Team Qualification from September 2011 Subtitle. Agenda New qualification Title, credit value, units Awarding Organisation Procedures and processes.

Team Qualification from September 2011

Subtitle

Agenda

New qualificationTitle, credit value, units

Awarding OrganisationProcedures and processes

Unit detailMapping, changes to units, sample

evidence

Questions

Qualifications and Credit Framework

• New way of recognising achievement through the award of credits for units and qualifications

• Credit can be accumulated and transferred between qualifications and awarding organisations

• Flexible routes to gaining full qualifications

• Qualifications can be gained incrementally

• Learner’s ‘spiky profiles’ can be accommodated, ie units of different levels can be achieved in a single qualification

Qualifications and Credit Framework

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

Entry

Levels Award1-12 credits

Certificate13-36 credits

Diploma37+ credits

Qualifications and Credit Framework • Three sizes of qualifications

o Awards (1-12 credits)o Certificates (13 – 36 credits)o Diplomas (37 or more)

• Each qualification title will contain the followingo Level of the qualificationo Size of the qualificationo Details indicating the content of the

qualification

• By looking at the title you will be able to tell its difficulty, how long it will take average learner to complete, and its general content

Employment, Teamwork and Community Skills

Subtitle

Team programme qualification Employment, Teamwork and Community Skills Available at Award and Certificate size All units are available at Entry 3, Level 1 and Level 2

UnitsCareer Planning Community ProjectPlanning for ProgressionPresentation SkillsSupporting OthersTeamworkWork Experience

Team programme qualification

Certificate

27 credits (15/27)

All seven units must be taken

At least 15 credits must be taken at the level of the qualification being claimed

Career Planning 3 credits

Community Project 6 credits

Planning for Progression

3 credits

Presentation Skills 3 credits

Supporting Others 3 credits

Teamwork 3 credits

Work Experience 6 credits

Team programme qualification Award

9 credits (6/9) Any combination of the seven units listed for

Certificate At least 6 credits must be taken at the level

of the qualification being claimed

All units are available at Entry 3, Level 1 and Level 2

Awarding Organisation

Subtitle

Prince’s Trust Qualifications The Prince's Trust is recognised by the qualification

regulators in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to develop, offer and award qualifications

Regulatory responsibilities Maintaining the integrity of nationally

recognised qualifications

Issuing formal qualification certificates

Ensuring qualifications are accessible to all and free from barriers and discrimination

Continuous self assessment to ensure units and qualifications are robust and fit for purpose

Meeting regulatory criteria

Maintaining standards overview of assessment process

Assessor Internal verifierExternal verification

External Verifier The representative from the Awarding

Organisation–Prince’s Trust Qualifications

Reviews the quality of assessment and verification decisions carried out within and between centres by the use of systematic sampling

Ensures assessment decisions are valid and reliable

Advises assessors and internal verifiers on areas of best practice

Awarding qualifications

Register as a approved qualifications Centre

Making entries

Assessment windows

Certificate issue

Centre approval

There are two routes for gaining centre approval:

A fast track system for centres already recognised by other awarding organisations and offering programmes in similar sectors to the work of The Trust

A system for new centres

Making entries

Claiming a qualification

Expectations of the assessor and internal verifier – tracking sheets and cover sheet

Assessment windows

Closing dateSubmission dateEV processResultsCertificate issue

Support to centres

Qualification portalWebsiteEV reports and feedbackDelivery Partner webpageTraining events in regions Individual Learning RecordTeam Leader Learning Guidelines

Qualification portal

A secure administration system for Prince's Trust Qualification centres. Can be used to:

register as a centre make unit and qualification entries view learner’s results download resources view verification reports

Will be launched in August 2011

Qualifications webpages

Training events – during the year Team Leader Training – August

Open events

In regions November, February, June Additional training Sharing best practice

Costs

£45 Certificate

£20.50 Award

Units are £8.50 per 3 credits when purchased separately

There is no centre approval fee

Contact us

Check the website:www.princes-trust.org.uk/qualifications

Email us: [email protected]

Call us: 020 7543 7338

Unit Detail

Subtitle

Qualifications mapping

Stage of programme Units

Induction Planning for Progression

Residential Teamwork

Community Project Community Project

Individual Placement Work Experience

Next Steps Career Planning

Team Challenge Supporting Others

Final presentation Presentation Skills

Resources

Individual Learning Record

Team Leader Guidelines

My Journey on Team

Contact us

Check the website:www.princes-trust.org.uk/qualifications

Email us: [email protected]

Call us: 020 754 7338