1. Roles and Responsibilities of the tutor
Kim Tree
Roles and Responsibilities
of the tutor

2. What is a tutor?
You have a variety of roles for which you must prepare
Teacher
Assessor and IV
Supporter
Professional in your own field

3. Teacher
You must know the content of the units you are teaching in detail
You have a duty to keep up to date with current business practices (CPD)
Your materials should be varied to suit all learning styles

4. Assessor
Ensure you are aware of the evidence requirements of each outcome of each unit
Review assessment packs to ensure they are appropriate
Work as part of a team to review units from delivery planning to end of unit review
Be unbiased in assessment decisions
Be consistent in assessment decisions
Give appropriate feedback

5. Internal Verifier (IV)
Work with assessors and teachers
Have appropriate professional understanding of the topic and the IV process
Ensure that all is in order BEFORE delivery commences
Make sure all assessors/teachers are following the same rules
Make time to carry out the role thoroughly
You must remain neutral
Provide constructive feedback

6. Supporter
The students you meet along the way will not always stick to your best laid plans
You may have to make adjustments to teaching schedules and assessment dates
You may have to make alternative arrangements to cope with personal difficulties
Your students are just a small representative proportion of the population and come will all the same problems that the general population experiences.
Your greatest tool – patience.

7. Business Professional
Your own experiences in business will be one of the best teaching tools you have.
Real life examples of experience are great ways to make learning realistic.
Keep up to date with current business practice – up to date CPD.

8. Materials Materials must be up to date
Knowledge of current professional practice will help
Keep up to date with CPD
Use current sources of information
Some unit specifications require that assessment and material is updated annually in line with current UK legislation.

9. Course Team
You are part of a larger team who are delivering units which are part of a large framework.
Be proactive
Make sure you are up to date with current business practice
Make sure you are up to date with frameworks
You are responsible for the pre delivery of units as well as ongoing deliver and post delivery.
Give and receive constructive feedback.

10. Pre-delivery Framework Unit specifications Teaching schedule Materials
Assessment
Re-assessment available?
If not, submit a reassessment for prior verification
IV schedule
Assessment schedule for all units

11. During delivery Most up to date materials being used
Correct knowledge and skills being covered
Teaching schedule in place
Teaching on track
Ongoing discussions with colleagues where appropriate
Monitoring of students progress
Assessments held in correct conditions
Assessment decisions unbiased

12. Post delivery Review assessment results Review teaching schedule
Review overall timing of delivery of units
Course team discussion about successes and areas for improvement
Review timing of assessments
Take feedback from colleagues
Take feedback from students

13. Course team review Overall course team review What worked
What needs to be improved upon
Staff
Materials
Feedback

14. Responsibility of Tutor
Prepare students for further study
Keep yourself up to date
Remember you know the content of the unit and the assessment
Prepare the students for developing skills identified in unit specifications
Help them to apply those skills in different situations

15. And finally ……… Use a range of resources
Keep yourself up to date with what is current in business practice
Don’t be afraid to try new resources
Be an active and positive team member