Thursday, 1 October 2009

Foundation Learning Tier - 24th Septemer 2009

This was an Edexcel run event. Things I learned from this were:

  • The word Tier is going to be dropped, so it'll be Foundation Learning.
  • Workskills will be a big deal for Edexcel. They are a suite of units geared towards developing skills for work and I know that they're also pushing this internationally.
  • They had little idea how the FL framework would work across awarding bodies.
  • A certain percentage of units needs to be done at a certain level for that level to be awarded.
  • The qual will be called 'vocational skills in...'
  • Credits are 10 GLH
  • Some units are one credit, others are more than one credit, so check
  • 1-12 credits is an award
  • 13-36 credits is a certificate
  • 37+ credits is a diploma
  • The NQF is morphing over to the QCF - the Qualification Credit Framework
  • They DON'T have to do PSD, unless it's deemed appropriate. Same with Lit and num!
  • It really is pick and mix, and I can't see how it'll work. Seems to be a logistical nightmare!

www.edexcel.com/fs

www.edexcel.com/workskills

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