NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Health and Fitness

NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Health and Fitness (601/4662/X) NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Health and Fitness (601/4534/1) • Accessible vocational qualifications • Go live – September 2015 • Key stage performance tables 2017 & 2018 • Internally assessed units – 2 opportunities for submission • Externally assessed unit – Option for resit • NYA, Pass, Merit, Distinction for units (Distinction * for overall qualification grade)

NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Health and Fitness (601/4662/X) • 120 GLH (4 mandatory units) • Unit 01 Introduction to health, fitness and exercise (internally assessed) • Unit 02 Understanding a healthy lifestyle (externally assessed) • Unit 03 Planning an exercise session (internally assessed) • Unit 04 Understanding a personal fitness programme (Internally assessed) • Grading equivalent to D-G GCSE

NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Health and Fitness (601/4534/1) • 120 GLH • Unit 01 Principles of health and fitness (internally assessed) • Unit 02 Healthy lifestyles (internally assessed) • Unit 03 Preparing for health and fitness (externally assessed) • Unit 04 Develop a personal health and fitness programme (Internally assessed) • Grading equivalent to A*-C GCSE

Delivery • 1, 2 or 3 years • Registration • Moderation (internal/external) • External assessment • Certification

External Assessment • Regulations for the Conduct of External Assessments – V Certs • NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Health and Fitness (601/4662/X) • Unit 2 – externally assessed (1 hour 30 mins - set date and time) • NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Health and Fitness (601/4534/1) • Unit 3 – externally assessed ( 2 hours – set date and time)

The qualification specification… Section 4 – Structure and content Units - Learning outcomes - Assessment criteria - Assessment guidance - Range - Grading Descriptors (Glossary of terms – Section 8)

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Final Qualification Grade

Internal Assessment Tasks. • NCFE generic tasks • Creation of tasks • Portfolio of evidence • Mapping to grading criteria • Role of the Assessor • Assessment checking service

• 1 st line of Quality Assurance • Checking schemes of work/internal assessment tasks • Sampling Plan • Support for Assessor • Standardisation What is the IQA Role?

A teacher’s perspective • Accessibility 75% internal assessment, 25 % external assessment • Learner engagement Practical • Portfolio evidence Separate unit folders, scaffolding ONLY to aid teaching and learning not assessment.

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