{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3 class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAccreditation\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThe accreditation of Activity Assessors starts with identifying people with the potential to hold these roles. They will need to be people who are active within the activity, often outside as well as inside Scouting. It may be they are people who have been members of County Programme Teams for a while and you have supported them through the process of gaining skills and experience so that they can gain the qualifications required, or it may be that you can identify practitioners currently outside Scouting who are happy to come in and use their skills for this specific role.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EAssessors must hold a full role within the County Programme team. For more information, please see the volunteering \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/volunteer-experience/welcome/joining-journey/\u0022\u003Ejoining journey\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThe accreditation can then be added by yourself (MAPS) to the membership system.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EYou will need to check that they have the required qualifications in line with the \u003Ca href=\u0022/por/16-adult-roles/1611-tables/\u0022 title=\u002216.11 Tables\u0022\u003EActivity assessor Qualification table in POR\u003C/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\u0022 title=\u0022Activity Assessors Qualification Table October 2024\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E. For some activities, these qualifications expire over time if not renewed and some NGBs require ongoing membership to keep the qualification valid. You will also need to make sure they understand and have the correct qualities for the role. Being expert technically at an activity does not automatically make someone a good Assessor.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThere are funding opportunities to help members gain the qualifications required to be an Activity Assessor.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThe forms (if used) need to be sent to the County Appointments Secretary, who will record details of this role on Compass and forward to the County Appointments Advisory Committee for approval. The role will show as Provisional until details of the disclosure check are added at which point it will become Full.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EAlthough the induction process covers all elements of the appointment (everything you have done for the Assessor so far is part of this), once they are appointed they must have a formal induction so that they are fully aware of everything to do with their role. This should cover areas such as what their role includes, what support is available, useful contacts, how the County deals with assessments etc. It\u0027s critically important that this induction takes place for all new Assessors so that they are not just left in their new role not knowing what is happening.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EInduction is an ongoing process that may last several months. Along with an induction, as an adult member in a new role, all Assessors must be assigned a Learning Adviser. The \u00A0Learning Adviser will be able to support the Assessor through Module 1 and Module 25 for Activity Assessors, which is the required training for Assessors, and put together a Personal Learning Plan for any other training needs identified based on the individual involved.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3 class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECarry out the role of an Assessor\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EOnce accredited, Assessors will need support in carrying out their role. The main areas for this are likely to be:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\u0022margin-top: 0cm;\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022 style=\u0022mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\u0022\u003EThe organisation of assessment courses. It\u0027s recognised that assessments with multiple Assessors and applicants are better than one-on-one assessments in most cases. Arranging assessment courses allows you to get the most Assessors and applicants involved at one time so that ideas can be shared, different opinions sought etc. It can also allow you to keep costs down, work with Assessors from other Counties and promote your courses to potential applicants from other Counties. Having course dates organised also allows your Assessors to plan what time they can give to Scouting and allows applicants to find courses at times that are good for them.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EAs MAPS you are in a position to work with your Assessors, and any others who will be involved, to put together a diary of assessment courses across the activities. You are also in a position to liaise with MAPS from other Counties to make the best use of Assessors on a Regional basis by having Assessors working with those from\u00A0other Counties, co-ordinating diaries to avoid conflicts, making sure there are opportunities for leaders right across the Region etc.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\u0022margin-top: 0cm;\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022 style=\u0022mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\u0022\u003EFacilitate opportunities for your assessors to work with each other. This will include working with and shadowing other assessors, working with assessors from other Counties, and running assessor meetings so that assessors can discuss previous assessments that they have carried out.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EShadowing other assessors and working with assessors from other Counties are most easily covered through assessment courses run across Counties, but you will also need to help facilitate this for your other assessors, particularly for activities where there are few assessors and few permit applications, so less opportunities to run assessment courses. This could be through putting them in contact with other assessors of similar activities or letting them know when assessment courses are running for other activities that they could attend.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EAssessor meetings are important to provide peer support for your assessors and also to allow any assessment that was seen by only one assessor to be discussed. This is important to help provide a level standard of assessing across all assessors, and where this is combined with other Counties, a level standard of assessing across Counties. Assessors should talk openly about their assessments and decisions made in a safe environment.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\u0022margin-top: 0cm;\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022 style=\u0022mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\u0022\u003EMake sure your Assessors have opportunities for Continued Personal Development (CPD). It is vital that all Assessors stay up to date with their activity and with the skills they will need for assessing. You should be able to help provide the opportunities for this, possibly including finding NGB updates or workshops for them to attend, bringing in technical advisers to run workshops and update sessions, or running County or Regional Assessor workshops.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EIf you are running your own workshops, then the UKHQ can provide support to you in putting this together and running it.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\u0022margin-top: 0cm;\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022 style=\u0022mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\u0022\u003EThe minimum CPD requirement for all Assessors is two days (14 hours) within the five years of their accreditation and should include at least one day internally within Scouting and at least one day of external/technical updates.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThis should however be seen as a minimum rather than a target.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\u0022margin-top: 0cm;\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022 style=\u0022mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\u0022\u003EProviding ongoing support to your Assessors through informal ongoing reviews. These are particularly important for Assessors as their role is likely to be more sporadic in its time commitment than other roles that have ongoing contact with the same members of Scouting. There is no set format for informal reviews as this will differ depending on the circumstances and individuals involved, but the important areas are the Assessor feels involved and needed, they are a source of support, they are informal and regular, they are appropriate to the situation, and they are treated as important.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3 class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReview accreditations\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThe Assessor\u0027s accreditation must be reviewed at the end of the accreditation period (generally five years). This will help decide whether the Assessor appointment should be renewed or cancelled, or whether the Assessor wishes to change role.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EPlease be aware that accreditations will not be valid should the relevant member\u0027s role lapse.\u0026nbsp; Renewal of accreditation is only possible with a member who holds a full role \u2013 please refer to POR 16.3.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EDuring this process, you must make sure:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\u0022margin-top: 0cm;\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022 style=\u0022mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\u0022\u003EThe qualification required for their accreditation remains valid. For some activities, these qualifications expire over time if not renewed and some NGBs require ongoing membership to keep the qualification valid.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022 style=\u0022mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\u0022\u003EThey have validated module 25 for Activity Assessors.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022 style=\u0022mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\u0022\u003EThey have a minimum of two days (14 hours) of Continued Personal Development within the last five years.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThis should be a minimum rather than a target and should include at least one day of internal Scouting and at least one day of external / technical ongoing learning. Internal workshops are likely to be run by Scout Counties or Regions, while external ongoing learning could be update workshops run by NGBs, days out with Technical Advisers looking at up-to-date techniques and practises, or training days for further qualifications. Funding is available to help with CPD and getting a technical adviser to support.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EAs well as these specific checks of the Assessor if they are going to renew the role it is important that the Assessor has a continued understanding of their role and what is expected of them. This should allow both the Assessor and you to identify any training opportunities or needs they may have. 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