE IV Process diagram for more information.
BCFE IV Process
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Resources Video: Digitising your OneDrive folder Example: Digitising your Work Experience Folder Click on the icon to watch the video on how to create your QQI Work Experience folder in OneDrive using BCFE naming conventions.
Bruno's Folder Demonstration Check out Bruno's folder demonstration. You can copy this folder and customise it to your own module. NOTE: your Assessment Techniq ue may be di erent according to the module you are teaching.
QQI Marking Sheets There are PDF fillable/ automatically calculatable QQI Module Descriptor marking sheets for each of your modules. Click on the document icon to access the QQI Marking Sheets.
Video: Sharing Links to Assessment Evidence (OneDrive) When IV has been completed and any required adjustments to you Module OneDrive folder have been made, share your folder with your designated EA, Elaine & Ken. Watch video on how to share and manage access on your folder.