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November 12, 2014

Christmas lectures on cyber security

There are a series of Christmas lectures on cyber security coming up in various places around Scotland. I attended last year’s event in Glasgow, which was great fun, so I can highly recommend it. Tickets are available now. The events are organised by Martin Beaton of SICSA. SQA is currently considering the development of a number of qualifications in this area. Contact Liz for more information about our plans.

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November 10, 2014

Heads of Computing event

The annual Heads of Computing event will take place on Friday, 30 January in either Stirling or Edinburgh. I haven’t worked out a detailed agenda yet, and we’re not sure about the venue at this time, but please add that date to your diary. These events have been running for around 20 years now, and they are always well received. The event will follow the usual format, beginning with a keynote speaker and including updates about what’s been developed, what we’re currently…

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November 10, 2014

Lead person

I’ve mentioned previously that I am trying to identify a lead person from each college to act as the main point of contact between my team and each college. This person will be a subject specialist. Around half the colleges have now responded. I’ve asked Liz to contact the other colleges to get a name. So, if your college hasn’t responded yet, except a call from Liz. Once I have a designated person for each college, they will be invited…

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November 7, 2014

Digital Passport

I recently updated the FAQ for this new qualification. We are pilotting this award during the current session. A number of schools, colleges, training providers and third sector organisations have joined the pilot. It’s not too late to participate. The pilot runs from August 2014 to June 2015, and you can join (or leave) at any time. The component units are available (to all centres) now but only designated centres can offer the group award. You can find out more…

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November 6, 2014

Updated portfolio

I updated my qualification portfolio diagram this morning. There are one or two minor changes (corrections) but no additions. It’s worth noting the qualifications in bold (these are new and you may not be aware of them) and the qualifications in italics (these are currently being revised). Here are the awards that we are presently revising: NPA Digital Literacy (SCQF Level 3) PC Passport (SCQF Levels 4, 5 and 6) HNC/D Interative Media HNC/D Information Technology HNC/D Computer Games Development.…

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