1. HN Administration and Information Technology
Network Support Event
Thursday 25 February 2016

2. Programme SQA Update SEV Update U-Share Resources Networking Activity
Lunch
HNC/D Administration & IT Limited Review
Plenary and Close

3. HNC/D Administration & IT Uptake
SQA Annual Statistical Report 2014
HNC Administration & IT 4th – 949 entries
HND Administration & IT 9th – 516 entries
2015 Report due for publication April 2016
More information

4. Key activities 15/16 QST Meetings (May & October 15)
Centre/Candidate Surveys (May/June 15)
New ASPs: - AIT Graded Unit 1 F8KW 34/ASP003 - Office Administration F7J9/ASP002 - Office Management F84D 35/ASP002 - ITIB: Advanced Word Processing F84A 35/ASP ITIB: Advanced Databases F848 35/ASP002 - Business Communication H7TK 34/ASP001 - Business Communication & CC of Customer Care H7TK 34 & H1F0 34 ASP001 (Combined)

5. Updates ASP withdrawn due to Security Breach:
Marketing: An Introduction F7BX 34 AEX001
This ASP should not be used from 2015/16 onwards
Units ending : - Communication: A&PCC DE3N 34 - Creating a Culture of Customer Care DJ Developing Entrepreneurial Skills A6Y Getting Started in Business DK2K 34 - International Marketing: An Introduction DG6M 34 - Preparing and Presenting a Business Plan DE2E 34 - Workplace Communication in English DE1K 34 (all Units have replacements)

6. Foundation Apprenticeship – Business Skills
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) Design Rules:
Overall SCQF Level 6
Between 48 – 65 SCQF Credit points
Split between classroom and work-based components – NQ, SVQ and other work-based units
2 year programme – schools/college/employer partnership
Business Skills = Units from NQ Business and SVQ Business & Administration (possibly other work-based)
Available for delivery 2016/17

7. Reminders Prior verified Assessments (SQA secure site)
If submitting centre devised ASPs for prior verification please consider taking option to make available to other centres
Prior Verified Assessments within HN AIT frameworks
IT in Business: Spreadsheets F84V 34
IT in Business: Advanced Databases F848 35
Human Resource Management: Core Activities H2W8 34
Preparing Financial Forecasts F84R 35
E-Commerce Publishing Websites DV6G 34

8. Reminders Formative Assessments
Assessment Exemplars from old units available for formative use on SQA secure site
To get best value they should be checked against the current unit specification to align with live assessments

9. Reminders Understanding Standards
Marked scripts with EV annotations for Graded Units 1,2 & 3
Live assessments so password protected
Must be stored securely
Username/password can be obtained from SQA co-ordinator
If not available contact -

10. Ushare User maintained forum for sharing learning resources/aids
Hosted on SQA website
Open to any user (lecturer, learner etc.)
Registration required to upload, rate and comment but not to view and access
Resources shared are links to sites, documents etc.
Resources rated by users – rating determines visibility
Resources not verified or endorsed by SQA – user ratings give indication of suitability

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