Presentation delivered by Fiona Maclean, SQA, at the CDN MIS Development Network event, 25/04/17.

1. MIS Development Network
Event
Fiona Maclean
Operations Manager

2. Summary
 Reference and approval files
 Data cleanse
 SQA Connect
 Lapse dates

3. Reference and approval files
 Currently issued two/three times per year
 Manual processes in colleges to update qualification
information in between times
 New proposal to issue every other month

4. Data Cleanse
 Two activities currently taking place:
– Clear out of all data from predecessor college
– Clear out of ‘old’ data from current college
 Going forward:
– Annual clear out of ‘old’ college data, possibly done
each December
– Agreement on approach i.e. college or SQA to
process withdrawal/change of completion date

5. SQA Connect
 Upgraded version of SQA Connect will launch early
May
 Level of access will remain the same
 Username will change to registered email address
 SQA.net services (Navigator and File Exchange) will
be merged into SQA Connect soon after

6. Lapse Dates
 Default lapse period allocated to a qualification when a
finish date is applied:
– SVQ L1&2 – 2 years
– SVQ L3,4&5 – 4 years
– Non regulated qualifications – normally 3 years
– Units – normally 2 years
 No entries accepted after lapse date for regulated
Group awards only

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