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Course overview
“CEFR Alignment and Evidence-Based Assessment Decisions” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on transparent alignment between assessment decisions, task demands and CEFR descriptors. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
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Course objectives
- Interpret relevant CEFR descriptors and underlying constructs.
- Connect task demands and performance evidence to claimed levels.
- Use documented evidence when making alignment decisions.
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Learning outcomes
- Analyse a task or performance against relevant descriptors.
- Identify strong and weak evidence for a level claim.
- Produce a concise rationale for an alignment decision.
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Course procedures
The session combines a concise technical briefing with facilitated discussion, guided analysis of representative materials and a practical application task. Activities can be adapted to the participating organisation's context while preserving the published learning outcomes.
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Assessment and completion
Completion is evidenced through active participation and an applied task or structured reflection checked against the session outcomes. A verifiable Certiqual CPD certificate is issued only when the completion requirements are met.