Welcome to CNA Training Institute, your trusted destination for professional education and training qualifications in Dubai. The NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) is a professional qualification designed for individuals who assess learners' occupational competence in the workplace as well as vocational skills, knowledge, and understanding in classroom, workshop, or other training environments.

The NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement provides learners with the knowledge and skills required to assess occupational competence and vocational achievement. The qualification covers both assessment in the work environment and assessment in environments such as classrooms, workshops, and training centres.

CAVA is the standard qualification for anyone assessing vocational competence in the workplace — the person who decides whether an apprentice or trainee has genuinely demonstrated a skill, not just talked about it.

The course covers how to plan an assessment, gather sound evidence, and reach a judgement that would hold up if someone questioned it later, using both direct observation and other forms of evidence.

The CAVA qualification can help you develop the professional knowledge and practical assessment skills required to assess learners effectively. You will learn how to plan assessments, gather and evaluate evidence, make assessment decisions, provide meaningful feedback, and support learners throughout the assessment process.

The qualification can also support professional development and progression into assessment and training roles across vocational education, workplace learning, further education, and training environments.

The qualification consists of three mandatory units covering the principles and practices of assessment, assessment of occupational competence in the workplace, and assessment of vocational skills, knowledge, and understanding.

Learners are assessed through a combination of written assignments, practical assessment activities, and evidence gathered from their assessment practice. They are required to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding, and practical skills in planning assessments, gathering and evaluating evidence, making assessment decisions, and providing feedback. Learners must provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate their ability to assess occupational competence in the work environment and vocational skills, knowledge, and understanding in appropriate assessment settings. The assessment process is internally assessed and externally quality assured to ensure that assessment decisions are valid, reliable, fair, and consistent.