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- 1. Qualification Update June 2012 Bobby Elliott Scottish Qualifications Authority bobby.elliott@sqa.org.uk
- 2. Aim of the presentation General update on qualifications Specific update on the HN Review New vendor recognition scheme
- 7. Bobby Elliott Contacting us... Qualifications Manager (x.5473) David Drennan Telephone: 0845-213-extension (Mobile: 07825926357) Senior Verifier E-mail: firstname.secondname@sqa.org.uk E-mail: drennan.david@gmail.com Website: http://www.sqa.org.uk NPA/NC/HNC/HND/PDA/SVQ Blog: http://sqacomputing.blogpsot.com Computing/IT/Multimedi/Networking Twitter: http://twitter.com/sqacomputing awards IT-related vendor links Hilary Weir Caroline Douglas Qualifications Officer Qualifications Officer (x.5130) (x.5476) Joan Morris Webwise Internet Safety Project Officer National Units Higher National Units (x.5405) PC Passport HNC/D Computing NPA Computer Games Development HNC/D IT solar@sqa.org.uk NPA Doing Business Online HNC/D Networking Other National Progression Awards HNC/D Multi/Interactive Media Online assessment NC Digital Media Computing HNC/D Computer Games (SOLAR) NC Computer Games Development Professional Development Awards NC Computing: Technical Support DIVA/vendor links (ICT) SVQs (IT User/IT Professional) Sector Panel Qualifications Support Team (NC) Qualifications Support Team (HN) Verifier e-group maintenance Administrators Heads of Computing annual event (x.5459) qualificationsadmin@sqa.org.uk Customer Contact Center 0845-279-1000 Internal Units General enquiries customer@sqa.org.uk General admin support HR: Michelle Morrison (x. 5308) Enquiries re. support materials Assessment Standards: Allison Paterson (x. 5358) All routine enquiries relating to Expense claims support materials and information Business Development: Graham Campbell Contracts (Scotland), Zoe Hindmarch (rest of UK) about qualifications Meetings
- 8. Qualification update What we’ve done since last year What we’re doing now What we plan to do in the future
- 9. Qualification Development Process Individuals QSTs Sector Panel QDT Other
- 10. What we’ve done… Internet Safety (SCQF 4) NPA Doing Business Online (SCQF 5) NPA Mobile Technology (SCQF 4/5/6) NC Mobile Technology (SCQF Level 5) NC Computer Games Development (SCQF 4/5) NC Computing: Technical Support (SCQF 5/6) PDA Web Design (SCQF 7) HNC Computing
- 11. What we’re doing… Scheduled updates NC Digital Media Computing HNC/D IT Various PDAs Strategic developments Units in e-commerce CBQs Awards for rest of UK and international markets Other NC Computer Games Development (SCQF 6) HN 2.0 Business cases
- 12. HN Review What’s been done? Who is doing it? What are we doing now? When will it be ready?
- 13. What’s been done… QDT created Lead developers identified 52 new or revised units HNC validation complete HNC ready for centres Draft HND frameworks Validation Panel selected
- 14. Lead Developers HNC Computing Gerry Mackie (Dundee College) HND Computing Derek Summers (Perth College) HND Computing: Networking Chris Deegan (City of Glasgow College) HND Computing: Software Development Pete Ainsworth (Motherwell College) HND Computing: Technical Support Sean Walker (Telford College)
- 15. Membership of QDT Peter Bradbeer Core QDT Member Adam Smith College Chris Deegan Core QDT Member City of Glasgow College Chris Jones Core QDT Member Cumbernauld College Gerry MacKie Core QDT Member Dundee College Shaun Miller Core QDT Member Edinburgh’s Telford College Anne Russell Core QDT Member Glasgow Caledonian University Willie McCabe Core QDT Member James Watt College Janice Maxted Core QDT Member Langside College Peter Ainsworth Core QDT Member Motherwell College Derek Summers Core QDT Member Perth UHI Ted Hastings Core QDT Member Millenium City Academy Colin Thomson Core QDT Member Stevenson College David McDade Core QDT Member Stow College June McCamlie Core QDT Member South Lanarkshire College Marion McNab Core QDT member City of Glasgow College
- 16. HNC Computing Mandatory units (6 credits) Computer Systems Fundamentals Developing Software: Introduction Troubleshooting Computing Problems Team Working in Computing Professionalism & Ethics in Computing Graded Unit (Examination) Optional units (6 credits) Cloud Computing Computer Forensics Ethical Hacking
- 17. Credit Unit title Level Type Vendor Writer Vetter Verifier value David Cloud Computing 7 1 New George Banks McDade Graeme Computer Networking: Fundamentals 7 1 New Chris Deegan Downey Derek Computer Systems Fundamentals 7 1 New Janice Maxted Chris Jones Summers Convergence Technologies 8 2 New CompTIA Ted Hastings Chris Jones Pete Databases: Introduction 7 1 New George Banks Ainsworth Developing for the World Wide Web: Robert 7 2 New Fiona Murnin The Mobile User Experience Mulligan Nicola Human Computer Interaction 7 1 New Fiona Murnin Houston Derek Introduction to Developing Software 7 1 New Gillian Leitch Pauline Belford Summers Managing a Web Server 7 1 New Linux/MS George Banks Shaun Miller Magnus Mobile Technology 8 1 New Chris Jones Tullock Derek Open Source Operating Systems 1 8 1 New Linux Shaun Miller Ted Hastings Summers Professionalism & Ethics in Derek 7 1 New Anne Russell Ted Hastings Computing Summers Relational Database Management Hugh 8 2 Major Oracle Frank Duffy Systems McDiarmid Derek Server Administration 8 2 New Microsoft Ted Hastings Chris Jones Summers Vivien Derek Team Working in Computing 7 1 New Gillian Leitch Gallacher Summers Derek Troubleshooting Computing Problems 7 1 New Ted Hastings Janice Maxted Summers Working in IT 8 2 New Anne Russell Chris Jones
- 18. HNC Computing More up-to-date Professionalism & Ethics, Cloud Computing, Ethical Hacking, Convergence Technologies More relevant Core skills in context Team Working in Computing Key skills Computer Systems Fundamentals Developing Software: Introduction Less assessment 55% reduction compared to old HNC More support…
- 19. Support Materials Assessment exemplars All HNC mandatory units Three published to date All published by 1 August Optional units Additional 32 packs coming Mandatory and optional units in HNC/Ds ETA Autumn 2012 Teaching and learning E-learning materials for five units Mandatoryunits in HNC ETA August 2012
- 20. Things to do… Carry out more consultation Finalise HNDs HND Computing HND Computing: Networking HND Computing: Technical Support HND Computing: Software Development Finalise units Arrange validation event Conduct validation Create Arrangements Code and publish
- 21. Vendors Pilot scheme New process Full recognition of vendor qualifications Uses SCQF as it was intended
- 22. Vendor qualifications Current system Map SQA units to vendor units Provide credit transfer between vendor and SQA Issues with maintaining links Slow Expensive Pilot Direct accreditation of vendor units SCQF levelled and credited Optionalonly Capped (25%)
- 23. Vendor accreditation process Submit QST Credit and Add to application indicates level framework(s) response
- 24. Advantages of new system Gives full recognition to vendor awards Separates vendor skills from educational/ vocational skills Frees unit writers to create transferable units Frees centres from delivering specific vendor skills Simplifies the system Facilitates rapid updating of frameworks
Editor's Notes
- “Modernising assessment” and no-one was interested… adding “2.0” made it attractive!But the presentation is about modernising assessment.Based on a paper I wrote called “Assessment 2.0”.This is not the SQA policy!