BTEC L1 and below centre guide - Assessment plan and internal verification

Oct 20, 2026

Uploaded by Elsa

A complete centre guide for delivering Pearson BTEC Level 1 and Entry Level WorkSkills and Personal Growth and Wellbeing qualifications. It covers how to become a BTEC centre, register learners, and understand the roles within a BTEC team, including assessor responsibilities. The guide details sources of support, quality assurance events, and step-by-step tasks to create an assessment plan and assignment briefs, followed by internal assessment and internal verification activities. It also outlines authorisation of resubmissions and the need to keep documentation safe for external verification.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages10

Reading Time25 min

AccessFree to download

New to BTEC qualifications

Becoming a BTEC centre (approval)

Application and review

Already a BTEC Centre

Qualification approval checks

Registering learners

Roles in a BTEC team

Sources of support

Training events and qualification page

Additional content and support

Creating an assessment plan and writing assignment briefs

Task 1: assessment plan

Task 2: assignment briefs

Task 3: internal verification of briefs

Internal assessment and assessing work

How it works

Steps for internal verification

Authorisation of resubmissions

External verification and certification of learners

A complete centre guide for BTEC Level 1, Entry Level WorkSkills and Personal Growth and Wellbeing qualifications © Pearson Education • New to BTEC qualifications •Already a BTEC Centre • Roles in a BTEC Team • Sources of support •Assessment plan and assignment briefs • Internal assessment • External verifications and Certification © Pearson Education New to BTEC qualifications 1. New UK Customers interested in teaching our unique BTEC Level 1 and below qualifications including WorkSkills and Personal Growth and Wellbeing should firstly complete our “Becoming a BTEC centre” online form at UK centre approval for schools and colleges 2. Fill out the relevant application form which you will receive from our Account Services team and respond to their request enclosing your completed form via the Pearson Community Portal at contact us You can also use this link to ask us questions before registering. 3. Sit back and wait to hear from us. We will review your application and let you know by email when you’re approved. Already a BTEC Centre 1. Check you are approved-for the qualifications you want to deliver by asking your exams officer to check Edexcel Online If you don’t appear to be approved, please contact us. 2. Register your learners which is important as this will trigger the allocation of a Pearson Standards Verifier who will be your point of contact for certification and checking standards of learner work. 3. Identify your BTEC team-when teaching these qualifications its important to understand the different roles that colleagues need to participate in order to run your programme effectively. Roles in a BTEC Team This could involve as few as two members of staff as one person can take on several BTEC roles at the same time though you may prefer to increase this depending on the size of your school or department. Here’s a summary of the roles you will need in place: Assessor (Teacher) Assessors are your course teachers so are responsible for teaching and assessing learners against the unit specification and following the rules of assessment. Please note, an Assessor cannot also act as Internal Verifier for their own assignment briefs or assessment decisions Download your Assessor activity Timeline Sources of Support We are here to support you every step of the way 2. Training Events Join one of our many training events for Level 1 , Entry Level, Workskills and Personal Growth and Wellbeing and find out about assessment, useful tipsand standards. 3. Visit our Qualification Page This is the landing page for all the above. Select your qualification. You will then see the specification and many other useful materials to teach your courses such as sample schemes of work, lesson plans, content mapping, sample learner work, recorded training, sample assignment briefs and much more! 4. Extra Content Interested in more content? Subscribe to the Level 1 Podcast to learn more the provision across the suite including teaching and learning insights. Read our blogs and news articles on the website, visit our Facebook group page or watch our skills videos on our 5. Stuck on anything? Please contact us via our support webpage and we will be happy to help. 1. Quality Assurance Events and Support This website will support you with quality assurance through walkthroughs and training events. It will also help assessors and internal verifiers learn more about their role and the documents that need to be in place. Creating an assessment plan and writing assignment briefs. Tasks to complete Task 1: First task is to write an assessment plan. Usually this is done by the LIV or an experienced teacher. We have many templates you can use in our BTEC forms and guides page. If you are new to our qualifications we recommend you complete the template as is. Task 2: Second task is to create assignment briefs. Depending on the qualification we might have some samples you can adapt an

FAQs

How does a school or college become a BTEC centre for Level 1 and below qualifications?

Complete the “Becoming a BTEC centre” online form, then fill in the application form requested by Account Services. After review, Pearson confirms approval by email.

What is the purpose of registering learners in a BTEC centre?

Registering learners triggers the allocation of a Pearson Standards Verifier as the point of contact for certification and checking learner work standards.

What steps are involved in internal verification of assignment briefs and learner work?

Register the lead internal verifier, complete standardisation activities, ensure assessors mark using the assessment record form, then complete internal verification of learner work. The lead internal verifier also authorises resubmissions when appropriate and documentation must be kept safe for EV processes.

Oct 20, 2026

Uploaded by Elsa