The launch event for the support materials for NPA Cyber Security was held yesterday at the Royal College in Glasgow. It’s a beautiful building and there was an excellent turnout with almost 80 teachers in attendance, which reflects the huge interest in this qualification. You can get a sense of how the event went by checking the Twitter hashtag. The event was opened by a representative of the Scottish Government explaining Scotland‘s Cyber Resilience Strategy and ended with a hands-on workshop…

Further to my previous blog post, I can now confirm that the existing Group Awards (version 2010) have been replaced and will go into lapsing on 31/07/18. The finishing date for these qualifications is 31/07/2021. Furthermore, the Unit Assessment Support Packs (ASPs) have been commissioned. These will be available in time for assessment in the 2018/2019 academic year.  

Further to my colleague Emma’s blog post, we are still recruiting for ASP writers for the new/revised units for the NC Computer Games. Any work undertaken will be paid. The following ASPs are required: Code Unit Title SCQF Level Credit Value New/Rev. Mand./Opt. HY2F 45 Gameplay 5 6 Rev. M HY2C 45 Computer Programming 5 6 New M HY2C 46  Computer Programming 6 6 New M HY95 45 Computer Games: Mathematics  5 6 New O* HY95 46 Computer Games: Mathematics …