| Traditional Paper-based Training |
Ecordia |
| Candidates and assessors de-motivated by amount
of paperwork. |
Candidates and assessors become pro-active. Ecordia is efficient, effective and enjoyable to use |
| Time is wasted waiting for assessors to visit for next plan
to be agreed or work to be assessed. |
Candidates and assessors can work more closely and
also independently with online guidance. Time is
saved and progress accelerated |
| Paper-based
system and many online providers are assessor-lead.
Even if candidates could progress on their own,
the portfolios are very complex and essential processes
are missed, leading to more delays when being verified. |
Designed
for every user role. Candidate’s (and assessor’s)
activities are directed to ensure evidence can be
quickly and efficiently assessed. |
| Work-based assessors find paper-based methods complex, confusing
and de-motivating. |
Work-based assessors find Ecordia efficient, easy and enjoyable
to use. |
| Portfolios and evidence can be misplaced or even lost. Evidence
is hard to find within the portfolio. |
Find your evidence with one click. Ecordia is simple to navigate
and portfolios are backed-up on a continuous basis. |
| Referencing and assessing portfolios can be slow and repetitive.
Candidates do not get feedback quickly enough. |
Much of the hard work is already done by auto-referencing evidence
and streamlining the assessment process saving large amounts
of time. Therefore, the work is assessed more quickly, allowing
for much more timely assessment and feedback for the candidates. |
| Due to the complexity of building a paper-based portfolio,
giving guidance is time consuming, and many candidates are
dependent on their assessor to explain the process. |
Easy to understand online guidance is provided and users are
directed through a linear and logical NVQ process. Assessors
and managers work alongside the candidate throughout. |
| Communication between assessors, candidates and managers is
poor. |
Internal Messaging System allows for easy communication between
candidates, assessors, verifiers and managers |
| No centralised way of managing
training |
Prioritised management information at the touch a of button. |
