Network Event

HNC/D Business

Network Event

HNC/D Business

20th February 2012

SQA Qualifications Team Update

Welcome and IntroductionWelcome 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

Updates to FrameworksUpdates to Frameworks

Optional Units reviewed (August 2011)

Marketing Research Theory FK8M 34 Marketing Research Applications FK8L 34 Sales Promotion FM0Y 35

– Full credit transfer from old to new units (HNC/D Marketing Arrangements Document)

– End date of 31 July 2015 for old units

(no entries accepted after this date)

Updates to FrameworksUpdates 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

Updates to FrameworksUpdates to Frameworks

Optional Units added

– International Marketing DV8K 35– French: Basic Operational Reading and Writing Skills F2F9 33– French: Basic Operational Speaking and Listening SkillsF20P 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

Management of FrameworksManagement 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

New Assessment ExemplarsNew Assessment ExemplarsPublished – Marketing: An Introduction F7BX 34 (2nd) Economic Issues: An Introduction F7J8 34 (2nd) Business Accounting F84M 34 (2nd) ITIB Spreadsheets F84V 34 (2nd) Graded Unit 1 F8LD (2nd including re-sit)

In Production Business Culture and Strategy F7J7 35 (2nd) Comm Analysing and Presenting Complex Comm DE3N 34 (2nd) ICT in Business F84W 35 (2nd) Managing People and Organisations F84T 34 (2nd)

Feedback form http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/25151.html

Understanding Standards MaterialUnderstanding 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’

> HN AIT Graded Unit 1 (2010)

SOLAR Open AssessSOLAR Open Assess

Formative assessments available11 topic-based questions – Marketing: An Introduction

13 topic-based questions – Behavioural Skills for Business

www.sqasolar.org.uk/openassess

For access contact solar@sqa.org.uk

Developments 2012/13Developments 2012/13

Internal Assessment Reportshttp://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/25737.html

Centre/Candidate Survey

Understanding Standards

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