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October 31, 2018

Additional Resources for HNC Cyber Security

We have an update on the SOLAR developments for HNC Cyber Security. Our SOLAR development team have liaised with the Assessment Support Materials department on what has been produced from a paper ASP perspective. SOLAR have also contracted for some of the new optional units that didn’t have any assessment materials. Unit Title Assessments within Paper ASP submission Additional items being produced for SOLAR Ethical Hacking 1 assessment of 20 MCQs extracted for SOLAR 60 additional questions contracted (now received) Computer Programming…

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October 30, 2018

Second meeting of QDT for NPA Data Science

The Qualification Development Team (QDT) for the new National Progression Award (NPA) in Data Science met today for our second meeting. The QDT consists of representatives of schools, colleges, training centres, universities, employers and special interest groups (such as Datalab). The development will create new awards in data science at SCQF Levels 4, 5 and 6 (National 4, National 5 and Higher). The purpose of today’s meeting was to come up with a qualification structure and begin the process of…

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October 29, 2018

HN Review update

A few weeks ago, I let you know that individuals had been selected to “scope” the changes to the various HN qualifications that form part of the HN review. Each person was a practising teacher in a Scottish college. The scoping is now complete and I have received reports, with recommendations, from each person. Here is a summary of the recommendations. In general, the qualifications need to be tidied, with the (very) long list of optional units pruned back and…

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October 26, 2018

HND Cyber Security framework

I’m pleased to let you know that we have finalised the framework for HND Cyber Security. You can see it here. I think that it has shaped up well, being a nice mix of the academic (such as Cyber Security Mathematics and Professionalism & Ethics) and the vocational (such as Data Security and Blockchain). The next stage in the process is to ask for volunteers to write and vet the units, which will be a big task. There are 17…

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October 26, 2018

HNC Cyber Security ASPs

I have had a lot of queries regarding the publication of the HNC Cyber Security ASPs. I am aware these are becoming urgent for a lot centres. I have been in touch with the Assessment Support Team. Alison from the support team confirmed that Ethical Hacking is now ready for sign off and she hopes to get the following ASPs sent to me next week: Computer Architecture Professionalism and Ethics in Cyber Security Followed as quickly as possible by: Data…

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