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Stirling Wood

Stirling Wood. Programme Leader (Networks), QCA. Level of qualification. General qualification. Vocational qualification. Occupational qualification. 5 4 3 2 1. 5 4 3 2 1 Entry Level. Higher level qualifications. NVQ. Advanced GNVQ; AVCE. A Level. Intermediate GNVQ;

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Stirling Wood

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  1. Stirling Wood Programme Leader (Networks), QCA

  2. Level of qualification General qualification Vocational qualification Occupational qualification 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 Entry Level Higher level qualifications NVQ Advanced GNVQ; AVCE A Level Intermediate GNVQ; Vocational GCSEgrades A*- C GCSEgrades A*-C Foundation GNVQ; Vocational GCSEgrades D-G GCSEgrades D-G Entry level qualifications National Qualifications Framework (NQF)

  3. Vocational IT Qualifications • Vocationally-related qualifications (VRQs) • NVQs • GNVQs ? • Applied GCSEs ? • AVCEs ?

  4. IT VRQs (1) • IT Users • the vast majority of us who use IT on a day-to-day basis; • IT Practitioners • people who work in the IT industries; • people who have an IT role in a non-IT company; • people wishing to progress to this work.

  5. management of non-specialist IT Practitioner skills and processes developing methodologies for operating ICT systems, managing ICT systems installation managing ICT systems development, software specifications and supporting ICT acquisition advanced application of IT user techniques advanced non-specialist IT Practitioner skills advanced skills such as service delivery, hardware systems installation and customer support advanced skills such as investigating requirements, creating designs for software and creating software working across IT user applications introduction to non-specialist IT Practitioner skills introduction to skills such as maintaining equipment and customer support introduction to skills such as creating software and testing software systems introduction to basic IT user skills IT VRQs (2) IT Practitioner IT User Software Development ICT Systems Support General Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1

  6. IT User VRQs Greater degree of multi-application skills and application of those skills. Level 3 Application of techniques Level 2 Techniques Level 1

  7. IT Practitioner VRQs • NQF Levels 2-4; • 3 strands • General; • ICT Systems Support; • Software Development; • Each strand at each level has stated content derived from National Occupational Standards/SFIA; • Mandatory component parts in ICT Systems Support and Software Development; • Other content left to the awarding bodies’ discretion; • 8 soft skills identified to be included at each level.

  8. IT VRQs & Vendor Awards • Working with vendors Working with awarding bodies • Cisco OCR • Microsoft City & Guilds • Oracle Edexcel • CompTIA • Certiport • Macromedia

  9. Where we are now? • Currently there are • 15 IT User qualifications at Levels 1-3; • 20 IT Practitioner qualifications at Levels 2&3; • 5 IT User qualifications aligned with vendor awards; • 2 IT Practitioner qualifications aligned with vendor qualifications, but more to come…

  10. IT NVQs (1) • Occupational qualifications that attest to an individuals competence in a specific occupation or job role; • Work-based as opposed to centre-based; • Rooted in National Occupational Standards (NOS); • Contract with the SSC for the sector - e-Skills UK • Underway - ‘creative and innovative’; • Supported this approach; • Approval of NOS will pave the way for awarding bodies to deliver a new type of NVQ;

  11. IT NVQs (2) • More flexible; • ‘Invisible’ assessment process; • e-Portfolios • Easier accreditation of prior achievement; • Drive up demand; • New way of working for all.

  12. e-Assessment / e-Tools (1) • Currently most IT awarding bodies use a form of e-assessment in IT VRQs; • Types of e-assessment in use • Objective testing (adaptive and linear); • Task-based testing; • Diagnostic and self-assessment tools; • e-Portfolios.

  13. e-Assessment / e-Tools (2) • For the future we’re actively looking at • e-Portfolios; • Scenario based e-assessment; • E-diagnostic/self assessment tools; • Working with vendors and e-assessment providers to drive the process of change for workforce development.

  14. The Future (1)… • Monitor the effectiveness of all IT qualifications; • Continue to work with • awarding bodies; • employers; • SSCs • Providers (both FE and schools); • e-Assessment/e-Portfolio providers; • Vendors.

  15. The Future (2)… • Continue to bridge the academic/vocational divide by • Providing a clear roadmap for qualifications; • Develop a set of unified standards for National Curriculum and vocational qualifications that enable users to map across

  16. The Future (3)…

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