March 2024 – Computing & Digital Blog

Review of Word Processing, Presentations and Spreadsheets units

March 11, 2024 - hilaryweir - 0

Following recent scoping of our NPA PC Passport awards we are looking for feedback on the content of the units – Web Apps: Word Processing; Presentations and Spreadsheets at SCQF levels 4, 5 and 6. As these units are included in several other qualifications including the NPA Business Skills (part of the Foundation Apprenticeship) we need the input of practitioners from Admin/IT/Business and Computing departments/training providers to make sure we consider a range of opinions. Your responses and feedback will…

External Verifier (Quality Assurer)

March 4, 2024 - Bobby - 0

One of the most important roles served by SQA is to check the quality of delivery in centres. This role is carried out by External Verifiers, who work within cognate groups. There are three cognate groups in Computing: Computer Science Digital Literacy Information Technology There’s a team of verifiers for each cognate group (membership often overlaps). An External Verifier (EV) is typically an experienced teacher, lecturer or trainer. The role is paid and contracts last for one year. The work…