The Sector Panel for Computing & IT met last week (Thursday). There was a full turnout (15 members). The Sector Panel provides strategic advice and direction to the team. The Panel meets annually. We provided a qualification  update and a statistical update to members. For example, we updated members about various Higher National developments including the recent development of HNC Esports. There were interesting discussions about a range of issues such as the IT infrastructure in schools (which can limit…

We held a joint validation event for NextGen HND Computer Science and HND Data Science in late November last year. David Hiddleston from Edinburgh College served as convenor, and the validation panel included representatives from colleges, universities, training providers, and Skills Development Scotland (SDS). These two HNDs have adopted the new NextGen design principles, and both feature a smaller framework, compared to the legacy HNDs, with fewer but larger units. Meta-skills and learning for sustainability have been contextualised with subject-specific examples…