Oral assessment
The basis of the oral assessment is to discuss
how you justify particular actions or approaches to your work. This
is an opportunity for you to reflect on what you do and review the
evidence that underpins your professional activity.
When your portfolio has been accepted
(this may be after one, or several, attempts) you will be invited
to attend the oral assessment.
Timeframe
If you are completing Portfolio iMAP you will be advised of the
week that you will be invited for your oral assessment when your
portfolio has been accepted by the assessors.
If you are completing Modular iMAP you
will be advised of the week that you will be invited for your oral
assessment when your eligibility to complete iMAP has been
confirmed. This will be after your submissions for each
of the fifteen criteria have been accepted by the assessors and
after we have received your Application.
If you are unable to attend the
approximate date that you are given, please contact the iMAP office
as soon as possible.
The exact date and time of your oral
assessment will be confirmed by email no less than four weeks prior
to the date.
Any late cancellation (after your oral
assessment date has been confirmed) may incur a charge.
Structure
The oral assessment lasts for 90
minutes and is divided into three separate sessions with three
different pairs of iMAP assessors. There is a five minute break
between each session.
The first session lasts forty minutes
and mainly comprises a discussion around the portfolio you have
submitted. The second and third sessions each last twenty minutes
and the questions are based on the criteria in the Handbook.
Guidance
It is important that you are familiar with your portfolio
in its entirety, including comments made by the portfolio
assessors, when you attend the oral assessment.
Click here to view guidance on the Oral
assessment 