Just to keep everyone up-to-date. The HNC Information Technology is a validated course and now available to centres. The HND resulting from this award has been validated subject to certain conditions being addressed. The QDT (Qualifications Design Team) reckon that they have addressed these conditions and the Validation Team were re-convening to review this work on Thursday the 29th of June. However, due to operational issues, this meeting in now being re-scheduled for mid-August (hopefully the 16th). If you require…
We have validated a new unit in online facilitating (DX1A 34 e-Facilitating: Theory and Practice) which is aimed at teachers, lecturers, trainers etc who are looking to participate in online learning. The outcomes cover the following areas: How traditional face-to-face teaching methods can be transposed to the online forumThe theory in relation to creating a supportive online framework for candidatesFacilitating and participating in a forum-based activity This unit is at SCQF level 7 and is 1 HN credit. To download…
Two Focus Group meeting have been organised to gather initial findings from the field to help shape the tasks that have to be addressed during the review of these awards. The 1st event has held in Jury’s Inn on Friday the 16th and it turned out to be a very worthwhile and constructive event with 26 representatives from centres. The 2nd event is on Friday the 23rd June (10am), Apex Hotel, City Quay, Dundee and you or a colleague can…
Another development enters a reviw stage –The PC Passort QDT (Qualifications Design Team) held its 1st meeting on Thursday the 16th of June. This event was held in The Marriott Hotel with the aim of the meeting to define the developments. There are many task which have to be undertaken in this project. The QDT members are – Anne Forrest (Lead)Janet Bennett (Kilmarnock College)Lynn Donald (Cumbernauld High School)Susan Burns (Broughton High School)Gavin Innes (Aberdeen College)Jacqui Bower (Dunfermline Centre)Isobel Roachford (Lauder…
Calling all centres currently delivering SVQs in the following areas: IT UserIT PractitionerIT Professional Do you have candidates who have completed their group award and would be willing to produce a brief case study which would be published as a SVQ glossy leaflet for promotional purposes? If so, I would be grateful if you could get in touch direct with myself where I would be happy to discuss further.
The letter (as detailed in Mike’s earlier blog entry) relating to the Computing & IT Showcase Event being held on Friday 18th August at the Radisson Hotel (Glasgow City Centre) should be winging it’s way to you if it has not yet reached your desk. The RSVP live link is below for those who would like to book a place – Remember, places are on a first come first served basis so you are advised to book early !! http://rsvpregister.com/event.php?88522…
A group of verifiers are working on the production of 9 Assessment Exemplar examinations for next academic year (ie 2006-2007). There will be three assessment exemplars covering each of the following awards – HNC Interactive Multimedia CreationHNC ComputingHNC Information Technology These will be available on the SQA secure website early in 2007. There will also be an opportunity for a number of centres to pilot the delivery of examinations using the SOLAR facility. Mike Jannetta
An event was held in the Marriott Hotel to bring centres up-to-speed with the HN Information Technology developments. The HNC Information Technology is now a validated course available to centres from August 2006. The position with the HND is that this course is validated with ‘conditions’. The HN Information Technology QDT (Qualifications Design Team) reckon that they have addressed the conditions set against the HND. This work will be reviewed on the 29th of June at the meeting of the…
The HN Multimedia QDT (Qualifications Design Team) held its 1st meeting on Wednesday the 7th of June. This meeting was held in The Optima Building with the aim of the meeting to define the developments. The QDT members are – Bob Porteous (GCNS) (Lead) (b.porteous@glasgow-nautical.ac.uk)Willie Pettigrew (Jewel & Esk Valley College)Joanna McGillvray (Edinburgh’s Telford College)Gerry Rafferty (Glasgow Metropolitan College)Derrick Duncan (Angus College)Syd Woods (North Glasgow College) Fiona Murnin (Motherwell College)Mark McPhee (Adam Smith College)Mahmood Al-Sabbagh (Cardonald College)Scott Campbell (James Watt…
Funded by a Scottish Funding Council award and a European Social Fund grant, the Modernising Scottish Higher National Provision (MSHNP) project has, over the past two years, revised nearly one hundred HN qualifications and created around 1,000 Assessment Exemplars. The MSHNP project is presently developing a new online assessment system and high quality learning and teaching materials that will be provided without charge to centres in Scotland. As well as other subject areas the materials produced relate to HN Computing,…