Qualification Information Janet Strain Subject Implementation Manager

The role of the Subject Implementation Manager (SIM) Working with Centres to enhance quality; addressing development needs and identifying areas of good practice Providing support in each Centre based on an agreed plan tailored to the Centre’s own needs Primary focus in the role is on development support/ good practice Each Centre has a nominated SIM (c3 days a year) SIMs in China for extended periods three times a year SIMs also support SQAs QA activities in China

Main Areas Centre management of HND Business, Accounting and Financial Services programmes – planning, delivery and assessment The use of Course Teams to support effective and efficient delivery Development of quality teaching practices – planning and delivery Development of assessment practices – approaches, techniques and standardisation Promotion of Understanding Standards across all centres

SIM Activity 29 Centres visited and initial reviews completed 28 Workshop topics delivered All workshop materials made available to participating Centres 187 Training places taken up

SIM Activity 14 Workshops planned March/April 2016 Over 75 queries about assessment standards (CASPS) Resource signposting

Future Activities Workshops and review activities March – June Support using technology Availability of SIM for understanding standards and planning, delivery and assessment issues

SQA Secure China Website All centres have access All EVs have access Log in details from China Verification http://cn.sqa.org.uk//login.html

Secure Website SQA Update Accounting (Units with Accounting content) Recording Financial Transactions F847 33 Business Accounting F84M 34 Cost Accounting F7JR 34 Graded Unit 1 for Business frameworks: Business, Business with Accounting, Business with HRM, Business with IT, Business with Marketing and GTB

Secure Website SQA Update New CASPs and ASPs 34 new CASPs solely for Chinese market - replace existing AEs/ASPs new CASPs - Units with Accounting content including Recording Financial Information F7JV 34 7 new/additional ASPs for Financial Services

The new CASPs should be the instrument of assessment used (or a locally devised ASP which meets the Unit specification) with effect from 1 August 2015. Check that current US and new CASP is being used

Apart from where additional guidance has been issued for individual units, for 2015/16 if a centre uses the previous version then this should be recorded in the verification report Regardless of CASP being used, Centres must have checked during IV that solutions are up to date and accurate

Record this as xxxxxx under xxxxx Will be followed up prior to next year’s verification Locally devised assessment instruments which still meet the current US can still be used