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Coronavirus

March 24, 2020 - Bobby - 5

I’d like to update you on what’s happening during the exceptional circumstances of the coronavirus crisis. SQA closed for most employees last week. Me and my team are currently (and for the foreseeable future) working from home. But we are working. It’s taken us a little while to find our feet (and get remote communications up-and-running) but we’re just about there now. We’re using Microsoft Teams to work through the crisis. I’ve received a lot of enquiries about the assessment…

Qualification Support Team meeting

March 13, 2020 - Bobby - 7

The Qualification Support Team (QST) for Computing met last week. The purpose of the QST is to provide (or recommend) support for the full range of vocational Computing qualifications. The QST includes representation from colleges and schools. There was an excellent turn-out at last week’s meeting. One of the roles that QST performs is to decide what changes should be made to existing qualifications and we spent time considering various proposals for qualification changes (for example, adding an optional unit…

NPA Data Science assessments on SOLAR

March 9, 2020 - sqablogs - 4

Further to a previous post, I can now confirm that the assessments for the mandatory units of the NPA Data Science are now available on SOLAR. Therefore, you will find assessments for the following units: J2HN 44 Data Citizenship J2G2 44 Data Science J2HN 45 Data Citizenship J2G2 45 Data Science J2HN 46 Data Citizenship J2G2 46 Data Science There are four more assessments currently in production for the units below and these should be available by end March 2020:…

Cyber security training

March 4, 2020 - Bobby - 6

The training for teachers of NPA Cyber Security is now complete. We held practical, hands-on training events at locations across Scotland during February. The last event took place last Friday (in Edinburgh). Over 100 teachers were trained. We gave each teacher a complete set of training materials to take away. The events went well and seemed to be well received by teachers. Early indications are that lots more schools will offer the NPA next session, thanks to the availability of…

Diploma in Data Analytics – Extension approved

February 25, 2020 - sqablogs - 3

Further to my previous post regarding the extension of our CBQs, I am pleased to advise that the Diploma in Data Analytics has been extended for a further two years. See details below: Code: GL30 48 Title: Diploma in Data Analytics at SCQF Level 8 End Accreditation Date (lapsing date): 31/03/2022 End Certification Date (finish date): 31/03/2026 If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Review of Higher National Qualifications in Computing

February 19, 2020 - Bobby - 4

It’s been a long time since I first announced that we were about to review a suite of the most popular HN qualifications in Computing, which I immodestly called “the HN Review”. The main reason for the delay was the HN Next Generation project, which was going to have a big impact on the design of all future HN awards. There was broad agreement that we (Computing) wanted to be part of that important change — and that meant waiting…

Presentations from the Computing Conference

February 19, 2020 - Bobby - 0

We’ve received a lot of requests for the presentations from the recent Computing Conference. They’re now available for download. The event commenced with two keynote presentations from Judy and Melinda. KeynoteSpeaker1 ProfJudyRobertson KeynoteSpeaker2 MelindaMatthews-Clarkson This was followed by a number of workshop presentations. Workshop 1: Digital Literacy: W1 Digital Literacy units W4 Intro to National Progression Awards W5 National Qualifications Workshop 2: HN Review: W2 HN Review Workshop 3: HND Cyber Security: W3 HND Cyber Security Launch Event Workshop 4:…

Digital Skills Partnership (DSP) events in March 2020 – Ethical Hacking and Data Science

February 18, 2020 - Helen - 1

Event 1: Ethical Hacking 1 – reconnaissance and scanning webinar Thursday 12 March, 2:30-3:30pm Ethical Hacking 1 – Reconnaissance and Scanning Webinar Event 2: Ethical Hacking 2 – exploitation and covering tracks webinar Tuesday 24 March, 2:30-3:30pm Ethical Hacking 2 – exploitation and covering tracks webinar These two webinars will support lecturers delivering the Ethical Hacking unit within the HNC/D in Cyber Security. Joining instructions to access the sessions will be issued upon booking. Event 3: Industry Current Practice on…

2020 Computing Conference report

February 6, 2020 - Bobby - 8

This year’s annual Computing Conference took place yesterday, at the Stirling Court Hotel in the grounds of the University of Stirling. It was the biggest Computing Conference that we’ve ever held, with almost 160 people in attendance. The event commenced with two keynote presentations from Judy Robertson, of Edinburgh University, and Medlinda Matthews-Clarkson of CodeClan. The remainder of the day was spent in workshops which covered a number of topics including cyber security, data science, National Qualifications, vocational qualifications, and…

2020 Computing Conference

January 29, 2020 - Bobby - 4

This year’s Computing Conference is approaching. It takes place next Wednesday (5 February) at the Stirling Court Hotel (Stirling University). So far, over 170 educationalists have registered so it’s going to be a busy event. The keynotes will be given by Professor Judy Roberson, of Edinburgh University, and Melinda Matthews-Clarkson, the CEO of CodeClan. There will be workshops on cyber security, data science, National Qualifications and Higher National Qualifications — among others. The conference is open to everyone with an…