134 Assessment and Quality Assurance record-keeping and ongoing monitoring of quality. At a national level they need to manage the training of their external quality assurers (EQAs) and also offer training updates for all involved in delivering the awards. (See Unit 4 for more on internal quality assurance.) Wider purposes of quality assurance of assessment Quality assurance of assessment should result in reliable data that gives information to benchmark the quality of a qualification or a course. The results of formal assessments are seen as an indicator of the course and qualification quality. For example: If a large number of students achieve certification, then the course has a good chance of meeting its targets for retention and achievement. These results feed into the results for organizational targets, which have been set to meet government targets, and these results in turn affect the future funding received by the organization. If a high proportion of students achieve qualifications, then it is seen as one indication that the course is being taught well and the learners are learning effectively.