The Scottish Government is expanding the Apprenticeship programmes, with a particular focus on Foundation Apprenticeships. Foundation Apprenticeships (FAs) are done in the senior phase in schools (S5 and S6) and give learners the opportunity to undertake vocational training and learning in a specific sector. There are a growing number of FA including three computing-related ones. These are: Foundation Apprenticeship in Software Development Foundation Apprenticeship in Hardware & System Support Foundation Apprenticeship in Creative & Digital Media. Each of these Apprenticeships…

We’ve recently been given the green light to commence the review of the National Certificates and National Progression Awards in Computer Games Development. I’ve previously mentioned that these awards, among others, were “scoped” to identify the extent of change needed. As a result, we have agreed the following changes to the awards: NPAs: no change to structure; all units updated; all assessments updated. NCs: possible change to structure, development of new/revised units (and assessments). The NPAs have been a big…

We have been receiving numerous requests from centres for learning and teaching materials for PC Passport 2016. It is a pleasure to announce that we are now in a position to develop further learning and teaching materials for this award. This development is somewhat unconventional, as our projects are normally driven by qualification development. However, the uptake for this award has stalled slightly, so this project could not be more timeous. We will be developing student workbooks, similar to those…