SQA and Commonwealth Games Legacy Event Tuesday 10 th June am – 13.00pm The Esk & Forth Rooms, SQA’s Optima Building, Glasgow

Commonwealth Games Legacy SQA’s Involvement with the Games Joe Wilson, Head of New Ventures

What today’s all about ………. We want to update you on how:  SQA and Glasgow 2014 is linking with the further education sector;  SQA and Glasgow 2014 are working on providing opportunities for the 15,000 clyde-siders to make the most of the skills and experiences they will take away from the Games;  The Volunteering Options guide can be used by you to help volunteers recognise and enhance their skills;  Glasgow 2014 is delivering a Volunteering Legacy

SQA’s Involvement with the Games – Committees SQA Corporate Engagement via:  Legacy Committee  Learning Sub Committee  Flourishing Committee

SQA’s Involvement with the Games SQA’s Aim Ensuring that Scottish Vocational Education has presence and feet on ground in Commonwealth Education events around and after games time – opening up international markets for Scottish Colleges and qualifications

SQA’s Involvement with the Games  Member of relevant Committees  On-going liaison with Education Scotland’s “Game On” website  Communicating with centres and stakeholders  Corporate and Social events - links with Glasgow 2014  Provision of a dedicated SQA games related web page  Developing a national qualifications portfolio covering all sectoral areas as well as several Games specific qualifications

SQA’s Involvement with the Games Games Specific Qualifications  NPA Sporting Events: Personal Best at SCQF Level 4  Volunteering Skills Award at SCQF Levels 3, 4 & 5  NPA Organising Volunteering Events in Sport at SCQF Level 6  SVQ Level 2, Spectator Safety  NPA Introduction to Spectator Safety at SCQF Level 5

An On-going Legacy - Opportunities for Volunteers Joe Wilson, Head of New Ventures

An On-going Legacy - Opportunities for Volunteers  Contributed to development of the clyde-sider Options Guide  Providing bespoke “Supported by SQA” logo  Developing case studies to document the clyde- sider experience

The clyde-sider Options Guide  Highlights existing skills and those gained as a result of the volunteering experience  Has elements of a log book – interactive and with reference points  Volunteers could receive recognition for skills and experiences achieved  Colleges need to know that some learners will arrive with this … or have it at home … and how best it can be used to benefit candidates

An On-going Legacy - Opportunities for Volunteers The guide promotes:  Development of personal attributes  Understanding and Awareness of Volunteering, Learning and Employment  Recognition of core skills

An On-going Legacy - Opportunities for Volunteers We need:  To raise awareness with stakeholders of the volunteering experience legacy  To focus on what we can meaningfully offer to volunteers  To give volunteers something that will lead them towards formal learning, training and possible employment – if they want it ….

The clyde-sider Options Guide Group Workshop, Questions and Answers