2. SVQ Management and Team Leading Network Event
Elaine Snell
Qualifications Manager

3. SQA Update Revised SVQs New flexible PDAs in Leadership and Management
Graduate Apprenticeship
Promotional campaign
New EVs

4. New Flexible PDAs More flexible PDAs in Leadership and Management
One mandatory unit
Wide range of optional units to choose from
Available at four levels: SCQF levels 6,7,8 and 9

5. SQA’s Leadership and Management Promotional Campaign
Social media campaign
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Linkedin
Updated leaflets
Updating webpages

6. Leadership and Management Webpage Links
Interactive Activities:
HN Open Page:
PDA Open Page:
SVQ Open Site:
HN Secure Site:
SVQ Secure Site:

8. Bill Breckenridge
SEV Report :
An Overview

9. Overall Centres enjoyed a high degree of success with qualification verification

10. Qualification Quality Assurance Criteria

11. 2. Resources: The Centre procedures for managing resources must be documented, implemented and monitored to meet SQA requirements
2.1. Assessors and internal verifiers must be competent to assess and internally verify the qualification where this is stipulated by SQA.
Assessment Strategy
CPD
at least 3 management
examples.
impact/benefits of CPD
2.2. There must be evidence of initial and on-going reviews of assessment environment(s); assessment procedures; equipment and reference; learning and assessment materials
Reviewed documents
Minutes
Site selection

12. 3. Candidate Support: Candidates are supported and guided through the qualification for which they are entered
3.1. Candidates development needs and prior achievements (where appropriate) must be matched against the requirements of the award.
Interview
Diagnostic
induction
3.2. Candidates must have scheduled contact with their assessor to review their progress and to revise their assessment plans accordingly
Induction
Unit choice
Assessment plans
Learning logs
Contact Diaries

13. 4. Internal Assessment and Verification: The Centre’s internal assessment and verification procedures must be documented, implemented and monitored to meet SQA requirements
4.2. Internal assessment and verification procedures must be implemented to ensure standardisation of assessment.
Pre, mid and post
Minutes/agendas
Decision/action logs

14. 4.3. The selection and use of assessment instruments and methods must be valid, reliable, practicable, equitable and fair
Methods of generating evidence
Product
Observation
Witness testimony
Professional Discussion etc
Generated in workplace by candidate
Traditional or eportfolio
‘line of sight’
Tracking
Recordings/videos

15. 4.4. Assessment evidence must be the candidate’s own work generated under SQA’s required conditions
Plagiarism/malpractice procedures policies
Candidate sign off
Induction procedures
Witness statement
Product evidence

16. 4.6. Evidence of candidate’s work must be accurately and consistently judged by assessors against SQA’s requirements.
Sufficiency
Consistency
Links between evidence and standards
Level/depth SCQF 7, 8 and 9
Assessor and IV feedback

17. 4.7. Candidate evidence must be retained in line with SQA requirements
4.9. Feedback from qualification verifiers must be disseminated to staff and used to inform assessment practice
Previous reports
Minutes/action logs
Training records

18. THANK YOU
and
Questions

19. SVQ Management and Team Leading Network Event
Ushare
Lynne Malcolm
Stuart McLaren

20. SVQ Management and Team Leading Network Event
Discussion Groups
Group A: Remain in Plenary Room – Roberta Brown
Group B: Remain in Plenary Room – David Dow
Group C: Break Out Room – David Dickie
Group D: Break Out Room – Peter Fitzpatrick

21. SVQ Management and Team Leading Network Event
Discussion Group Feedback
Plenary Session
Lunch