1. E-SKILLS SUMMIT Ensuring Relevance and Quality of Delivery The role of the Awarding Body Why? How? What? When?

2. E-SKILLS SUMMIT Ensuring Relevance and Quality of Delivery Why? Ensure and maintain the credibility and currency Deliver a national/international accreditation service Ensure validation/authentication standards are maintained Provide independent judgement on assessment issues Works with Subject Matter Experts to maintain relevance Maintain the balance between manageability, reliability and validity

3. E-SKILLS SUMMIT Ensuring Relevance and Quality of Delivery Reliability MCQs/CATs Validity Simulation, free response, projects Manageability External tests on demand OPTIMUM Business Agenda - Operating Costs/Resources/Skills/Time Educational Agenda - Fairness, Contextualisation, Motivation Legal Agenda - Objectivity, Accountability, Standards POLITICAL AGENDA

4. E-SKILLS SUMMIT Ensuring Relevance and Quality of Delivery How? By adhering to OCR’s Core Values: –Integrity - deliver on realistic plans –Innovation - open-minded approach to product/service developments –Continuity - change management through evolution –Consultation - regular debate with customers and stakeholders

5. E-SKILLS SUMMIT Ensuring Relevance and Quality of Delivery Partnerships with Industry recognised International Bodies Review of systems to provide increased efficiency for all Contemporary solutions align with new learning technologies Increased potential for access to assessment Improved reliability and assessment audits What?

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9. E-SKILLS SUMMIT Ensuring Relevance and Quality of Delivery CompTIA, Microsoft links with CCMI (A+), MOUS, MCP etc - NOW OCR Interchange - secure Extranet to provide electronic data transfer - NOW Exploring the use of e-portfolios with partners - IN PILOT Working with the QCA on projects to provide assessment on demand (Key Skills etc) - IN PILOT Recognition of richer and more convenient forms of evidence - IN PILOT When?

10. E-SKILLS SUMMIT Ensuring Relevance and Quality of Delivery “Paths are made by walking….”