I am pleased to let you know that we have five new PDAs linked to Vendor qualifications now available. The awards are: G7WM 15 Certificate in Computer Support (ComptTIA A+, Network+ and Server+)G7W4 15 Certificate in Desktop Support (Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician)G7W5 17 Advanced Cert. in Systems Administration (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator)G7WP 18 Advanced Diploma in Network Technology (CISCO Certified Network Associate)G7W6 18 Advanced Diploma in Systems Engineering (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer)G7WN 17 Advanced Cert. in Database Programming (Oracle…
Some time ago, I asked people to complete a short questionnaire about e-assessment. I promised to share the results. They are here. Thanks very much to the 534 people who took the time to complete the survey (which is probably the biggest response we’ve ever had to a survey). We’re currently deciding what we should do in response to the findings.
The PDAs for librarians were validated this morning. The recent validation event placed several conditions on the proposals but these have now been satisfied and the awards are now approved. Contact Angela for more information.
The Web Log unit was the first in a series of new National Certificate units being produced by SQA to update our non-advanced portfolio of units. We’re also working on a new unit on social software and another new unit on Internet safety. The Internet safety unit is called Safe & Legal Use of the Internet and will be of interest to a wide range of people, ranging from school pupils to teachers who want to know more about this…
The conditions imposed at the recent validation event have been addressed and the qualification is now validated. The qualification will be on SQA’s system in a couple of weeks. Congratulations to the Qualification Design Team at Stow College. More information is available from Angela.
I just commissioned support material for the new Blog unit. There will be sample assessments and learning material to support the unit. I’m not sure about dates yet but I expect the assessments to be available for September and the teaching material to be available around October. We’re taking an unusual approach to the development of learning material. In the spirit of the new Social Software unit that we’re working on, we’re planning on producing the material collaboratively using a…
