Some time ago, I mentioned how much I enjoyed visiting centres to see at first hand what’s involved in delivering SQA awards and also hear about some of the issues that face lecturers “at the chalk face”. Well, another one of my ex-colleges took me up on my offer. My old boss, Ron Dillon, invited me to Stow College to participate in the weekly staff meeting, which is held every Wednesday afternoon (yesterday).

My presentation covered the range of IT qualifications available to centres – and particularly the new ones such as the new NPAs and PDAs.

It was an interesting and lively meeting – the sort that reminds me about the real issues in centres. I’d be happy to do more, time permitting.