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Network Event HNC/D Administration and Information Technology

Network Event HNC/D Administration and Information Technology. 24 th February 2012 SQA Qualifications Team Update. Welcome and Introduction. Purpose of Events – to support practitioners with the delivery and assessment of HN Frameworks by: Providing information Facilitating workshops

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Network Event HNC/D Administration and Information Technology

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  1. Network Event HNC/D Administration and Information Technology 24th February 2012SQAQualifications Team Update

  2. Welcome and Introduction Purpose of Events – to support practitioners with the delivery and assessment of HN Frameworks by: • Providing information • Facilitating workshops • Encouraging networking Theme for the day is: Continuing Partnership

  3. Updates to Frameworks Optional Units reviewed (August 2011) • ITIB WPSS&DB Introduction FG69 33 • ITIB Desktop Publishing FG67 34 • Administrative Procedures FG62 33 • Hospital Patient Administration FG65 34 • GP Medical Administration FG63 34 • Medical Terminology for Administration Staff FG61 34 • Legal Protection of NHSS Patient Data FG6A 35 • Exemplars for new units available • End date of 31 July 2013 for old units (no entries accepted after this date)

  4. Updates to Frameworks Optional Units under review in other subject areas • Creating a Culture of Customer Care DJ42 34 • HRM Core Activities DN72 34 • New codes will be available for implementation in August 2012 • New units will be included as either/or choice within HNC/D Business frameworks and old units will continue to run for 2 years • Full credit transfer from old to new units • Credit transfer guidance available within HNC/D HRM and HNC/D • Management Arrangement Documents • New Assessment Exemplars in production

  5. Updates to Frameworks Optional Units added • Conferences: an Introduction F365 34 • Interviewing DN77 34 • French: Basic Operational Reading and Writing Skills F2F9 33 • French: Basic Operational Speaking and Listening Skills F20P 33 • German: Basic Operational Reading and Writing Skillls F2FB 33 • German: Basic Operational Speaking and Listening Skills F20S 33 • Italian: Basic Operational Reading and Writing Skills F2FC 33 • Italian: Basic Operational Speaking and Listening Skills F20T 33 • Spanish: Basic Operational Reading and Writing Skillls F2FE 33 • Spanish: Basic Operational Speaking and Listening Skills F20W 33

  6. Management of Frameworks • Qualification Support Team (QST) – forum of subject specialists to provide advice and guidance to SQA Qualification Manager and Officers • Centre requests for addition of Units will be put to the QST to ensure consistency with aims of the Group Award (May of each year) • Centres should submit form DAVAL 2 ‘Alteration to an existing Group Award’ to qualificationsadmin@sqa.org.uk to request addition of a unit to an HN framework. • Form available at http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/7857.html

  7. New Assessment Exemplars Published • ITIB Spreadsheets F84V 34 (2nd) • ITIB Word Processing & Presentation Apps F84C 34 (2nd) • Recording Financial Transactions F847 33 (2nd) • Graded Unit 2 F8KX 35 • Graded Unit 3 F8KY 35 In Production • Comm Analysing and Presenting Complex Comm DE3N 34 (2nd) • ICT in Business F84W 35 (2nd) In addition to exemplars for seven revised optional units Feedback form http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/25151.html

  8. Understanding Standards Material • Graded Unit 1: Exemplification of Marked Scripts • A, B and C Grade • Accessible at : www.understandingstandards.org.uk > Select a subject – ‘HN Beta’ > username ‘hnauthor’ > password ‘usw72’ > choice of HN subjects within Index menu

  9. SOLAR (E-Assessment) Summative Graded Unit 1 (F8KW 34) Paper 1 – AEX001 Graded Unit 1 (F8KW 34) Paper 1 – AEX002 These are SOLAR versions of the Exemplars (Paper 1 only) available in PDF format on SQA secure site Formative 10 topic-based questions – Employee Motivation 10 topic-based questions – Meetings www.sqasolar.org For access contact solar@sqa.org.uk

  10. Developments 2012/13 • Internal Assessment Reports http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/25737.html • Centre/Candidate Survey • Understanding Standards • Scotland’s Colleges – Money for Life Workshops http://www.scotlandscolleges.ac.uk/scotlands-colleges/events/events.html

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