A marking coordinator sets up and runs an extended marking workflow: a workflow where assessors and optional moderators are pre-allocated to candidates or items before marking starts. Use this article when an assessment was published with the Extended Workflow option, or when a head marker wants to control allocation rather than let assessors pick from a pool.
When you need a coordinator
You need a coordinator in any of these cases:
- The assessment was published with Extended Workflow: a coordinator is mandatory.
- The assessment contains open questions that require manual marking and you want a controlled allocation.
- You want to assign assessors and moderators to specific candidates or items rather than letting them self-serve.
Who can act as coordinator
A user becomes a coordinator when two settings align:
- Their site role includes access to the Coordinator tab.
- They are part of the same hierarchy as the schedule (see Create a schedule).
If a user expected to coordinate cannot see the assessments in the Coordinator tab, the missing piece is almost always the hierarchy link, not the site role. The system administrator manages both.
The three-step setup
The coordinator configures every workflow in three steps:
- Settings for marking settings, including whether assessors are allocated by candidate or by item.
- Assessors for the pool of assessors and moderators who will do the work.
- Allocation for dividing the work across the pool.
After allocation the coordinator monitors progress from the Coordinator dashboard.
Related articles
- Choosing a marking workflow for the decision between standard, extended, and coordinator-driven marking.
- Coordinating marking workflow for the day-to-day actions a coordinator takes.
- Moderation for adding moderation rounds on top of the workflow.