Bricklaying Level 3 OTQ - Content Production Examiner (Multiple Roles)
Would you like to be involved with supporting the production, delivery and maintenance of City & Guilds new Level 3 Technical Occupation Entry in Bricklaying Diploma?
We are looking for several associates to write, support, and quality assure the production of the Bricklaying assessments, with the first assessment from September 2026 and beyond. As a production associate for Technical Occupational Entry (OTQ) you will be directly involved in the creation and maintenance of Theory exams, which are onscreen multiple-choice tests and task-based assignments, that will be available on-demand.
This examiner role gives you the opportunity to work alongside your current job, to build additional income with competitive daily rates, and to continue to develop your own skills and development.
The Task Profile outlines the expectations and experience of the Examiner roles.
All activity must take place within the UK with the potential to travel to London for meetings when required, although it is anticipated that most of the assessment production activity will take place remotely.
For more information, please see the Role Profiles and Person Specification
As a production associate, you will play a pivotal role in the creation, review, and quality assurance of our assessments.
This position requires a deep understanding of Bricklaying, strong writing skills, and meticulous attention to detail. These roles hold responsibility for developing assessment materials, revising them to ensure clarity and accuracy and scrutinising them to meet standards.
You may also be required to attend meetings such as assignment scoping, assessment material evaluation and standard setting meetings.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Assessment Writing:
• Create original, relevant, and accurate assessment materials, including multiple-choice questions.
• Ensure content aligns with the latest specification guidelines and industry standards.
• Develop clear rationales and supporting information for the options in the assessments.
• Participate in the Assessment Material Evaluation Committee (AMEC) meeting to discuss any changes required to the material.
• Attend training required for the role as requested by City & Guilds.
Reviser:
• Review the initial draft assessment materials, along with mark scheme/marking grids/rationales checking that the responses/outputs required are appropriate.
• Produce a report which comments on the suitability of individual questions/tasks/briefs, the provisional assessment as a whole and the mark scheme/grid/rationales.
• Participate in the Assessment Material Evaluation Committee (AMEC) meeting to discuss any changes required to the material.
• Attend training required for the role as requested by City & Guilds.
Scrutineer:
• Review the final drafts of Assessment material without reference to the mark schemes.
• Check assessments can be answered or completed in the time allowed and that there are no errors or omissions.
• Ensure the assessment questions comply with the syllabus and test specification.
• Review the mark scheme/rationales to ensure that the correct answer is correct and distractors are plausible, yet still incorrect. Review guidance to ensure expectations of assessments are clear.
• Provide sign-off of final version and return it within the specified time when required.
• Undertake to offer the services set out above within the specified times and in accordance with City & Guilds’ procedures.
Independent reviewer:
• Review the final draft of assessment materials as a subject matter expert.
• Provide feedback on findings from review of the materials.
• Complete the assignment as per the candidates (where practically possible, or plan out how the candidate could complete the tasks).
• Review the tasks in the assignment against timings, level, expectations of candidates and centre requirements.
• Respond to requests for further clarification on findings.
• Attend meetings and training as required.
Please note that you will be considered for one specific role within the production associate team (Assessment Writer, Reviser, Scrutineer, or Independent Reviewer), based on your skills, experience, and the needs of the project. You will not be expected to perform all of these roles. City & Guilds will assess your application and match you with the most suitable position.
A full training and induction plan will be put in place for the successful applicant.