CPD training courses

This interactive workshop will introduce some key ideas underpinning validity and validation, and will offer practical ideas for validating your assessments to check their overall quality.

This interactive series of three workshops is designed for anyone who wants to understand the key issues underpinning valid assessments of competence.

Understand key principles underpinning effective assessment including validity, reliability, and fairness. Improve your assessment knowledge and challenge your assumptions. Courses available: Self-study | 5 Feb-7 Apr 2024 | 10 Jun-11 Aug 2024 | 9 Sep-10 Nov 2024

This interactive workshop will describe the different approaches to mark scheme design and provide practical guidance on how to optimise your mark schemes.

Understand the practicalities of producing and delivering assessment as you are guided through the assessment cycle from start to finish. Courses available: 12 Feb-14 Apr 2024 | 17 Jun-18 Aug 2024 | 16 Sep-17 Nov 2024

A series of three interactive online workshops that will develop your knowledge of research purposes, methods and good practice that are relevant to the assessment context.

Become literate with the basics of using, managing, and interpreting data. Learn how to make the most of your data – from collection and management through to visualisation. Courses available: 19 Feb-21 Apr 2024 | 24 Jun-25 Aug 2024

Learn methods from psychometrics to ensure your tests are reliable, valid, and fair. Gain the tools and understanding to analyse your assessment data. Courses available: 26 Feb-28 Apr 2024 | 2 Sep-3 Nov 2024