5 Testing and evaluating the product

Candidates produce a plan to test and evaluate the product they have made at Stage 4. Once they have

produced the plan, they test and evaluate the product, evaluating it against the design specification.

Once the results from the testing and evaluation have been analysed, candidates write their conclusions on the

testing and propose further improvements to their product. They also consider how it needs to be modified to

manufacture it in quantity for a batch of at least ten products.

Candidates need to evaluate the materials, tools or equipment used to produce their product and propose how

they would need to change for the product to be manufactured in quantity.

identify and/or propose how to improve and/or modify products (AO4b)

• test and evaluate products, including evaluating and planning the manufacturing systems used to

manufacture products in quantity

Evidence to be submitted

The candidate’s portfolio must provide the following evidence in the testing and evaluating of their product:

(a) Produce a plan for testing their product

• a detailed plan to test and evaluate the individual (one-off) product realised in Stage 4

(b) Test and evaluate the product

• a test of the functionality of the product

• evaluation of the individual (one-off) product realised in Stage 4

• evaluation against the design specification produced in Stage 2

• a summary of the findings from the testing giving conclusions of the tests performed and leading to an

evaluation of the product

(c) Include proposals for the further improvement of the product

• use the results of the testing and evaluation to propose how to improve the individual (one-off) product

• propose how the individual (one-off) product would need to be modified for manufacturing in quantity

The quantity to be manufactured must be a batch of at least ten products.

(d) Evaluate the materials, tools or equipment used to make the product

• evaluate the materials, tools or equipment used in the making of the final product in Stage 4, considering

the changes required to produce the product in quantity