Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment Course was known as A1 course. Learn More Academy provides Assessor distance learning or classroom based course in different locations in the UK. Level 3 Assessing Competence in the Work Environment is for practitioners who assess the demonstration of competence in a work environment using the following assessment methods: observation/examining work products/oral questioning and discussion/use of witnesses/learner statements/Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).