Module 25 - Assessing Learning (St Ives 31/01)

Who is this training for?

It is for leaders who want to complete the learning as part of the initial steps towards obtaining an Accreditation to become a:

• a Nights Away Assessor, or
• an Activity Assessor, or
• a Learning Asessessor

The course is part of a programme being run by the County's Volunteering Development team to support Districts to secure additional assessors that will facilitate the award of "assessor accreditations".

There is a limit of 20 places on this course, with each District allocated 2 places for the "Nights Away" assessor status in the first instance.

Please ensure you have both your Group Lead Volunteer's (if appropriate) and District Lead Volunteer's approval before registering for this course – you will be asked to confirm this when undertaking the booking process.

Booking for Adults

• You will need to have your membership number to hand.
• You will be asked to state the type of "Assessor" Accreditation you are seeking to gain, with priority being given on this occasion to those seeking to gain an "Night Away Assessor " acceditation.
• Order confirmation and event reminder will go to the e-mail you enter

What happens once you have booked

• You will automatically receive an e-mail confirmation (containing all these details and precisely what you have booked).
• If you need to amend details or cancel the booking you can do so using the "view and manage your order online" link in your confirmation e-mail.
• An automatic e-mail will be sent as a reminder 48 hours before the course is due to start.

The sesssions

09:30 - 13:00 is a general session for everyone wishing to gain the Nights Away or Adventurous Activities or Learning Assessor Accreditation.

13:30 - 15:30 is only for those seeking to gain the Nights Away Assessor accreditation and provides the additional learning for these Assessor tasks to be undertaken.

Adventurous Activity additional leaning is via a workbook. Copies will be available to take away after the morning's course.

On the day - General information

• The times stated are the times the course module(s) will start, so please aim to arrive 15 minutes in advance so that you have time to register.
• Hot drinks will be available

• If you plan to stay on for the afternoon session you will need to bring your own packed lunch.
• You do not need to wear uniform or bring your confirmation e-mail / ticket with you.
• A notepad and pen will be useful.

After the course

Your learning record will be updated by the County's Learning Team to show that you have completed this course.

Validation of Learning

You will advised at the end of the session what needs to be done by you to validate the learning before the appropriate accreditation can be added to your membership record.

A one hour follow up session is being held on Friday 17th April 2026 (19:30-20:30) at County Office to enable learners to come along, discuss and evidence their Module 25 validation material with accredited Learning Assessors. Once validated, the learning assessors will make recommendations to learners' District Lead Volunteers to award the appropriate accreditation within the new digital system (My Membership).