2. HN Network Events Accounting - Wednesday 28 October 2009 Business – Thursday 29 October 2009 Administration & IT – Monday 2 November 2009

3. Programme for the day SQA Update Senior EV Update HN Review Update Workshop 1 e-Assessment Workshop 2 Plenary

4. Objectives for the day Provide general update for the subject area Provide feedback on verification activity Provide update on HN Review - progress to date - process, timelines etc. Give practitioners an opportunity to discuss issues through workshops, share good practice Informal Networking

5. SQA update Changes in 2008/2009 - SQA Continuous Improvement - Team changes New qualifications within portfolio - Validation of NPAs in Enterprise and Employability SCQF L 4 and 5, launch event - coming soon – PDAs Managing Enterprise Growth & Developing an Enterprise Idea

6. SQA update Update letters QST meetings Revisions to HN Units, new Assessment Exemplars SVQs – Network Events, Assessment Guidance materials Ongoing work with FSSC, CfA, SFEDI, Professional Bodies, HEIs etc. PDAs

7. SQA update Main focus for team – HN Reviews Accounting, Administration & IT and Business Reviews involving: - 15 QRT members, 3 Lead Consultants, 15 colleges - 45-50 mandatory Units - 240+ optional Units - Assessment Exemplars

8. Whats next? Validation of Units Internal liaison with SQA Qualification Teams Review of market research Production of validation proposal documents Validation events Jan/Feb 2010 – Group Awards & Graded Units Launch events April 2010 Production of Assessment Exemplars

9. And finally… COLEG packs – details in COLEGs Project News download from www.coleg.org.ukwww.coleg.org.uk Use of HN comment forms – download from HN Home page HN subject pages –Arrangements documents and GA frameworks –Events details –QST information –Update letters