To support the delivery and assessment of the Refreshed PC Passport and Internet Safety, a series of Professional Development Workshops are being run over the next few months. If these are of interest to you in your centre, please follow the link to find out more: http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/23465.html
Read moreRead more about Professional Development WorkshopsI 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…
Read moreRead more about Oracle Academy seminarWe 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)
Read moreRead more about Computing & IT Sector Panel – HE RepresentationI posted an update on the HND Interactive Media development on the dedicated blog for that development.
Read moreRead more about HND Interactive Media updateI 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…
Read moreRead more about Visit to Clydebank CollegeThe 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…
Read moreRead more about HNC Graded Unit ExamsI 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.…
Read moreRead more about Visit to John Wheatley College to assist with the new NC awardsThe 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…
Read moreRead more about National Certificate Level 6 validation eventI returned from two weeks in Botswana yesterday, where I was helping their Ministry of Education launch an Advanced Certificate in ICT, which is similar to our HNC Computing/Networking awards. I greatly enjoyed (and learnt from) the experience. It’s amazing how teachers the world over share the same concerns (resources, assessment, quality of students, etc.). The team has been busy in my absence. In particular, Angela has been working hard to prepare for this Friday’s validation of the new National…
Read moreRead more about National Certificate (Level 6) validationThe 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.
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