NEW SfW Update - Issue 6
Six new Skills for Work Courses will be launched in Spring 2008, the date and venue for each event can be found below. For further information or to book a place please contact the appropriate person for the Course you are interested in.
SfW Course
Level
Launch Date
Venue
Contact Details
Energy
Int 2
29/04/2008
The Lighthouse, Glasgow
caroline.hunter@sqa.org.uk
Engineering Skills
Int 2
29/04/2008
The Lighthouse, Glasgow
caroline.hunter@sqa.org.uk
Hairdressing
Int 2
08/05/2008
Beardmore Hotel, Clydebank
moira.duncan@sqa.org.uk
Hospitality
Int 2
22/04/2008
Dunblane Hydro
shiela.howorth@sqa.org.uk
Retailing
Int 2
18/03/2008
Overgate Shopping Centre, Dundee
liam.priest@sqa.org.uk
Uniformed and Emergency Services
Int 1
24/04/2008
Crown Plaza Hotel, Glasgow
keith.wright@sqa.org.uk
NOTE: The Energy and Engineering Skills Courses will be launched at the same event.
Check out these new course details on SQA website!
Skills for Work Energy (Intermediate 2) and Skills for Work Engineering Skills (Intermediate 2)
Two new Skills for Work Courses have been designed and are reaching the final stages of development. Skills for Work Energy (Intermediate 2) and Skills for Work Engineering Skills (Intermediate 2) will be formally launched on 29 April 2008.
Skills for Work Energy (Intermediate 2)
Skills for Work Energy (Intermediate 2) has been designed to provide a basis for progression into further education or for moving directly into training or employment within the Energy sector.
Skills for Work Engineering Skills (Intermediate 2)
Skills for Work Engineering Skills (Intermediate 2) has been designed to provide a basis for progression into further education or for moving directly into training or employment within an engineering sector. The overall purpose of the Course is to ensure that candidates start to develop the generic and practical skills, knowledge, understanding and employment skills needed with an engineering sector.
Skills for Work Retailing (Intermediate 2)
A new Skills for Work Course in Retailing (Intermediate 2) has been designed and is reaching its final stages of development towards a formal launch in March 2008. The Course has been designed to provide an introductory qualification in retail which reflects employability skills identified as being important by many employers, including those within the retail sector. The Retailing (Intermediate 2) Course provides opportunities for candidates to develop general and practical skills as well as knowledge and understanding of the key aspects of retailing through providing a broad experiential introduction to the retail sector. Employability skills are key to the Course and there are opportunities to develop them through the activities and tasks built into the Course.
Skills for Work Uniformed and Emergency Services (Intermediate 1)
From August 2008 a new Skills for Work Course in Uniformed and Emergency Services (Intermediate 1) will be available.
To ensure that we can offer centres an appropriate level of support and resourcing, it would be beneficial if you could identify whether your centre is likely to present candidates for this award in session 2008/09.
If you are likely to present candidates, please send the name of your centre and SQA centre number to to Mairi McKinley.
Please be assured that by sending these details you are not committing to presenting candidates. The details will only be used to gauge potential interest in this new Course.
Further details about the launch event in April will follow in due course.
SKILLS FOR WORK SUPPORT NETWORKS
SQA ran Skills for Work Support Networks during October and November 2007 for centres delivering, or considering to deliver, Skills for Work Courses. These events provided a range of benefits and opportunities including sharing of good practice, discussion and standardisation of interpretation of standards, exemplification of delivery models and sharing of pilot experiences. These events also covered internal and external Quality Assurance processes and provided centres with opportunities to informally discuss examples of their candidates' evidence with an external verifier. Six new Skills for Work Courses will be launched in Spring 2008, the date and venue for each event can be found below. For further information or to book a place please contact the appropriate person for the Course you are interested in.
Skills for Work Energy (Intermediate 2)
Skills for Work Engineering Skills (Intermediate 2)
Skills for Work Engineering Skills (Intermediate 2) has been designed to provide a basis for progression into further education or for moving directly into training or employment within an engineering sector. The overall purpose of the Course is to ensure that candidates start to develop the generic and practical skills, knowledge, understanding and employment skills needed with an engineering sector.
EVENT DETAILS ARE SHOWN BELOW - IF YOU MISSED THEM CHECK OUT THE CONTACTS
Practical Experiences: Construction and Engineering (Access 3)
Date: 25 October 2007
Venue: Stirling Management Centre
Contact: pat.robb@sqa.org.uk
Date: 25 October 2007
Venue: Stirling Management Centre
Contact: pat.robb@sqa.org.uk
Hairdressing (Intermediate 1)
Date: 1 November 2007
Venue: Beardmore Hotel, Clydebank
Contact: paul.gallacher@sqa.org.uk
Date: 1 November 2007
Venue: Beardmore Hotel, Clydebank
Contact: paul.gallacher@sqa.org.uk
Sport and Recreation (Intermediate 1 and 2)
Date: 1 November 2007
Venue: Jury’s Inn, Glasgow
Contact: paul.gallacher@sqa.org.uk
Date: 1 November 2007
Venue: Jury’s Inn, Glasgow
Contact: paul.gallacher@sqa.org.uk
Construction Crafts (Intermediate 1 and 2)
Date: 2 November 2007
Venue: Inverness College
Contact: rosslynn.walker@sqa.org.uk
Date: 2 November 2007
Venue: Inverness College
Contact: rosslynn.walker@sqa.org.uk
Financial Services (Intermediate 2)
Date: 2 November 2007
Venue: Jury’s Inn, Glasgow
Contact: julie.carruth@sqa.org.uk
Date: 2 November 2007
Venue: Jury’s Inn, Glasgow
Contact: julie.carruth@sqa.org.uk
Health and Social Care (Higher)
Date: 6 November 2007
Venue: Jury’s Inn, Glasgow
Contact: elaine.mcfadyen@sqa.org.uk
Date: 6 November 2007
Venue: Jury’s Inn, Glasgow
Contact: elaine.mcfadyen@sqa.org.uk
Construction Crafts (Intermediate 1 and 2)
Date: 8 November 2007
Venue: Lauder College
Contact: rosslynn.walker@sqa.org.uk
Date: 8 November 2007
Venue: Lauder College
Contact: rosslynn.walker@sqa.org.uk
Hospitality (Intermediate 1)
Date: 8 November 2007
Venue: Moray College
Contact: sheila.howorth@sqa.org.uk
Date: 8 November 2007
Venue: Moray College
Contact: sheila.howorth@sqa.org.uk
Rural Skills (Intermediate 1)
Date: 8 November 2007
Venue: Perth College
Contact: david.grant@sqa.org.uk
Date: 8 November 2007
Venue: Perth College
Contact: david.grant@sqa.org.uk
Hospitality (Intermediate 1)
Date: 9 November 2007
Venue: Adam Smith College
Contact: sheila.howorth@sqa.org.uk
Date: 9 November 2007
Venue: Adam Smith College
Contact: sheila.howorth@sqa.org.uk
Early Education and Childcare (Intermediate 1 and 2)
Date: 13 November 2007
Venue: tbc
Contact: elaine.mcfadyen@sqa.org.uk
Date: 13 November 2007
Venue: tbc
Contact: elaine.mcfadyen@sqa.org.uk
Engineering Skills (Intermediate 1)
Date: 15 November 2007
Venue: Marriott Hotel, Glasgow
Contact: pat.robb@sqa.org.uk
Date: 15 November 2007
Venue: Marriott Hotel, Glasgow
Contact: pat.robb@sqa.org.uk
Further information and individual programmes for each event will be
available from the Skills for Work section of our website in due course. There is currently a range of information and materials available in this section which acts as a valuable resource for centres to gain information.
available from the Skills for Work section of our website in due course. There is currently a range of information and materials available in this section which acts as a valuable resource for centres to gain information.
Access the Skills for Work section of SQA's website
If you would like to register interest in any of the events or have any queries, please contact the appropriate SQA representative listed above.
Six new Skills for Work Courses will be launched in Spring 2008, the date and venue for each event can be found below. For further information or to book a place please contact the appropriate person for the Course you are interested in.Six new Skills for Work Courses will be launched in Spring 2008, the date and venue for each event can be found below. For further information or to book a place please contact the appropriate person for the Course you are interested in.
