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Assessment and Accreditation of Workplace Learning. christine.sanderson @e-skills.com www.e-skills.com www.uvac.ac.uk. An Effective Partnership to assess and accredit both Education and Industry Standards in ICT. Sector Skills Council for IT and Telecommunications – e-skills UK and
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Assessment and Accreditationof Workplace Learning christine.sanderson @e-skills.com www.e-skills.com www.uvac.ac.uk
An Effective Partnership to assess and accredit both Education and Industry Standards in ICT • Sector Skills Council for IT and Telecommunications – e-skills UK • and • University Vocational Awards Council-UVAC
Existing Standards linking HE and Work:Horses for Courses • National Occupational Standards • National Council for Work Experience Standards • Professional Standards- BCS • Academic Standards
National Occupational Standards - NOS • Set Standards of Performance for 95% of workplace activities at 5 levels of responsibility including for • Technical tasks • Handling information • Dealing with people • Working with people • Sizing up and solving problems • Planning action • Measuring progress • Evaluating outcomes • Co-ordinating, influencing, negotiating.
Workplace Learning Assessed to National Occupational Standards STEP 1 WORK EXPERIENCE Plan and Design. ‘A Pick and Fit’ System • Which Areas of Competence align to the course academic content, e.g. designing, installing , supporting or using hardware and /or software? 2 What level is realistic? How much real world /real work complexity is included in the course?
Workplace Learning Assessed to National Occupational Standards • STEP 2 WORK EXPERIENCE • Assess using the NOS. • Customer satisfaction • Business Goals achieved • Responsibility taken • Effective communication of ideas • Information processed effectively
Workplace Learning Assessed to National Occupational Standards • GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME [ GPDA IN ICT] • THE SECTOR FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING GRADUATE READINESS TO WORK EFFECTIVELY IN THE IT ENVIRONMENT
Workplace Learning Assessed to National Occupational Standards ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK. • FULL DEGREE • NOS LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATION AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS • NOS LEVEL 3 COMPETENCE IN 2 TECHNICAL UNITS DEMONSTRATED AT WORK OR IN REALISTIC SIMULATION
Effective Workplace Assessment asks:- • What BUSINESS activities to assess? • What REAL WORLD/REAL WORK ‘rules of evidence’ to use? • How to INCLUDE THE EMPLOYER in the Judgement of performance? • What academic credit to give the assessment?
Accreditation of HE Workplace Assessment Systems. • Industry and Education have come together to recognise the reliability and consistency of the assessments of workplace performance. • The Partnership between the IT Sector and UVAC has established the principles of accreditation.
Work Standards? • Why?
Next Steps • Work with e-skills UK • To introduce Occupational Standards to IT courses • To agree ‘rules of evidence’ for assessment Contact: christine.sanderson @e-skills.com