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July 7, 2016

Learning guide endorsement

We recently introduced our Digital Learning Guides to Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association as a direct result of our contact with them through volunteer work on social inclusion. They saw the guides as a very positive resource for both residents and staff and are considering using them as part of their digital inclusion strategy. We are delighted to have their endorsement; they have posted a very positive comment on their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/HanoverScotland/?fref=ts) and have promised to mention the guides in their next…

Categories: Digital Skills

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July 5, 2016

HNC/D Computer Games Development update

We’ve been working on a refresh for HNC/D Computer Games Development for some time. Me and Helen met with the Lead Developer (Gill Flockart of Dundee & Angus College) this morning to discuss progress. It’s a big development. We’ve made a lot of changes to the award and we’re in the process of writing a large number of new and revised units (13 in total – 7 new and 6 revised). There have been some issues along the way. The mains ones…

Categories: Computer games, HN

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July 5, 2016

New Learning Guides available now!

We have recently added a couple of new Guides to our suite of digital learning guides. We have added a guide to Claiming Child Benefit and also an introductory guide to using LinkedIn. Both of these guides are available now, free of charge, on our Digital Learning Guides web page (http://www.sqa.org.uk/digitalguides) We are also currently working with Scottish Power to create a learning guide for their website, allowing customers to manage their power bills, take and submit readings, make payments…

Categories: Digital Skills

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July 5, 2016

Digital Partnerships

Following a presentation at the recent Scottish Telehealth and Telecare Networking event, SQA are exploring new digital partnerships which may take our learner guides out into the healthcare community; we are confident that we can support learners who need to access different online forms, assistance networks and forums by using learner guides to make them more digitally confident and able to independently access all the online help they need as part of their patient care package. We are also looking…

Categories: Digital Skills

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July 1, 2016

PC Passport Assessment Support Material

A number of NPA PC Passport Assessment Support Packs have recently been published. These ASPs have been developed to support the delivery of the new PC Passport Units. The following PC Passport ASPs are now available to centres on SQA’s Secure Website – www.sqa.org/sqasecure SCQF level 4: Web Apps: Presentations (HA6J 44) Web Apps: Spreadsheets (HA6L 44) Web Apps: Word Processing (HA6M 44) SCQF level 6: Web Apps: Word Processing (HA6M 46) We are aiming for the rest of the…

Categories: NPA, PCP, Support materials

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