Internal Verification

Quality Assurance

Internal Verification is integral to the IfE’s commitment to continuous improvement in the quality of all the learning programmes that are offered. The IfE implements an effective internal quality assurance system to ensure that all requirements are met and that the learning programmes provide national and internationally recognised standards of attainment. This system is based on our principles of assessment, which state that all assessments must be valid, reliable, practicable, equitable and fair.

Internal verification ensures that internally assessed modules have appropriate assessment opportunities and that they are assessed accurately to national standards. Internal verification is a process undertaken to check that:

Assessment and grading is consistent across the programme;
Assessment instruments (assignment briefs) are fit for purpose – i.e. they enable the course participant to produce evidence which meets the targeted assessment criteria;
Assessment decisions accurately judge course participant evidence against the assessment criteria and feedback given meets the required standards.

The Internal Verification process of the IfE is intended to be a supportive process and encourages lecturers and Internal Verifiers to develop good practice. Further information about this process may be found in the Internal Verification Policy.