HE in FE Edexcel and JISC-CETIS [email protected].

HE in FE

Edexcel and JISC-CETIS

[email protected]

Levels of Achievement (England)

0

1

2

3

4

7

6

5

A Level

GCSE

Levels of Achievement (England)

0

1

2

3

4

7

6

5

A Level

GCSE

HE

0

1

2

3 A Level

GCSE

HE within FE

Short Courses e.g. Management, Education

Competency based Quals (NVQs)

HNDs / Foundation Degrees HNCs

7

6

5

4

0

1

2

3 A Level

GCSE

Short Courses e.g. Management, Education

Competency based Quals (NVQs)

HNDs / Foundation Degrees HNCs

7

6

5

4

Work Based Learning

Government Skills Agenda (Leitch)

English Government Initiatives

• Every Child Matters • Building Schools for the Future• E-learning strategy • Personalisation• 14-19 Specialised Diploma• Train to Gain• ‘Leitch’ Review of Vocational Education

(Qualifications to be employer led: ‘personalised’ aggregation from approved ’10 hour units’)

To support Leitch 1: existing Competency Based QualificationsNational Vocational Qualifications (NVQS)

Assessment by ‘verified’ evidence (principally form observation) of a ‘competency’

• What you must know

•What you must do

•What you must cover

Unit: Maintain the Reception Service

Element: Prepare the Reception Service

K7: What services are available to customers

1. Make sure you have sufficient staff with the necessary skills to maintain the reception service

2. ……….

Helping to develop and communicate procedures to cover the following:

• Room allocation

• Customer arrivals.

• ………

Can the candidate prove he/ she can do something

To support Leitch 2:Vocational ‘unit’ specification (10 hours of study)

compare and contrast different organisational structures and cultureanalyse the relationship between an organisation’s structure and culture and the effects on business performanceanalyse the factors which influence individual behaviour at work.

1. Explore organisational structure and culture.

Assessment criteriaTo achieve each outcome a learner must demonstrate an ability to:

Outcomes

Can the candidate prove he/ she knows how to do something

The new ‘Leitch World’

The Barratt Site Managers Diploma

10 hour QCA Credit 1203

10 hour QCA Credit 1227

10 hour QCA Credit 1221.8

10 hour QCA Credit 1223

Barratt

Culture

Barratt

Technical

Barratt

Materials

Achievement Stored on Minerva

Recruitment Services

Foundation Degree

Barratt Site Managers Diploma

EvidencePortfolio forCompetence

Testing (NVQs

AssessmentAchievements

PersonalAchievements

Goals

Reflections

Applications

CVs

IndividualLearning Plans

Advice andGuidance

Employment Services

‘PortfolioSystem’

EvidencePortfolio forCompetence

Testing (NVQs

AssessmentAchievements

PersonalAchievements

Goals

Reflections

Applications

CVs

IndividualLearning Plans

Advice andGuidance

Employment Services

‘PortfolioSystem

National Database of Accredited Qualifications

Approved vocational credits (10 hours of study): assessment method as appropriate

Awarding Bodies (Edexcel etc.)

Submit units for approval

MIAP Database

Student details including ULN

Learner Achievement Record Repository

Selects a Unit

The Vocational ‘Credit’ System

UK Register of Lifelong Learning Providers

Provider

National Database of Accredited Qualifications

Approved vocational credits (10 hours of study): assessment method as appropriate

Awarding Bodies (Edexcel etc.)

Submit units for approval

MIAP Database

Student details including ULN

Learner Achievement Record Repository

Selects a Unit

The Vocational ‘Credit’ System

UK Register of Lifelong Learning Providers

Provider

LSC/ LogicaStandard

LSC/ LogicaStandard

LSC/ LogicaStandard

MIAPStandard

Qualification and Credit Framework

• Coverage: England, Wales and Northern Ireland (Scotland qualifications to be linked)

• Full implementation: September 2008• National Database of Accredited Qualifications: all non-HE

vocational qualifications (excludes A Levels and GCSEs but includes Specialised Diplomas) to be assembled from units (generally 10 hrs of learning) with a credit rating. The units can be delivered and assessed as stand alone courses.

• Regulated Awarding Bodies: submit units, assess units and make appropriate combinations for qualifications (Certificates and Diplomas) and have them approved by Qualification and Curriculum Authority. (any submitted and approved units can be used by any awarding body).

• Learner Achievement Record: repository of all student achievements provided by awarding bodies. Enables lifelong learning students to build up qualifications over time with units achieved with different awarding bodies.Key systems : MIAP for student details (with Unique Learner Number, December 2006) QCA Framework for accredited units, Learner Achievement Record database 2008