Computing & Digital Blog

December 1, 2015

PC Passport and Digital Passport launch event

The launch event for the new PC Passport and Digital Passport took place on Friday at the Village Hotel in Glasgow. It went well. The keynote was given by Steve Beswick, Director of Education for Microsoft UK. Steve’s talk focused on the vital importance of digital skills for the UK workforce. Steve took the opportunity to announce that Microsoft will introduce a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) competition exclusively for Scotland. You can find out more about that here. We’re working…

Categories: Computing

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November 27, 2015

Digital Charter Award

The Digital Literacy team have received an award from the SQA Board of Management for our contribution to digital participation, both within and outwith SQA. As a signatory to the Scottish Government Digital Charter, SQA has a series of obligations; Hilary and I have responsibility for ensuring that we meet our commitment. We are working in partnership with various external organisations to upskill the digital literacy of both our staff and theirs, and this has been widely praised as a…

Categories: Digital Skills

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November 23, 2015

Update to the FAQ for Digital Passport

The FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for Digital Passport was updated today and can be read. This update contains the latest information about the award. Please note that that link will always take you to the latest version of the FAQ. Don’t forget that there is a launch event for Digital (and PC) Passport on Friday. You can still register here. Contact Helen if you want to talk to someone about this award.

Categories: Computing

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November 20, 2015

PC Passport validation event

The validation of PC Passport took place today in the SQA offices in Glasgow. The Validation Panel was made up of representatives of colleges, employers and SQA. The purpose of a validation event is for fresh eyes to review the proposed changes to a qualification. The Qualification Development Team (QDT) presented a new Group Award Specification and explained the reasons behind the choices that we have made. It was a good meeting, held in a constructive spirit, with both sides trying to…

Categories: Event, NPA, PCP, Validation

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November 17, 2015

Christmas lectures in cyber security

The annual cyber security Christmas lectures have been running for a few years now. I attended the first one in 2012 and was struck by the enthusiasm of the presenters and the audience. They’re great fun — and attended by hundreds of school pupils across Scotland. This year’s theme is the new NPA in Cyber Security. But, don’t worry, it’s not about the qualification. It’s about the topics within it. So attendees will hear talks about digital forensics, data security…

Categories: Cyber Security, Event