Introduction
The purpose of this article is to guide you through how to provide an EQA with access to Bud and how for them to best navigate around the platform.
EQA access in Bud is set up via the Bud support team. Learners will then need to be assigned to the EQA by the Training Providers Bud System Administrator
Once an EQA has learners assigned they can view them by selecting the learners tab at the top of the screen:
How to: EQA User Guide
Where can the EQA access the evidence with assessment decisions and feedback for each unit for the diploma?
The video below shows how to access the relevant area within Bud, written instructions are also provided beneath the video:
- Click on the learner you wish to view (noting that anything in the light blue text in the Bud platform is selectable for the EQA).
- From here select the ‘Learner Progress Record’ from the Learning tab dropdown:
- The learner progress record shows progress that the learner has made against the Standard, Qualification and Functional Skills, each of these tabs can be selected. Select the ‘Expand All’ button to view criteria and learning outcomes which have been completed.
- To view the evidence, assessment decisions and feedback for the units in the diploma, select the qualifications tab select ‘Expand All’ or use the blue arrow to open up the criteria and the activity this has been marked against.
To view the activity click on the activity title. This will take you to the messages and submissions for that activity. From here you can view the evidence a learner has submitted and the developmental feedback the trainer has provided. To view the evidence, click on the uploaded files:
Select ‘View Assessment’ for additional information as shown below:
Where can the EQA access the evidence for the induction and AO mandatory requirements check?
The video below shows how to access the relevant area within Bud, written instructions are also provided beneath the video:
- From the learning tab select ‘Learning Plan’ from the drop down
- This will take you to the programme activities within the learner's learning plan. Ensure that you are filtering by ‘all activities’, look for activities with induction in the title, to view the evidence select the ‘view’ button or click on the activity title. From here you will be taken to the activity and be able to view submissions and evidence along with trainer feedback.
Where can progress reviews be accessed including skills scans?
The video below shows how to access the relevant area within Bud, written instructions are also provided beneath the video:
- From the Learning drop down select ‘Reviews’.
- Within the Reviews section you can view all reviews which have taken place for the learner, to view the detail select ‘view’.
- To view the skills scan and any other detail within the review select from one of the tabs at the top of the review.
Where can the IQA report be accessed?
The video below shows how to access the relevant area within Bud, written instructions are also provided beneath the video:
- From the Administration Tab select ‘IQA Sampling’.
- From here you can view all samples that have taken place, select view to see the detail of the sample.
Where can the EQA access Additional Learning Support?
Select the learner and then select ‘Learning Support’ from the Learning dropdown:
From here you can view the current and any previous support plans for that learner and the support provisions which have been provided to date.