Updated qualification portfolio
I updated the summary of vocational Computing qualifications to include the latest developments (such as the PDA in Online Child Protection). Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io You can download it here.
iPhone Application Development
As part of DIVA refresh we are looking at new ways in which Colleges can engage with schools and industry. If your College is currently doing any work around i-phone application development please e-mail joe.wilson@sqa.org.uk
PC Passport — versions!
I received a call from a teacher on Friday about the various versions of PC Passport in existence. He wasn’t sure which support materials to use. PC Passport was originally introduced in 2003. It underwent a refresh in 2007 and this is the current version. So, the current awards are: G8H7 44 PC Passport (SCQF 4) G8H9 45 PC Passport (SCQF 5) G8HA 46 PC Passport (SCQF 6) Although the original group awards were withdrawn, the original units were retained…
NPA Computer Games Development
There was a meeting of the Qualification Development Team (QDT) for the new NPAs in Computer Games today. It was a full-day meeting because we had a lot to go through. I was approached by Julie McLaren of Forrester High School in late-April of last year. Julie wanted to develop a new non-advanced qualification in computer games for her pupils and wanted my opinion of her proposed qualification, which was a single award based on existing units. Since that time,…
PDA in Applications of ICT in Libraries at SCQF Level 7 & 8
We recently validated the new PDA in Applications of ICT in Libraries at SCQF Level 8 (G9LE 48) and have been busy working on finalising the arrangements document and internal processing of the award to make it live on our systems. As I had previously blogged, in addition to this, we have also added new HN Units in Digital Culture to the optional section of the PDA in Applications of ICT in libraries at SCQF Level 7 (G8PX 47). The…
HNC/D Computer Games Development
Me and Caroline met with the lead developer for the HNC/D Computer Games project today. Nigel Kennington, of Telford College, is leading this work. It was really a review meeting, to consider how things were progressing. We had originally hoped to have these qualifications (we are developing an HNC and an HND) validated this month (January 2010) but things have slipped a little. It now looks like the validation event will take place in March. The draft framework has been…
What’s coming in 2010
A number of developments should reach fruition early in 2010 (or, at least, first half of the year). These include: NPAs in Computer Games (at SCQF Levels 4/5/6) HNC/D Computer Games Development PDA in Child Online Protection SVQs in IT Professional new units relating to FITS improved PC Passport units and assessments. We will also commence some new developments including: review of HNC/D Computer Networking review of HNC/D Computing new vendor linked awards. We also plan to work with centres…
HN Digital Culture Units – SCQF Levels 6, 7 & 8
The following HN Units in Digital Culture are now live and available for download from the SQA website: F86T 33 Digital Culture: Web 2.0 Applications (SCQF Level 6)F86P 34 Digital Culture: Online Communication (SCQF Level 7)F86V 35 Digital Culture: Online Collaboration (SCQF Level 8) Two of the Units (F86T 33 & F86P 34) now form part of the optional section of the Group Award G8PX 47 PDA in Applications of ICT in Libraries at SCQF Level 7. The standalone Units…
Follow us in 2010
SQA re-started today. Caroline and me made it back, but Hilary fell on the ice during the holiday and broke her wrist, and I’m not sure when she will make it back. I hope you choose to follow us during 2010. This can be done in a number of ways. This blog is the best way to keep up-to-date with developments. So either bookmark this page or add the feed to your newsreader (I use Google Reader). Most modern phones…
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The web log of the qualification team for Computing within SQA. Look out for news about Computing qualifications and related information.
