1. Qualification Information
Janet Strain
Subject Implementation Manager

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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

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

7. SQA Secure China Website
All centres have access
All EVs have access
Log in details from China Verification

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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