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Developments

I’m pleased to let you know that we are about to commence a number of developments. We will be reviewing the following qualifications: NPA Computer Games Development NC Computer Games Development NPA Web Design Fundamentals NPA Digital Media Basics/Editing HNC Computer Science (new) HND Computer Science. We have delayed the review of some of these qualifications (for example, the Computer Games ones are overdue) due to staff shortages but we’re now in a position to commence them. At this time,…

HNC/D Information Technology update

We met with the Lead Developer for the review of HNC/D Information Technology yesterday afternoon. This development has been on hold for a while. It commenced in 2015 but, due to a number of factors, progress has been slow. We’re now ready to get on with it. I’ve previously announced a name change for the qualification. It’s proposed to call it HNC/D Technologies in Business. We’ve also created a draft structure for the revised award. We now need to get down to…

Safer Internet Day 2017

Many of you may already be aware but for those of you who are still recovering from the post-Christmas blues, I thought I’d send a reminder of the upcoming Safer Internet Day 2017. This year it is taking place on 7th February, and SQA will be supporting this initiative once again. As part of our activities on and around the day, we’ll be issuing a number of top tips to help users, particularly young people, to stay safe, and be mindful of…

The revised HNC/D Computer Games Development is published

The revised HNC/D Computer Games Development (2016) is now published. The subject page can be found here. The Group Award Specification and all the component units are available on the SQA website. The qualification FAQ containing useful information and links (for example, links to the unit specifications for new and revised units within the award) is available here. The assessment is also under development. For any update on ASPs, please contact the Support Materials team. We do not develop SOLAR assessment for…

New qualification development process

Another topic discussed at the recent team meeting was how to improve the way that we develop qualifications. We think that we take longer than we should so we have devised new processes to speed things up. We will classify developments as minor, intermediate and major depending on how long we think the development will take. We will aim to complete minor developments in three months, intermediate ones in six months, and major ones in twelve months. We have streamlined processes…