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August 19, 2019

HND Cyber Security subject page

I’m pleased to let you know that the subject page for HND Cyber Security is now available. It can be accessed here. The subject page contains important information about the qualification’s structure and assessment. It also provides a link to the Group Award Specification (direct link), which is an essential document for centres. HND Cyber Security was a large development, which involved creating 15 new (or revised) units. The publication of the subject page concludes the development. It took longer than…

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August 13, 2019

PDA Cyber Security

I’m pleased to let you know that this development has now commenced. This is the final phase of the three part development plan that has already produced HNC Cyber Security and, recently, HND Cyber Security. This development will be managed by Hilary and the lead officer is Helen. It’s very early days in the project but we’re hoping the have the development complete by early 2020 so that centres can offer it from Spring 2020. The target audience is professional…

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August 12, 2019

NPA Data Science subject page is now live

The subject page for NPA Data Science is now available. You can access it here. The subject page contains vital information about a qualification including information about its structure and assessment. It also contains a link to the Group Award Specification (GAS), which is the definitive description of the qualification. You can directly download the GAS here. The qualification FAQ is also available. You can download it here: Qualification FAQ (NPA Data Science) The FAQ answers common questions such as:…

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August 5, 2019

Retiring qualifications

SQA regularly reviews the portfolio of qualifications to remove qualifications that are no longer current. We’re very careful about this. Once a qualification has low (or no) uptake for several years, a Business Development Manager will consult with stakeholders to ensure that removing it is OK before it comes to me to make a final decision. A number of qualifications have been recommended for withdrawal including: NPA Internet Technology PDA Web Development PDA Database Programming Diploma in Digital Application Support.…

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