IHETC Academy
How a skill is measured here
Three kinds of test, a published framework, a threshold stated before you begin and a checked identity. It is this mechanism that makes a certificate legible to someone who does not know you.
Three kinds of test
The practical scenario
A complete case, drawn from a real professional situation: you decide, you justify, you document. It is the test that tells apart the one who knows from the one who has read.
The professional deliverable
A piece of work you will be able to reuse as it stands in your job: a register, an action plan, a dashboard. It is assessed as work handed to an employer.
The threshold questionnaire
Questions calibrated on the framework, with a threshold published in advance. It checks the knowledge a role assumes is available on the spot, without detours.
The threshold, stated before you begin
Every course page publishes the pass threshold, the kind of test and the number of scheduled attempts. All three are set by the framework, which makes two holders of the same certificate comparable — the only thing a recruiter is trying to do.
- The pass threshold, published before enrolment
- The kind of test, named on the course page
- The number of scheduled attempts, included in the amount shown
- The marking turnaround, with named feedback
- The modules to revisit, identified between attempts
The rule that turns work into volume
The catalogue applies a single conversion: one credit is worth 25 hours of work, of which 10 are supervised. It is this rule that makes volumes comparable across programmes, and recomputable by an equivalence office.
- of work per credit
- 25 h
- supervised per credit
- 10 h
- frameworks published
- 72
- supervised in the filed catalogue
- 49 750 h
Recomputed sum, qualification by qualification.
Questions about assessment
Does the tutor help during the test?
It supports you throughout the learning and steps back for the certifying test. That boundary is what gives the certificate its value: it guarantees that what is attested comes from you.
How long until I get the result?
The marking turnaround is published on the course page, along with the kind of feedback. A threshold questionnaire is marked immediately; a professional deliverable receives named feedback, which takes longer and is worth the wait.
Can I see the framework before enrolling?
Yes: competency blocks are published, and the page devoted to the framework shows a complete example, taken from the filed catalogue. So you know what you will be assessed on before paying.
Explore in detail
- The testsWhat you will have to produce, under what conditions, with what feedback and within what time. Everything is published before enrolment, because a test known in advance is a test you can prepare for.
- The frameworkA framework states what will be assessed, in what order and for what hour volume. Ours is the one from the filed catalogue, and it can be read in full on the site before any enrolment.
- Identity checkA certificate bears the name of whoever sat the test. The identity check is what makes that sentence true, and it is what allows a third party to rely on the document without knowing you.