Institutional Excellence & Awards
Internal Assessor Training (RADAR)
Qualify an internal assessment team that scores consistently and writes reports leadership can act on.
Professional4 days24 training hours6-16 participants
All training programmes are accredited by the Sharjah Private Education Authority.
Programme objectives
- Award RADAR scores consistently and defensibly
- Facilitate a consensus session between differing assessors
- Run assessment interviews that surface evidence, not impressions
- Write a report with actionable strengths and improvement areas
Detailed agenda
1
Day 1
Methodology refresher
- A rapid criteria refresher
- RADAR elements in depth
- Maturity levels
- Individual scoring exercise
2
Day 2
Scoring and consensus
- Where assessor variance comes from
- Running a consensus session and its ground rules
- Exercise: reaching one agreed score as a team
- Documenting the rationale behind a score
3
Day 3
The site visit
- Planning the visit and allocating roles
- Interview skills and evidence-seeking questions
- Handling vague or unsupported answers
- A full simulated interview
4
Day 4
Report and feedback
- The structure of an assessment report
- Phrasing strengths and improvement areas
- Delivering feedback to senior management
- Closing exercise: a full report for one criterion
Competencies developed
- Structured assessment
- Consensus building
- Interviewing skills
- Analytical report writing
What participants take away
- The internal assessor handbook
- Scoring and consensus session templates
- A bank of assessment interview questions
- A company-issued internal assessor completion certificate
Prerequisites
Completion of the excellence model foundations course, or equivalent hands-on assessment experience.
How it is assessed
A full assessment simulation: file reading, individual scoring, a consensus session, then a simulated interview and final report.
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