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Andrew Todd Elmwood College
NC ANIMAL CARE Andrew Todd Elmwood College
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Collaborative development with
Elmwood College Barony College Oatridge College Angus College (NOT in order merit!) Selected as already delivering a full time NC course All the major players
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Collaborative development with
ALSO Aberdeen College LANTRA – Skills Sector Council
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Need for qualification was based on
Age of some units Indication from industry that more uniformity required Need for articulation to higher qualifications at other centres Breadth of the industry
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Development process Initial meeting
Support for qualification from centres Preparation of proposal document Approval of proposal Research current provision Determine work required New units Re-writes Redrafts
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Development process Agreement on core units and options
Allocation of work Collation of work Consultation and editing Preparation of validation document Validation event
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SQA SUPPORT VITAL BRILLIANT! Facilitating and hosting meetings
Assisting with research activity Arranging unit writing training Timely feedback to QDT Liaising with SQA Qualifications Manager
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DURATION 9 MONTHS Time will vary according to
amount of rewriting needed Number of players involved Time committed to project! We had 8 meetings at various locations
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ISSUES Timescale for completion– cannot be budget driven!
Time taken to get material back from authors Version control IT skills among members Getting everybody in one place at one time
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ISSUES Commitment of time from Colleges Take the money and run!
Staff workloads
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RECOMMENDATIONS Get good SQA staff Ours were brilliant!
Don’t allow SQA or College management to set to tight a timescale Get commitment of actual timetabled time from Centres
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RECOMMENDATIONS Adhere to Timelines!!
Make sure version control is robust Use Technology ?? Use the experience to build a group of colleagues who will continue to collaborate
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BENEFITS Wider range of expertise Wider coverage of specialisms
Mutual support “Team building” Better understanding of SQA process
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BENEFITS Production of a qualification which has the same standard regardless of where it was delivered to the benefit of students, employers and progression institutions
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ANY QUESTIONS? Thank you
But especially Thank You to Ashley Harries and Hilary Rutherford our project officers
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