1. Andrew Todd Elmwood College
NC ANIMAL CARE
Andrew Todd
Elmwood College

2. 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

3. Collaborative development with
ALSO
Aberdeen College
LANTRA – Skills Sector Council

4. 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

5. 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

6. Development process Agreement on core units and options
Allocation of work
Collation of work
Consultation and editing
Preparation of validation document
Validation event

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. ISSUES Commitment of time from Colleges Take the money and run!
Staff workloads

11. 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

12. 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

13. BENEFITS Wider range of expertise Wider coverage of specialisms
Mutual support
“Team building”
Better understanding of SQA process

14. 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

15. ANY QUESTIONS? Thank you
But especially Thank You to Ashley Harries and Hilary Rutherford our project officers