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June 26, 2017

Team changes

Regular readers will know that the team was recently expanded (to cope with workload) with the addition of Hilary. That arrangement was temporary and we have now reverted to the standard team – consisting of me, Emma and Helen. I’ve updated the team diagram to illustrate this and show who-does-what. Please also note the contact information for the team.

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June 26, 2017

HNC/D Technologies in Business validation

The validation event for the replacement to HNC/D Information Technology took place on Friday. The new award – called HNC/D Technologies in Business – was validated with conditions. The purpose of validation is to permit new and revised qualifications to be peer reviewed. The validation panel consisted of representatives of education and industry (and SQA) who discussed various aspects of the proposed award with members of the Qualification Development Team (QDT). It was a good, positive and thorough examination of…

Categories: Computing

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June 23, 2017

Cyber security funding

I’m pleased to let you know that the Scottish Government, via the UK’s Cyber Security Funding Programme, has approved two bids from SQA for special funding to develop and support cyber security qualifications. The bids relate to the existing NPA in Cyber Security and a new HNC/D in Cyber Security. Some of the funding will be used to develop dedicated support materials for the NPAs. This will mean that Scottish teachers will have high quality teaching and learning materials to…

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June 23, 2017

Launch of the Age Friendly Academy

Strathclyde University launched their new Age Friendly Academy last month, focusing on those aged 50+ wishing to continue their lifelong learning experiences. The AFA addresses demographic challenges and opportunities which arise from this section of society’s learning needs, health, wellbeing, societal contribution and employability. The AFA brings together activities already being delivered at the University, as well as exploring new opportunities for collaboration both internally and externally all aimed at promoting positive ageing. This includes: ■Teaching and Learning ■Research and Innovation ■Intergenerational Work…

Categories: Digital Skills

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June 22, 2017

Generic skills in SQA qualifications – Focus Group

SQA is committed to skills development. Our Core Skills Framework forms the basis of the broad generic skills that learners develop when studying for our qualifications. These are the skills that learners will need in their everyday lives and in the workplace, so it is important that our skills framework remains relevant and up to date. Our colleagues in the RPSS (Research, Policy, Standards and Statistics) team have been carrying out a survey on the development of generic skills in…

Categories: Computing

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