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QCF Awarding Body Readiness Programme
The Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) and the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) are leading the QCF Readiness project to help awarding organisations prepare for the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). To support them, we will be carrying out a range of activities such as providing advice and training and running workshops. From time to time, we will also publish documents that may be helpful, particularly the latest versions of QCF guidance. The first set of guidance documents are:
- Developing units and qualifications for occupational competence in the Qualifications and Credit Framework – Additional guidance to support sector skills councils and standards setting bodies, QCA, May 2009 (QCA/09/4261)
- The quality and standardization of units in the Qualifications and Credit Framework, QCA, June 2009 (QCA/09/4281)
- Credits from equivalent units within the Qualifications and Credit Framework, QCA, June 2009, QCA/09/4282
- Exemptions in the Qualifications and Credit Framework, QCA, June 2009, QCA/09/4284.
A list of hyperlinks to a number of other documents regarding the QCF can be accessed here.
Questions and answers from the introductory workshops on the QCF run by FAB/JCQ during March and April 2009 can be accessed here.
The following documents have recently been sent to all to QCF contacts in all Ofqual recognised awarding organisations (AOs):
- Evaluation of the QCF Readiness and Employer Recognition Programmes
- QCF Follow on unit writing workshops - invitation letter
- QCF Follow on Unit Writing Workshop - booking form
- QCF Qualification Development workshops - invitation letter
- QCF Qualification Development workshops - booking form
- Completing the QCF Supplementary Recognition Application Form Guidance Note
- Writing QCF units: what to include and what to exclude Guidance Note
- Notification of project closure
- Gaining recognition clinic invitation letter
- Gaining recognition clinic response form
- Gaining recognition helpline invitation letter - 08/12/09
- Gaining recognition response form - 08/12/09
- An invitation to attend unit writing workshops - 06/11/09
- An overview of the planned support to AOs - 16/07/09
- An invitation to attend QCF introductory workshops - 16/07/09
- A booking form for the introductory workshops - 16/07/09
- A request for associates - 16/07/09
- Gaining recognition - 14/08/09
The introductory workshops will be updated versions of the workshops from phase one, which dealt with the design principles and regulatory environment of the QCF. They are aimed at awarding organisations that could not attend during March and April, and at additional delegates from awarding organisations that did attend.
To register, please complete the booking form provided above and email it to Claer Webster (workqcf@hotmail.co.uk)
We encourage awarding bodies to email us with any comments that they have about the QCF readiness work that FAB and JCQ are leading on, and particularly if there are any issues that you would like to be addressed through this programme of work.
Contact details for other QCF Readiness projects can be located here.