HNC/D Business Review Progress Update David Marshall

1. HNC/D Business ReviewProgress Update David Marshall

2. Aims of Limited Review • Reduce complexity and workload associated with Business Graded Units • Improve manageability and accessibility of Unit specifications • Address issues of prescriptive assessment • Address issues surrounding IT content in mandatory section of HNC Business

3. The prevalence of ‘non-business’ Units within the mandatory framework Limitations of a ‘limited review’ Ensuring the standard exists in the Unit specification rather than the exemplar Updated Core Skills Assessment workload Market research and feedback The Graded Unit question HN Business Review - Main Challenges

4. Current Status • All mandatory Units in final stages of validation process • Update of Business: Graded Unit 1 examination • Removal of Business: Graded Unit 3 examination and development of 2 credit Business: Graded Unit 2 project investigation

5. Current Status • Replacement of mandatory Unit Using Software Application Packages (D85F 34)with IT in Business: Spreadsheets (DE1M 34) • Mapping of Core Skills across the mandatory Units • Review of Optional Units within the HNC/D frameworks

6. Design of the assessment task Case study requirements Format of examination questions Increased Guidance and Support Clarification on grading Delivery and assessment Candidate information Business: Graded Unit 1- Key Changes

7. Extension to 2 credit Unit project investigation Clarification of evidence requirements Redistribution of allocated marks Clarification and extension of guidance and support material Business: Graded Unit 2- Key Changes

8. HN Business Review – Next Steps • Review of Optional Units within the HNC/D frameworks • Finalisation of Validation Proposal Document • Validation Meeting • Production of HN Business assessment exemplars 2010 – 2011 • E- assessment investigation and development • HN Business launch April 2010

9. Thank You