As part of SQA’s Digital Media and IT Vendor Alliance (DIVA), our partner Oracle Academy is in a position to offer industry-relevant CPD online training courses to aid delivery of the new Computing Science qualifications. The courses cover Computing Science Information System Design and Development units at Higher and Advanced Higher (SCQF levels 6 and 7). This CPD activity is available from Oracle Academy free of charge but applicants will need to commit to: Java Fundamentals: 90 hours virtual study…
This will be of interest to schools and colleges – The Oracle Academy is pleased to announce that the Getting Started with Java Using Alice Workshop, V2, which supports Alice 3.1.60 and higher, is now available from the Curriki.org website. Use the following steps to access the materials: 1. Paste the URL listed below to quickly display the workshop materials. http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Coll_TheOracleAcademy/GettingStartedWithJavaUsingAlice Use the following steps to download all of the workshop materials: 1. From the Oracle Academy collections page, open…
I met Martyn Wallace from 02 recently and he highlighted this big educational engagement event in London. I did highlight this would be week most Colleges in Scotland will be busy with induction – but this is an event that many students particularly transitioning from HNC – HND should be interested in . I think some teaching staff will be interested too. As long as they don’t mind sleeping in a tent inside the 02 Arena in London See details…
We are delighted that for the first time an International Oracle Academy event for school teachers and trainers will be held in Scotland. We have a strong working partnership with Oracle and it will be great to welcome teachers from across the UK and beyond to Scotland. There are well established links to the Oracle Curriculum from Higher , Advanced Higher and through to HNC/D and vocational qualifications SCQF 6-8 The Oracle Academy provides teachers and lecturers with the skills required to successfully…
We’ve been a partner with Microsoft since 2003 around vocational qualifications but for the last six years this has included learning and teaching development opportunities through the superb programme that is Microsoft Partners in Learning. There are now three Microsoft Innovative Schools in Scotland Calderglen High School in East Kilbride,Stirling High School in Stirling Tynecastle High School in Edinburgh. It should not be a secret that the Microsoft Partners in Learning Programme offers Scottish Teachers the opportunity to network in Scotland , across the…
A communication went to all College Principals and Heads of Computing today –Check with your SQA Coordinator for full details. The SQA and VMware are seeking to appoint a national cascade centre for VMware – to work with SQA and VMware for three years in the first instance. This is an opportunity to work directly with VMware and play a shapingrole in the development of VMware skills across Scottish Further Educationand the positioning of VMware Certification within the nationalqualifications portfolio. We are…
. Over the last few months we have been in discussion with VMWare and we are delighted that they are going to become a DIVA Partner . We expect to get a communication out to Colleges before Christmas to College Principal and Heads of Computing to consider working with SQA and VMWare as a national cascade centre. In partnership we hope to · Upskill staff in Colleges · Build capacity across Scotland to deliver qualifications · Ensure that appropriate recognition…
In June 2011 our first batch of Linux trainees enjoyed a week of staff development from Forth Valley College. Here are some happy smiling faces from the Scottish Further Education Computing Sector. The group of 12 included lecturers from across Scotland. We are delighted that there is now another opportunity to build Linux expertise and capacity across the sector. The Linux awards like those of other DIVA partners are going through SCQF credit and levelling and will where needed sit…
w There are lots of opportunities for school teachers to see good practice in ICT. We now have three Microsoft Innovative Schools in Scotland and each year Microsoft holds their Partners in Learning Conference. We have had Scottish Innovative teachers flown to European and Global destinations as part of the Partners in Learning Innovative teachers competition. If you know someone who is working wonders in the classroom using ICT please pass this message on. The 8th Microsoft UK Partners…
We partner with a number of global vendors through the Digital ICT Vendor Alliance Oracle have asked us to highlight the following competition and workshops running across Scotland. The ThinkQuest International Competition 2012 Think with us and you’ll be ready Find out more about the ThinkQuest International Competition and the Oracle Academy at this year’s free 1/2 day Information Seminars: Dundee – Wednesday 9 November 2011Glasgow – Thursday 10 November 2011Glasgow – Thursday 2 February 2012 To register your FREE place visit: http://www.registerforevent.co.uk/tqoa2011_12/ The…
Cally Beck of IBM has asked us to highlight this opportunity for Scottish HN Candidates. We are aware it is late in the academic year to initiate work for this but we are hopeful that there may be some appropriate project work that a student could submit. “The award is the GuideShare Europe academic excellence award. GuideShare Europe (GSE), is IBM’s large enterprise client user group, large companies in all sectors, including Bank of America, HSBC etc. We are asking…
Thanks to the generosity of LPIC UK Scottish Further Education staff can sign up for free LPIC 1 training. The course runs from 20th June to 24th June at Forth Valley College, Falkirk Campus. Those wishing to book a place need to contact Joanne McGillvray Joanna.McGillivray@forthvalley.ac.uk or Tony Dyer (tony.dyer@forthvalley.ac.uk
We work with a range of global vendors in a non exclusive way through the DIVA Programme. A number of Scottish Colleges use CompTIA Certification as part of their National Certificate programmes. We have been asked to alert School , Colleges and Universities in Scotland to their new membership scheme. The details of this can be found on the CompTIA Website here.
The first part of DIVA process is to support capacity building and staff development. Here is a training for teaching staff offer from the recently appointed cascade centre for Linux Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Training Opportunity Forth Valley College, in conjunction with LPI (Linux Professional Institute) are running a CPD opportunity for staff wishing to deliver the LPI-1 qualification within their own Centre. The training will be offered on two dates and lasts 5 days at a cost of £525 per…
We are delighted to announce that following the selection process that Forth Valley College will act as the Cascade Centre for Linux LPI Certification. Forth Valley has been selected based on their experience to date with the Linux programmes and their capacity to roll out this expertise to other Colleges in Scotland. We look forward to working with Forth Valley and the Linux Professional Institute.
Arriving in College Principal and Heads of Computing inboxes this week is an invitation to consider working with SQA and LINUX IT . In partnership we hope to · Upskill staff in Colleges · Build capacity across Scotland to deliver open source qualifications · Ensure that appropriate recognition is given for open source qualifications · Build a sustainable relationship with the global open source community
There are strong links between Higher Information Systems, a range of Higher National Units and the Oracle Academy Programme. Here is an opportunity to get involved both in the Oracle Academy Programme and to find out about Think Quest which offers opportunities across the curriculum and a lot of potential support for Curriculum for Excellence activities.
In the background over the last 12 months we have been reviewing, renewing and expanding the Digital and ICT Vendor Alliance. This is a culmination of the review of the original project. As a reminder DIVA originally set out to encourage · Liaison with global vendors giving early insight into up-and-coming developments · The Mapping of vendor curriculum and certifications to SQA units · Encourage new and innovative qualification development · Develop the Provision of expert training in Scotland for…
