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Title: The Learning Aim Database


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The Learning Aim Database
  • Chris Cadddamy
  • Cornwall College Business

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The Learning Aim Database
  • The LAD holds data for three teaching years
  • Contains information about all LSC-recognised
    learning aims
  • It includes learning aim information as well as
    funding and statistical data

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The Learning Aim Database
  • The information in the LAD is updated monthly
  • Aims are added/amended based on details received
    from a variety of sources
  • DfES
  • QCA
  • Awarding Bodies
  • You could consider subscribing to the LSC web
    alerts service
  • http//www.lsc.gov.uk/news/lscwebalerts/

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The Learning Aim Database
  • http//providers.lsc.gov.uk/LAD/default.asp

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The National Database of Accredited
Qualifications (NDAQ)
  • Free online database of nationally accredited
    qualifications, units and recognised awarding
    bodies
  • The only database that provides concise,
    definitive, up-to-date information on all
    nationally accredited qualifications
  • used by learners, employers, awarding bodies,
    training providers, schools, colleges, government
    agencies, regulatory partners and funding
    agencies User-friendly and accessible providing
    online help, support and a full search facility

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The National Database of Accredited
Qualifications (NDAQ)
  • http//www.accreditedqualifications.org.uk/index.a
    spx

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Awarding Bodies
  • A body approved by a recognised agency (Ofqual)
    for the purpose of certificating learners
    achievement
  • Ofqual approves all new awarding bodies and
    qualifications.

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Examples of Awarding Bodies
  • City and Guilds
  • Edexcel (BTEC)
  • OCR
  • AQA
  • NCFE
  • CITB
  • HAB
  • LANTRA
  • GQA

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key Organisations
  • Sector Skills Councils
  • Learning and Skills Council
  • Awarding Bodies
  • Ofqual
  • Business Link

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Ofqual
  • Ensure that the whole qualifications system has
    integrity
  • Ensure that the awarding organisations that offer
    and deliver qualifications have good systems in
    place, and that they are held to account for
    their performance
  • Ensure that the qualifications market provides
    value for money and meets the needs of learners
    and employers
  • Monitor standards in qualifications, exams and
    tests, and reporting on our findings
  • As a regulator, we step in and exercise our
    regulatory authority where there is a risk to the
    integrity of the system or to a learner. We aim
    to be consistent in our decision-making and to
    make our decisions clear and understandable.
  • http//www.ofqual.gov.uk/

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New Qualifications
  • Identify the need and demand
  • Identify key partners
  • Identify cost
  • Approach Awarding Body (regional office)
  • Approach Sector Skills Council
  • Has to be approved by Ofqual
  • Once approved and developed it will be published
    on
  • The National Database of Accredited
    Qualifications (NDAQ) The LAD Funding

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Key Points for Consideration
  • Is there an existing qualification or unit I
    could use or map to ?
  • NDAQ
  • Credibility and cost of development
  • Have I got time

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Another Way ?
  • EDEXCEL Customised Framework
  • The BTEC Customised Framework allows centres to
    respond to specific requirements for a particular
    local need for a group of people or an industry
    and gain BTEC accreditation and certification
  • Centres are able to create their own customised
    BTEC short courses
  • Qualification sizeThe BTEC Customised Framework
    offers the choice to develop varying sizes of
    short course qualification as follows
  • BTEC Award           10 - 100
    hours           Entry to Level 8BTEC
    Certificate 120 - 200 hours            Entry to
    Level 8BTEC Diploma        220 - 300
    hours            Entry to Level 3BTEC
    Diploma        220 hours and above    Level 4
    to Level 8
  • Unit sizeThe smallest unit size consists of 10
    guided learning hours. Unit sizes can be any
    multiple of 10 to a maximum size of 120 guided
    learning hours
  • http//www.edexcel.org.uk/quals/customised/

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Funding 08/09
2007/08
2008/09
  •  
  • Training
  •  


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Train to Gain
  •  
  • Training
  • Relevant to the learners job
  • Must be a full Level 1,2,3,4 or Basic Skills
  • The Learner
  • Be working for an employer under a contract of
    employment
  • Be working as a volunteer for an employer
  • Be Self Employed
  • The Employer
  • Any Size
  • Not be a central Government Department

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Train to Gain
  • Full Level 2
  • Fully funded as long as they have not got a full
    level 2, sector priority qualifications fully
    funded for second level 2.
  • Full Level 3
  • Fully funded first level- 3 for learners aged
    19-25, fully funded if no previous level 2 held.
    First and Second Level 3 full funding only
    available for Sector Compact Qualifications.
  • Basic Skills
  • Literacy / Numeracy fully funded
  • ESOL co-funded
  • Full Level 4
  • Co funded
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