LO4: Witness statement

Witness Statement

This form is to be used to testify or corroborate what has actually been observed.

Witnesses are people who can comment on work/performance/activities and can be:

•                    A tutor/assessor

•                    Someone who has competence in the subject and knowledge of the evidence requirements of the qualification.

A witness statement is used to support assessment. It should not be used to evidence achievement of a whole unit.

Qualification title:	Cambridge Technical in Media Level 3 – Introductory Diploma
Unit title:	Unit 17 Producing an audio-visual media product

Assessment criteria covered by the activity:

LO4

Candidate name:		Danielle Baggaley		Candidate number:
Date, time and venue of the activity being carried out:		February 16th – May 23rd  (LO4 D2 criteria)
	Full description of the activities being carried out by the candidate:		Danielle worked to a deadline in terms of editing the short promo documentary using Adobe Premiere Pro. She worked as part of a team, editing the video based on analysis of rushes, shot logs and editing logs made by the group. She carried out safe working practices when editing the video, following professional practices by taking regular breaks. Danielle used learning from Unit 46 to create transitions and text effects in order to create a short promo documentary with meaning. Audio on the promo was also edited using Adobe Audition to clean up the material as much as possible owing to the interference from the nightclub noise when filming. Danielle role is clearly identifiable as part of the editing team for the promo documentary and was completed in front of the tutor in class time. Date: 25/5/2014
	Witness name:		Victoria Allen		Witness signature:		Victoria Allen
	Job title:		Curriculum Director for Creative and Digital Media		Relationship to the candidate		Tutor
	Contact details:		vallen@utcsheffield.org.uk

Additional information:

The witness must be an individual, not related to the learner, who is in a position to make valid comment about their performance.

It is not acceptable for candidates to produce written witness statements for witnesses to sign.

Witness statements:

•                    must describe what they witnessed the candidate doing

•                    can be written or oral accounts of a candidate’s performance

•                    do not have to be written by the witness, they may be recorded by the assessor after discussion with the witness and confirmed as accurate by the witness

•                    should not contain just a list of the skills

•                    should not be used to evidence the achievement of a whole unit

The assessor will then judge whether the evidence presented meets the standards required by the assessment criteria for the unit.  Often it will be necessary for assessors to make contact with witnesses to ensure:

a)      the witness statement is authentic

b)      the assessor’s interpretation of the witness statement is accurate