Provider Staff requirements for delivery, assessment and quality assurance

Tutors for this qualification are required to:

• Have sufficient recent knowledge and occupational competence in the area in which they are delivering training
• Hold a qualification which is recognised by the GDC for registration as either a Dentist, Dental Nurse or a Dental Care Professional (DCP) with competence in the relevant areas of practice and hold current registration on the GDC register
• Be able to demonstrate ongoing occupational competence
• Hold or be working towards a recognised adult teaching qualification, at Level 3 or above such as: Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) or equivalent
• Level 3 Certificate in Education and Training (CET) or equivalent
• Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training (DET) or equivalent

Assessors for this qualification are required to:

• Have sufficient knowledge and occupational competence in the area in which they are assessing
• Hold a qualification which is recognised by the GDC for registration as either a Dentist, Dental Nurse or a DCP with competence in the relevant areas of practice and hold current registration on the appropriate GDC register
• Be able to demonstrate ongoing occupational competence
• Hold or be working towards a recognised assessor qualification, such as: Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment (RQF)
• Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (RQF)
• A1 or D32/D33

Assessors are responsible for assessing the knowledge and competence of Learners using a range of assessment methods as specified for the portfolio of evidence. Assessors must ensure Learners are meeting the required standards to be able to practice as a Dental Nurse.

IQA for this qualification are required to:

• Have sufficient knowledge and occupational competence in the area in which they are quality assuring
• Hold a qualification which is recognised by the GDC for registration as either a Dentist, Dental Nurse or other DCP with competence in the relevant areas of practice and hold current registration on the appropriate GDC register
• Be able to demonstrate ongoing occupational competence
• Hold or be working towards a recognised internal quality assurance qualification, such as: Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Process and Practice (RQF)
• Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (RQF)
• V1 or D34

Internal Quality Assurers are responsible for ensuring that assessment processes are robust, of high quality, and are consistently applied by assessors both by the individual assessor across the qualification and across different assessors of the qualification within the organisation (where applicable).