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The Framework for pupils, parents and carers
When you're planning what to do when you leave school, you can look at the Framework to help you decide which qualifications are best to get the job you want, or will lead to the career you want.
The Framework shows you the routes towards the learning you may need to do all through your life.
- learning that you can do in college or university, or at work, or in the community
- learning that will give you academic and/or vocational qualifications that will help you in your career and in your everyday life
How does it work? (view diagram)
The Framework includes different qualifications at the same level. It doesn't mean that the qualifications are the same. The subject content may be different and they may be assessed differently, but they can be just as hard to achieve and demand the same level of skill or understanding, so they are positioned at the same level in the Framework.
You get SCQF Credits for the amount of learning you have to do to earn the qualification. That's why some qualifications - even at the same level - earn more credit points than others. For example, both an Advanced Higher and an HNC are at SCQF level 7. But the Advanced Higher course has 32 credit points and the HNC has 96. View the Summary of Credit Points for more information.
It's possible to transfer the credit points that you get for one programme of learning to another, related programme of learning. The Framework doesn't guarantee that will happen. It's up to the SQA and individual universities and colleges to make the final decision. But it means it's possible to move onto another pathway to learning without having to do the same work over again. For example, if you gain one Unit in the Higher Information Systems course at school, you would be credited for that learning when you go on to complete the same Higher at an FE college. Similarly, if you took an Advanced Higher Unit in Computer Systems you would gain credit towards the HNC in Computing.
For more information talk to your guidance tutor at school.
The Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland (CIOBS) have had a range of their professional qualifications credit rated by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and higher education institutions. A pilot was undertaken to deliver the Certificate in Financial Services to pupils at Gryffe High School, Renfrewshire. Georgie Pollock, Principle Teacher in Business Education at Gryffe High explains,
"Gryffe High School was approached by the Chartered Institute of
Bankers in Scotland to pilot one of their professional qualifications
- the Certificate in Financial Services.
My pupils have now passed all 3 subjects - Introduction to Financial
Services, Basic Accounting and Taxation and Introduction to
Marketing. They were presented with their certificates at the school
on 31 May 2006 by the Chief Executive, Professor Charles Munn OBE.
I studied and learned the material at the same time as the pupils and
I was very open with them about this. I facilitated their learning by
explaining words and terms and motivated them by helping them with
learning techniques. There was a good atmosphere in class as we
discussed progress and set deadlines together. Mock exams are
available online as are the operational exams. The pupils had 2 hours
to complete each paper, submit their answers online and receive their
results - they enjoyed the immediate feedback.
Basic Accounting and Taxation was great - a worked example of a business's accounting records is the theme in the book so I put it onto spreadsheet, taught the principles of double entry bookkeeping and made the subject practical. All enjoyed this approach and we got through the work much faster.
Introduction to Marketing was straightforward and the pupils felt a lot of it was common sense therefore much easier to learn and understand than IFS. I created basic powerpoint slides summarising each chapter in the course and used this as revision before each of the 3 exams. Each exam had a pass mark of 60%.
My 6 pupils are all delighted to have passed and will appear on the cover of the Scottish Banker Magazine Aug/Sept edition. All agree that the independent learning required to complete this course was a useful bridge between school and university. Who knows about the future - I may meet one of them when I am looking for financial advice on my pension!!"
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