The Authentication Process - External Authentication

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There are a number of things that an external authenticator should do in preparation for the external authentication visit, including:

Agree the terms and conditions for conducting external authentication with the provider

Confirm, with the provider, the availability of

Relevant validated programmes including programme modules

ALL relevant assessment instruments and appropriate supporting documentation (Assessment briefs, Examination papers, Marking schemes, Outline solutions, etc.)

Assessment plan(s)

ALL Learner assessment evidence

ALL Learner assessment results recorded on an authentication report (results sheet from QBS) by learner group by minor award

List of assessors per module and/or class group

Internal verification report(s)

The provider's sampling strategy which ensures the sample is sufficient in size; reflects the spread of grades including results that are borderline between the grades; includes evidence from each assessor and programme; reflects ALL centres

Appropriate equipment to moderate assessment evidence produced in a multi-media format, if required

Acquire knowledge of:

QQI award structures

QQI award standards

QQI assessment principles

QQI assessment techniques

QQI grading bands

Other relevant information

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The external authenticator should not commence external authentication until the internal verification process is complete. An internal verification report must be available to the external authenticator.

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Internal verification and external authentication comprise the two elements of a provider's quality assured authentication process. The internal verification process must precede the external authentication process. Internal verification is a monitoring process which confirms that the provider's assessment procedures have been applied consistently across assessment activities and also verifies the accuracy of assessment results. The external authentication process involves the moderation of assessment evidence to confirm that the assessment evidence and its grading are consistent with national standards.

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Although it is not the role of the external authenticator to be a member of the results approval panel, the provider may request that the external authenticator be a member of or be available to the results approval panel. This would be negotiated between the external authenticator and the provider.

The external authenticator must complete an external authentication report and make it available to the provider's results approval panel.

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Yes. According to QQI, external authenticator(s) should be "independent of the centre to which they are assigned" (QQI Quality Assuring Assessment Guidelines for Providers revised 2013, p 26) . Therefore, for a multi-centre/location provider, an external authenticator may be selected from within the provider but must be external to the centre/location. A provider must document their procedures for selecting external authenticator(s) as part of their quality assuring assessment process.

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What preparations should an external authenticator do prior to the visit?

What does the external authenticator do if the internal verification process has not been completed?

What is the link between the internal verification process and the external authentication process?

Can the external authenticator be a member of the results approval panel?

Can the external authenticator be from a different centre but from within the same provider?

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