We met with the Lead Developer for the review of HNC/D Information Technology yesterday afternoon. This development has been on hold for a while. It commenced in 2015 but, due to a number of factors, progress has been slow. We’re now ready to get on with it. I’ve previously announced a name change for the qualification. It’s proposed to call it HNC/D Technologies in Business. We’ve also created a draft structure for the revised award. We now need to get down to…
We met with Chris Deegan, of City of Glasgow College, this morning to discuss this development. Chris has been appointed Lead Developer for this project. A QDT has been created and has already met. We’ve agreed a working title for the revised award. We’re changing its name for HNC/D Information Technology to HNC/D Technologies in Business. The purpose of today’s meeting was to discuss the role of the Lead Developer and the next steps that Chris has to carry out. Chris will…
The Qualification Development Team (QDT) for HNC/D Information Technology met this morning for its first meeting. This qualification was first introduced in 2006/7 and we’ve been considering the options for change for some time. There are representatives of college and university on the committee. It was a productive meeting. We discussed the title of the revised award, the themes and topics within it, and the tasks (and timescales) that we have to carry out. There was unanimity that the award…
We held a meeting this afternoon to discuss the future of the HNC/D IT award. The award is (over)due a review but we had received a number of different ideas about what to do with it so today’s meeting was a brain storming session. Representatives of colleges and universities attended. We had an open discussion about the changes required and made some important decisions. The working title for the revised award is HNC/D Technologies for Business. It will include a…
I’ve previously mentioned my operational plan for the coming year (April 2014-March 2015). There are two HN developments in the plan. The HNC/D Interactive Media is due to be reviewed this year. We will be forming a Qualification Development Team (QDT) in the near future to take this forward. We’ve already got some volunteers but it’s not too late to get involved. Contact Caroline if you want to know more or join the QDT. The other development is a little…
The current HNC/D Information Technology awards were first introduced in 2007 and are now due to be reviewed. Before we commence a review of both awards, we are looking to undertake a full scoping exercise to ascertain the need for the awards, monitor recent uptake, identify specific issues, look at the balance of computing/business units and gain feedback from delivering centres. We are looking for someone to take this scoping exercise forward by the end of the financial year (31st…
SQA is working with the City of Glasgow College (CoG) to develop a new award entitled HNC/D Information Technology: Service Management & Delivery. The development is being led by CoG and supported by SQA. The first meeting of the Qualification Development Team met this afternoon. Deryck Nutley is the lead developer and convened the meeting. Representatives from the “old” Glasgow Met, Central College, and Nautical College attended. It’s early days in this development. The first task is to define the…
The following Exam Exemplars for IT have now been published: DV6D 34 Information Technology: Graded Unit 1 Exam Exemplars 4, 5 & 6 Centres can also use Versions 1, 2 & 3 and all of these are available on the SQA secure website for download through your SQA Centre Co-ordinator.
Please note that the following units have been added to the HNC Information Technology framework here at SQA – DE3M 35 Statistics for BusinessDM34 34 Supporting Users and Troubleshooting Desktop ApplicationsDM35 34 Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Desktop Operating System If you require any additional information then please contact Angela Lees (Angela.Lees@sqa.org.uk). Regards Mike JannettaQualifications Manager
The 2nd year of this award had the validation conditions lifted on Thursday the 17th the August subject to a few minor items. These minor items are being addressed at the moment and any additional information can be gained by contacting Angela Lees (angela.lees@sqa.org.uk) (0845 213 5475). A big “thanks” must go out to the Qualification Design Team (George Johnston, June McCamlie and Alan Dunn) for the work they have completed over the last few years. This should provide a…
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…
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 articulating HND from the HNC Information Technology is due to go back to the VP (Validation Panel) to establish if the conditions which have been place on it have been fully addressed. The re-scheduled validation event is scheduled to take place on Thursday June the 29th and the QDT (Qualifications Design Team) assure me and are hopeful that they have achieved the outstanding items indicated by the VP. In the meantime, an event is being held at the Marriot…
I am pleased to report that the HNC Information Technology award was validated in April and available to centres from August 2006. We are working on the definite HNC Information Technology Arrangements Document which will be available shortly. The QDT (Qualifications Design Team) are working towards the lifting of conditions for the HND of this award. As part of the development process, there will be a public seminar to discuss the contents of the HNC Information Technology award with an…
The HNC IT was successfully validated yesterday with the QDT (Qualifications Design Team) being led by George Johnston Reid Kerr College. It is planned that a letter will be send (by post) to centres after the Easter break with details about this award. However, in the interim you can e-mail Angela Lees angela.lees@sqa.org.uk to gain any information your centre may require at this stage. Our next steps (with the timelines) are – 1 Making the unit specifications available via the…
HN IT development team Originally uploaded by bobbyelliott. Last November, at a conference in Stirling, it was agreed to develop a new Higher National Award in Information Technology. The Qualification Development Team met today to take this forward. The team are hoping to produce a new HNC/D Information Technology within the next 12-18 months. It’s a consortium development, led by George Johnson of Reid Kerr College, supported by Robert Quinn of SQA. The team is planning to create its own…
As you know from previous posts we were in the process of developing 3 additional pathways for the Diploma in Digital Technology at SCQF Level 8 and 5 new pathways for the Diploma in Digital Technology at SCQF Level 6. I am pleased to announce that these pathways are now live. Please see the links below. Level 8 pathways: Diploma in Digital Technology: Cloud Infrastructure at SCQF Level 8 (GV2J 48) Diploma in Digital Technology: IT Support at SCQF Level…
As you will have seen from our previous post, SDS is currently updating NOS for the IT sector and we wanted to update you on the current NOS project developments. SDS have now completed the draft NOS suites for User Centred Design and Digital Learning Development. The consultations are live at the links below: The online User Centred Design NOS consultation hosting is here – https://odag.co.uk/user-centred-design-nos/ The online Digital Learning Development NOS consultation hosting is here – https://odag.co.uk/digital-learning-development-nos/ Please…
As you know from previous posts, we have been developing a new Diploma in Digital Technology at Level 8. I’m pleased to let you know that the three new qualification pathways at SCQF Level 8 are now operational. These are: – Diploma Digital Technology: Cyber Security SCQF Level 8 (GT8Y 48)– Diploma Digital Technology: Data Analytics SCQF Level 8 (GT90 48)– Diploma Digital Technology: Software Development SCQF Level 8 (GT91 48) These new qualifications replace two existing qualifications: Diploma in Data…
I’m pleased to let you know that SQA Accreditation has approved three new qualifications at SCQF Level 8. These are: Diploma in Digital Technology: Cyber Security Diploma in Digital Technology: Data Analytics Diploma in Digital Technology: Software Development. These new qualifications replace two existing qualifications: Diploma in Data Analytics and Diploma in Information Security Professionals (both Level 8). Megan has previously posted about the lapsing dates for the existing qualifications (31 December, 2022). The new qualifications are more up-to-date than…
