| SASC has issued guidance to encourage the development of assessment and reporting skills.
The requirement for additional SASC authorised CPD is aimed at better supporting those holding an APC for the first time. Mentoring is strongly recommended. Mentoring could be SASC authorised and meet some of the below required authorised hours. Mentoring could also be informal and be counted as fulfilling some of the rest of the CPD minimum requirements. For details see on our Downloads page.
Holders
of an APC for the first time should participate in at least
- 5 hours of Authorised CPD each year before their first renewal. This CPD would be authorised by SASC and
listed through the SASC website
and
- 5 hours CPD, which may not have an assessed element, each year.
Additionally,
SASC recommends some of this be mentoring so new assessors can have an
opportunity for focused work relating to developing their individual assessment
and reflective practice.
Therefore, CPD requirements for 1st time APC renewals
are for 30 hours altogether:
- A
minimum of 5 hours SASC authorised CPD each year which is assessed, some of
which can be mentoring plus
- A
minimum of 5 hours informal CPD each year
For 1st time
renewals, 10 hours of the SASC authorised element of this CPD should be other
than updates on Access Arrangements.<
For APC renewals beyond the 1st renewal the requirement
remains the same:
A
minimum of 20 hours of CPD over 3 years, 5 hours of which is SASC authorised.
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