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September 29, 2016

HNC Data Analytics

The validation event for HNC Data Analytics took place yesterday afternoon. The meeting took place in the SQA offices in Glasgow. The Validation Panel included representatives of colleges, universities, training providers and SQA (the industry representative was unable to attend). The Panel was convened by Vivien Gallagher of Forth Valley College. The Qualification Development Team (QDT) was led by Denise Doyle of City of Glasgow College. It was a positive and constructive meeting, with both parties trying to improve the…

Categories: Validation

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September 23, 2016

Digital occupations

The Tech Partnership (which replaced E-Skills) recently produced a list of digital occupations and the sorts of skills needed by people who want to pursue these careers. You can see the “occupational map” here [PDF]. It contains a useful list of contemporary job titles, which might be useful to you when you market your qualifications.

Categories: Computing

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September 19, 2016

ASPs and SOLAR

We’re often asked if/when Assessment Support Packs (ASPs) will be available for a specific unit or if tests are available on SOLAR (our e-assessment system). The short answer is: we don’t know. ASPs and SOLAR are handled by the Support Materials team so we have to pass queries onto them. To save yourself time, it would be faster to contact a member of the Support Materials team directly. You can find out if ASPs are available by contacting asm@sqa.org.uk and you can…

Categories: Computing

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September 19, 2016

New online support groups for schools, colleges and training centres

During our recent team day, we decided to rationalise the online support that we provide to schools, colleges and training providers. We normally create dedicated groups for specific subjects (for example, there is one for the new NPAs in Cyber Security) but this created a proliferation of groups, which proved hard to support. So, we decided to create three new groups: one for school teachers, one for college lecturers and one for training providers. These will replace all of the…

Categories: SQA

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September 15, 2016

SQA committees and teams

SQA works with a wide range of stakeholders when we develop, maintain and revise qualifications. This diagram illustrates the various committees and teams. The Sector Panel provides strategic advice to the SQA team. This committee consists of representatives of business, industry, education, public sector and third sector. The Qualifications Support Team (QST) considers how best SQA can support its qualifications and help centres to deliver them. It mostly consists of practising teachers, lecturers and trainers. The Lead Person Network (LPN) consists of a…

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