Computing & Digital Blog

July 17, 2015

Cyber Security Units

I got back from holiday this morning to discover that all of the Units within the NPAs in Cyber Security have now been published. There are nine units in total (three at each SCQF Level) [PDFs]. Data Security (Level 4) Data Security (Level 5) Data Security (Level 6) Digital Forensics (Level 4) Digital Forensics (Level 5) Digital Forensics (Level 6) Ethical Hacking (Level 4) Ethical Hacking (Level 5) Ethical Hacking (Level 6) We’re pretty pleased with these new National Units. The…

Categories: Computing, NPA, Support materials, Unit Specification

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July 16, 2015

NPA Cyber Security Launch Event – 1st October 2015, Stirling Highland Hotel

The NPA Cyber Security launch event will be held on Thursday 1st October 2015 at the Stirling Highland Hotel. This event is aimed at school teachers, college lecturers, training provider tutors and employers. We will provide 2 identical sessions on the day. Morning Session: 10.00 – 12.30 with registration at 09.30 Afternoon Session: 13.30 – 16.00 with registration at 13.00 There is no charge to attend this event. Maximum of 2 delegates per centre. This event is set live today…

Categories: Computing

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July 15, 2015

Assessment Support Pack (ASP) Development

We are in the process of producing Assessment Support Packs (ASPs) for a number of units that have been recently developed as part of our growing computing portfolio. These ASPs are under development and should be available from the SQA secure site at the end of September 2015: H8W8 34 – Big Data H8W9 35 – Data Science H9DE 34 – Digital Skills D75X 34 – Information Technology: Applications Software 1 (newly written pack) H180 34 – Systems Development: Introduction The pack…

Categories: Computing

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July 7, 2015

Digital Skills Academy

You might have seen the media reports over the weekend about a new Digital Skills Academy (DSA) for Scotland. We’re delighted to be part of the exciting development. We will be working with the Academy to produce the qualifications that learners will gain during the intensive 16 week programme. There are similar academies all over the world, including Paris and New York. The first one in Scotland will be based in Edinburgh. Scotland’s Academy will be one of the few in the…

Categories: Computing, PDA

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July 2, 2015

uShare

SQA has recently launched a new service to centres called “uShare”, which is “a new online community and resource that allows users to share links to open learning and teaching materials”. The online service can be found at: http://ushare.education/Ushare/Home. The idea behind the service is for teachers to help teachers by sharing resources, which might be a document, video or podcast. Contributors can add resources and explain how they can be used within a qualification, and users can rate each resource…

Categories: Support materials

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