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What preparations should an external authenticator do prior to the visit?
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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
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What does the external authenticator do if the internal verification process has not been completed?
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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.
What is the link between the internal verification process and the external authentication process?
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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.
Can the external authenticator be a member of the results approval panel?
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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.
Can the external authenticator be from a different centre but from within the same provider?
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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.