Based upon a study of NVQ assessors working within the nursing home sector, this book meets the requirements of the new Occupational Standards for NVQ assessors and provides practical advice on how to achieve the NVQ Assessors Award. It is primarily aimed at individuals working in the health care sector, but care workers who are working in social care, child care, education, and the criminal justice field should also find parts of the book relevant. Nurse teachers in Schools of Nursing which have implemented competence-based approaches towards Project 2000 programmes should also find the book useful. It covers the following topics: generating the required performance evidence accrediting prior learning and experience planning and maximizing assessments generating the required knowledge evidence and devising a portfolio of evidence. A series of study exercises leads the reader through critical activities which may be recorded as evidence towards Units D32/D33. A mechanism for recording this is provided together with advice on study skills, further reading, and the continued update of Assessors.