The Range of Appointees
For the 2006 diet of examinations, we appointed over 15,000 Appointees, holding over 20,000 appointments.
Directly involved in the preparation and assessment, there were:
- 8,900 Markers (7,700 of these were traditional 'Home' markers and 1200 worked as 'Central' markers. Some of the 'Home' markers (121) took part in an 'e-marking' pilot which involved submitting candidates’ marks to SQA online.)
- 440 Visiting Examiners
- 520 Question Paper Setters
- 550 Vetters
- 140 Scrutineers
- 430 Examiners
- 60 Senior Examiners
- 190 Principal Assessors
- 30 Speakers
- 2 Translators
- 1 Cartographer
Verification of Internal Assessment (this was previously called “Moderation”) involved the services of:
- 130 Senior Verifiers
- 1,150 Verifiers
The supervision of the exams in schools and colleges required the appointment of:
- 520 Chief Invigilators
- 7,115 Invigilators
In addition to appointments related directly to a year’s examination diet, we also rely on the services of those appointed as NAB Writers, NAB Vetters, Item Bank Writers and Qualification Development Specialists.