I attended an Oracle Academy seminar in Glasgow yesterday afternoon to promote the links between the Academy programme and SQA awards. Although our links with Oracle are part of the DIVA project, it pre-dates that programme and, over the years, it has developed into a popular qualification in Scottish colleges. There are links between Oracle Academy and HNC Computing, HNC Computer Networking and HNC IT awards. Graeme Downey, from Clydebank College, gave an interesting presentation on how he combines Oracle…
We are seeking HE representation to join the Computing & IT Sector Panel. If you are interested and would like to find out more information then please get in touch with me direct (caroline.douglas@sqa.org.uk)
I visited Clydebank College yesterday to have a look at the new campus. It’s very impressive. The location is fantastic – right beside the Clyde. I taught there from 1984 to 1990 and it was great to meet old colleagues such as Graeme Downey and Bob McAllister. I’m still recovering from lunch in the training dining room. I don’t do enough visits to centres. I really enjoy meeting the people who actually deliver SQA awards and it’s great to hear…
The following HNC Exam Exemplars are now published and available on the SQA Secure website via your SQA Centre Co-ordinator: DH36 34 HNC Computing: Graded Unit 1 Exam (Exemplars 10, 11 & 12)DE36 34 HNC Interactive Multimedia Creation: Graded Unit 1 Exam (Exemplars 4, 5 & 6)DV6D 34 HNC Information Technology: Graded Unit 1 Exam (Exemplars 4, 5 & 6) Please note that all published Interactive Multimedia Creation Exemplars cover Communication: Practical Skills. For centres who offer DH4F 34 Writing…
I visited John Wheatley College this morning to talk to the staff about the new National Certificate Digital Media Computing awards. There was a good turn-out with around 20 lecturers, from both the Computing and Design teams, attending. Here is the presentation I used. | View | Upload your own There was a lively question-and-answer session at the end. Now that the Level 6 award has been validated, all three qualifications (Levels 4, 5 and 6) are available to centres.…
The validation event for the proposed NC Digital Media Computing at Level 6 took place on Friday… and was approved without conditions! There were several (eight) recommendations. The Development Team were delighted with this outcome since it is unusual for no conditions to be placed on an award. This outcome was testimony to the hard work put in by the QDT and especially Water Paterson, Gillian Leitch, Bill Brown and Angela. But lots of people were involved in writing and…
