1. Business: Graded Unit 2 Kenneth Allen

2. Business: Graded Unit 2 Background:
Consultation with sector and other stakeholders
Consensus has led to removal of Graded Unit exam from year two and a modification to the Graded Unit 2 investigation, namely:
A change to the credit value:1 to 2 HN credits
Some improvements to the manageability of the unit, including some changes to the guidance on grading
A change to the distribution of marks across the 3 stages

3. Business: Graded Unit 2 Information on key modifications:
Distribution of marks adjusted to 25, 50, 25
Concerns addressed regarding the ‘criteria’ applied to the awarding of a ‘highly competent’ A grade and a ‘competent’ C grade

4. Business: Graded Unit 2 Planning
Removal of the ‘statement of criteria’ element within the planning stage
Inclusion of ‘negotiated’ timescales to help maintain focus

5. Business: Graded Unit 2 Development
Implications widened to include the ‘business environment’
Requirement for ‘an analysis’ of sources and data collected
Requirement for ‘appropriate recommendations’ derived from ‘conclusions’

6. Business: Graded Unit 2 Evaluation
A brief outline of the investigation
Conclusions arrived at after reflection
carried out in the evaluation