I recently posted about our intention to revise NPA Data Science. The QDT has now agreed the changes. There will be no change to the qualification structures (at any of the levels) but the following units will be revised: Data Science (all levels) Data Citizenship (all levels) Machine Learning (Levels 5 and 6). We’re aiming to make these units simpler, clearer, less busy and with less assessment. Because we will be making changes to some of the mandatory contents (such…
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As you will know from previous posts, our Data Skills units at SCQF levels 3,4 & 5 went live last year. I’m pleased to announce that the assessments for these 3 units are now also live. These can be found on our SOLAR website. Data Skills at SCQF Level 3 Data Skills at SCQF Level 4 Data Skills at SCQF Level 5 If you have any queries on the above, please contact our SOLAR team.
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Now that NPA Esports is up and running, I’d like to share the FAQ for the new qualification, which might address some of your questions. Qualification FAQ (Esports) If you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to contact Megan.
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I’m pleased to announce that we will be developing a new National Progression Award in Computing. This broad based qualification has a working title of NPA Computing, and will cover a range of vocational knowledge and skills. Unlike most NPAs, which specialise in specific aspects of Computing, such as cyber security or data science, this qualification will be designed to be very broad, with elements from a range of sub-disciplines. We’re hoping that some existing National Units can be used…
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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…
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Data Education in Schools is offering free courses on data literacy in the classroom. These are available to all primary and secondary school teachers in the Southeast of Scotland (City of Edinburgh, Fife, Borders, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian. For the primary course there will be four full-day sessions on (Wednesdays) 6th September 2023, 8 November, 24th January 2024, and 13th March 2024. And for the secondary course there will be four full-day sessions on Monday 25th September 2023 (please note this…
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We’re going to undertake a review of NPA Data Science over the next few months. This will be a relatively minor review to address some of the feedback we’ve received about the qualification since it was first introduced in 2019. For example, teachers have told us that the units require too much evidence; we’ve also been told that the assessments could be improved. SQA will work with Data Education in Schools to make the changes. But we’d be delighted to…
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I’m pleased to let you know that the new National Progression Award (NPA) in Esports at SCQF Levels 4,5 and 6 is now operational. These are: NPA Esports at SCQF Level 4 (GV1H 44) NPA Esports at SCQF Level 5 (GV1H 45) NPA Esports at SCQF Level 6 (GV1H 46) We have also now published the Group Award Specification for this new NPA. As you will know from previous posts, the units for these qualifications went live in January this…
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As you know from previous posts, the new Diploma in Digital Technology at SCQF Level 8 has replaced the existing level 8 diplomas in Data Analytics (GL30 48) and Information Security Professionals (GJ74 48). We are currently developing 3 new pathways for the Diploma in Digital Technology at SCQF Level 8, these are: Diploma in Digital Technology: Cloud Infrastructure Diploma in Digital Technology: IT Support Diploma in Digital Technology: Network Infrastructure The above pathways will replace our current level 8…
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We’ve developed a wide range of data science qualifications over the last few years, spanning SCQF Levels 3-9. The latest addition was new National Units relating to data skills. The most popular qualification is the National Progression Award in Data Science, which was introduced in session 2020/21 and now has over 600 entries across three levels (National 4, National 5 and National 6). We recently carried out some informal consultation about the qualification and we would now like to formalise…
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