SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

HND Frameworks Launch: Training Event for Centres

April 2013 (Beijing)

Christine Keenan, Qualifications Manager – Hospitality/Travel & Tourism/Supply Chain Management

Sharon O’Neil, Qualifications Manager – Global Trade and Business

Bobby Elliot, Qualifications Manager – Computing –Networking/Technical Support/Software Development

Mark Hill, International Project Officer

Introduction – SQA Staff – UK basedIntroduction – SQA Staff – UK based

Introduction – SQA Staff China basedIntroduction – SQA Staff China based

Mary Gao, Quality Enhancement Manager Toni Yang, China Country Manager, Business

Development William Zhang, Qualification Verification

Champion

Introduction - Subject Experts/External VerifiersIntroduction - Subject Experts/External Verifiers

Ella Young – Travel and Tourism Derek Stewart – Hospitality Ken White – Supply Chain Management Iain Walker – Global Trade & Business David McAlistair – Global Trade & Business Gillian Leitch – Computing Shaun Millar - Computing

Introduction – Purpose of EventIntroduction – Purpose of Event

Qualifications focus Practitioner focus Update, information, support and guidance

available Feedback Output from Event – help you and colleagues

effectively introduce and deliver the new HND frameworks

Presentations to give information/update Workshops - informal groups for learning and

encouraging discussion – tailored for each HND framework

Surgery – to allow one to one discussion with practitioners/subject experts

Identifying and sharing good practice Question & Answer Sessions Full programme for the 2 days in delegate packs

Format of Event Format of Event

Format of EventFormat of Event

Pack for each delegate – includes programme for each HND, copies of all presentations and workshop materials

Tuesday a.m. – provide information Tuesday p.m. – HND specific workshop Wednesday a.m. – HND specific workshop Wednesday p.m. – open subject specific

surgeries

Why do we review qualifications?Why do we review qualifications?

Ensure knowledge and skills are current Reflect needs and expectations of all

stakeholders Maintain and enhance credibility Capture and reflect current good practice Refine with benefit of delivery experience

Why do we review qualificationsWhy do we review qualifications

Frequency of reviews Level of review Interdependencies between reviews and

different HND frameworks, for example….

HND Hospitality - interdependenciesHND Hospitality - interdependenciesUnit Name Comment

Accommodation Servicing No changeBusiness Accounting Updated as part of business reviewFood and Beverage Service No changeFood Hygiene Intermediate No changeHospitality Financial and Control Systems No changeHospitality Front Office Procedures 1 No change

Hospitality Front Office Procedures 2 No change

Hospitality Industry Updated as part of hospitality reviewHospitality Supervision Updated as part of the hospitality

reviewInformation Technology: Application Software 1

No change

Managing Hospitality Organisations 2 No changeHospitality Management: Graded Unit 1 Updated spec New codeWork Experience Replaces DT47 33 Industrial

Experience in the Hospitality IndustryAccommodation Management Updated as part of hospitality reviewGastronomy No changeManaging Financial Resources in Hospitality

No change

Human Resource Management Practice No changeKitchen Planning and Design No changeManagement of Food and Beverage Operations

Updated as part of hospitality review

Managing People and Organisations Updated as part of business reviewHospitality Management: Graded Unit 2 New spec/New code

Keeping Uptodate – SQA websiteKeeping Uptodate – SQA website

http://cn.sqa.org.uk/Qualifications/HN/index

http://cn.sqa.org.uk/login.html

Any Questions??