Freelance and Property Apprenticeship Assessment Assessor

Freelance Housing and Property Apprenticeship Assessment Assessor

Location: Remote with travel for assessments, UK

Salary: up to £250 per day

Line management responsibilities: No

Training Qualifications UK (TQUK) is the UK’s fastest‑growing awarding organisation and a market‑leading assessment organisation. We partner with more than 500 schools, colleges, universities, and training providers worldwide, supporting over 150,000 learners each year through qualifications, endorsements, and apprenticeships.

Our success lies in doing things differently, placing innovation, integrity, and quality at the heart of everything we do.

The role of a Freelance Apprenticeship Assessment Assessor is to provide independent, fair, reliable, and consistent assessment services to Training Qualifications UK customers working with Apprenticeship Standards. Apprenticeship Assessment Assessors are required to use assessment experience with robust and relevant industry knowledge to form judgements and grading decisions upon the completion of a variety of assessment activities, which test the apprentices’ occupational competency.

This role requires someone flexible in their approach to all tasks, with the independence to travel as and when the business requires. It also requires exceptional assessment abilities coupled with the ability to act with integrity and impartiality.

The sectors that fall within this role to be assessed are:

• Housing and Property Management Assistant Level 2
• Housing and Property Management Level 3
• Senior Housing and Property Manager Level 4

• Plan, deliver, and record assessment activity in line with apprenticeship standards and awarding organisation requirements.
• Other related standards may be added once training has been completed.
• Make objective, evidence‑based assessment decisions that are valid, reliable, and consistent.
• Ensure assessment practice complies with regulatory requirements, including those relating to independence and conflicts of interest.
• Provide clear, constructive, and timely feedback to apprentices.
• Maintain accurate, auditable, and compliant assessment records.
• Contribute to the design and development of assessment materials, including:
  • Question banks
  • Examination papers
  • Mark schemes and grading criteria
• Review and validate assessment content to ensure:
  • Technical accuracy
  • Occupational relevance
  • Alignment with current industry practice and standards
• Act as a Subject Advisor where specified within apprenticeship standards.
• Support continuous improvement through review of assessment performance data and feedback.

• Participate in and, where required, lead standardisation activities to ensure consistency and comparability of assessment decisions.
• Support the induction, training, and calibration of assessors, including freelance or associate staff.
• Guide the interpretation of standards and assessment requirements.
• Contribute to internal quality assurance processes and continuous improvement activity.

(Where required by the organisation or specific apprenticeship standards)

• Undertake EQA activity to assure the quality, consistency, and integrity of assessment decisions.
• Sample assessment decisions and associated evidence in line with quality assurance strategy.
• Monitor assessment practice and identify risks, trends, and areas for improvement.
• Provide clear, evidence‑based feedback and support corrective actions where required.
• Contribute to maintaining standards across centres, assessors, and delivery models.

• Identify, declare, and manage any conflicts of interest in line with organisational policy and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure assessment and quality assurance decisions are made free from undue influence or personal interest.
• Participate in mitigation measures (e.g., second marking, independent review, or standardisation) where required.
• Maintain compliance with all relevant regulatory, organisational, and quality assurance requirements.

• Maintain continuous professional development (CPD) in both occupational areas and assessment practice.
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