Unit Award Scheme: Joining and training
Who should be trained?
The person co-ordinating the UAS in your centre (the Co-ordinator) needs to have training before your centre can join the Scheme. This person will be responsible for:
- co-ordinating the operation and development of the UAS
- registering units and students
- checking (verifying) evidence and paperwork
- giving guidance to colleagues, eg on unit writing.
Sometimes two people might be trained, so that if one of the Co-ordinators is absent, someone else knows what to do.
What does the training cover?
The training covers:
- how the UAS works
- all the administrative procedures you need to know to run it
- how to find, write or amend units.
How do I attend a training meeting?
Training meetings are held in several central locations or training can take place on-site. In most cases it is provided by AQA. For some northern centres, training is arranged through an LA or Consortium.
Forthcoming training meetings:
| London | Wednesday 22 February 2012 |
| Birmingham | Thursday 15 March 2012 |
| Leeds | Tuesday 24 April 2012 |
Contact our UAS team for more information and a booking form.
How do I register?
You need to complete a Centre Registration Form and attend a training meeting:
How much does it cost?
There is a fee for attending the training meeting.
This is followed by a one-off visit by an AQA Assessor when you make your first formal recommendations for the award of units. The Assessor will check all the recommendations and offer advice on any operational issues. There is a charge for this visit.
After this, you pay an annual fee per student, regardless of how many units a student achieves during the year.
See details of current training fees and participation fees.
Further training/support meetings
Once a centre is registered with the UAS, inexperienced/new Co-ordinators can attend further training meetings which are free. We also run unit writing training meetings for which there is a charge. Contact our UAS team for more information.
