Online Teacher, Assessor,
Quality Assurance and
Skills Training
 

Otaquas Training is a fully approved learning centre for Highfield Qualifications, and Focus Awards, two of the UK's most prestigious awarding bodies for accredited qualifications.

Yes, all of our courses are regulated by OFQUAL UK.

Yes, the price stated includes everything that you will need in order to complete your professional qualification, including your certificate. In addition, you will be supported with optional tutorials with your personal tutor or assessor throughout the course.

Yes, all of our courses are available to be paid in easy to manage instalments. Please get in contact with us to walk you through it.

Once enrolled, you will be directed to register with our user friendly learning platform, where you will gain immediate and 24/7 access to your learning materials, questions and assignments. You can submit your work to our assessors from your course page.

Yes, of course! You can e-mail your personal tutor at any time on: info@otaquast.com

or message them through your course page, giving some dates and times you will be available and they will arrange your introduction meeting. During this meeting, they will explain how to use the learning platform, submit evidence and navigate through the course.

The main difference between TAQA (Now discontinued) and CAVA is that TAQA was a broader suite of qualifications related to Training, Assessment, and Quality Assurance, while CAVA is newer and more specific suite of assessment qualifications.

• TAQA (Now discontinued): TAQA stands for Training, Assessment, and Quality Assurance. It's an overarching term that encompassed a variety of qualifications for individuals involved in various aspects of vocational education and training. This included qualifications for trainers, assessors, and those involved in quality assurance roles.

• CAVA: CAVA, which stands for Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement, is one of the newer specific qualifications . It focuses on assessing vocational skills, knowledge and occupational competence, preparing individuals to assess learners in both workplace and educational settings. There are two Awards within the suite: Award in assessing vocational skills, knowledge and understanding (for assessors within an educational setting), and the Award in assessing occupational competence in the workplace (for assessors with learners completing qualifications in a workplace setting). There are also separate Internal Quality Assurance qualifications - click on the IQA link for more information about these.

None, AET L3 (Award in Education and Training) is the newer name given to the qualification. It is considered to be the same as PTLLS level 3. Sometimes the PTLLS can consist of a level 4 unit.

None, CET (Certificate in Education and Training) is the updated version of the qualification formally known CTLLS level 4 (Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector).

Actually, both of the DET and DTLLS are now discontinued, and are being replaced by the level 5 Diploma in Teaching, which is currently under development. The Level 5 Diploma in Teaching reflects the new professional teaching standards and will be launched on our website on 31st August 2025. Please contact us for further information.

A microteach is a 15 minute teaching session that you must complete in any topic as teaching practice evidence for the Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET). You do not have to be working in education to gain this qualification, you can ask your friends or family to be your simulated learners.