Meeting The Entitlement Framework Principals’ Conference 9 and 10 May 2012.

Meeting The Entitlement Framework

Principals’ Conference

9 and 10 May 2012

AGENDA

Welcome and Introductions• Anne Marie Duffy

Setting the Context• Gavin Boyd

‘Meeting the Entitlement Framework’ • Marion Wilcox - CCEA• John McClune - Invest NI

Panel of Peers - ‘Sharing Experience’

Q+A Panel

Setting the Context

Gavin Boyd

Meeting the Entitlement Framework

Marion Wilcox - CCEAJohn McClune – Invest NI

Shared Platform with Invest NI

The Northern Ireland Executive has taken the important step of making the economy the top priority in its Programme for Government.

“CCEA and Invest NI have worked together to develop qualifications to help build the skills and competences needed for the future development of our economy”.

Invest NI - Themes

• Stimulating Innovation and Creativity • Improving Employability and the relevance and use of skills• Competing in The Global Economy• Encouraging Business Growth• Developing our Economic Infrastructure• Promoting Employment and Employability

Links with Employers/Business

New Applied GCSE, GCE Qualifications

Specification Type Level

Agriculture and Land Use GCSE 2

Contemporary Crafts GCSE 2

Environmental Technology GCE 3

Journalism in the Media and Communications Industry

GCE 3

Performing Arts GCE 3

Software and Systems Development GCE 3

Sports Science and the Active Leisure Industry

GCE 3

Common Features

• New subjects to CCEA

• Involvement of industry/employers in the consultation and quality assurance process

• Involvement of HE in the consultation and quality assurance process

• Skills development – particularly communication, improving own learning and performance, problem solving and working with others within a work related context

Agriculture and Land Use

Unique features Employability

• New GCSE Qualification

• Additional subject to CCEA’s suite of science qualifications

• Developed for the Northern Ireland market

• Relevant to the Northern Ireland economy – agri-food industry represents employment for around 50,000 people in farms & factories

• The Programme for Government identifies the agri-food sector as being of particular relevance to the Northern Ireland economy

• Use of contextual tasks for controlled assessment

• Skills development in planning research presentation relevant to a work-related topic

Agriculture and Land Use

Content Assessment

• Unit 1 Soils, Crops and Habitats

• Unit 2 Animals on the Land

• External paper -1 hr 15 mins

• External paper - 1 hr 15 mins

• Controlled Assessment

2 x Planning & Investigation Tasks

1 x Research & Presentation Task

Contemporary Crafts


• New GCSE qualification

• Emphasis on making activities which explore the properties and characteristics of materials and the processes and techniques needed to manipulate them

• Wide range of disciplines available

• Develops awareness of employability options, business models and opportunities within the creative industries

• Programme for Government commitment to DCAL Creative Industries innovation

• Component 1: Learning File - encourages students to support and inform their practical work by investigating the work and practices of craft makers/designers

• Component 2: Working to a Brief encourages students to show understanding of the importance of producing a project plan as they plan their work and produce an outcome that fulfils the brief

Contemporary Crafts

Content Assessment

• Component 1 Making: Exploring Materials,

Techniques & Processes

• Component 2 Working to a Brief

• Controlled Assessment - Edited portfolio of practical work and a learning file

• Examination - Internally marked - Externally moderated

Environmental Technology


• New GCE subject

• Relevant to the growing green economy, especially in regard to renewable energy sources and environmental building performance

• Qualification is linked to current Invest NI priorities for the development and promotion of the sustainable energy industry

• Use of work-related tasks for internal assessment

• Potential pathway into a range of careers, for example, Engineering, Environmental Planning, Conservation and Architecture

• Programme For Government

Environmental Technology

Content Assessment

• Unit AS 1: The Earth’s Capacity to Support Human Activity

• Unit AS 2: Renewable Energy Technologies

• Unit A2 1: Building and Managing a Sustainable Future

• Unit A2 2: Environmental Building Performance and Measurement

• External paper - 1 hr 30 mins

• Technical Report - Internally marked - Externally moderated

• External paper - 2 hrs

• Technical Report - Internally marked - Externally moderated



• New GCE Qualification

• Follows on from CCEA’s GCSE Journalism in the Media and Communications Industry

• Emphasis on the practical journalistic skills needed in the communications industry

• Reporting, researching, editing, producing and designing skills

• Development of writing and production journalistic skills in print, online print and broadcast format

• Use of production methods and skills used in traditional journalism, digital media and citizen journalism


Content Assessment

• Unit AS 1: Journalism in Print

• Unit AS 2: Print portfolio

• Unit A2 1: Cross-Platform Journalism and Interactivity

• Unit A2 2: Online Print and Broadcast Feature Portfolio


• Print Portfolio - Internally marked - Externally moderated


• Online Print and Broadcast Feature Portfolio

- Internally marked - Externally moderated

Performing Arts


• New GCE Qualification

• 2 pathways – performance and production

• Investigation of employment opportunities and working methods linked to industry practice

• Opportunity to research roles within Arts administration

• Opportunity to develop understanding of how to get work in a chosen performing arts pathway

• Production of promotional materials to accompany response to the Commission Brief

Performing Arts

Content Assessment

• Unit AS 1: Skills Development and Application

• Unit AS 2: Planning and Realising a Performing Arts Event

• Unit A2 1: Planning for Employment

• Unit A2 2: Performing to a Commission Brief

• Portfolio - Internally marked - Externally moderated

• Portfolio and live performance (Visiting Moderator)

• Promotional portfolio (including preparation for and participation in a mock audition/interview)

• Portfolio and live performance (Visiting Examiner)

Software and Systems Development


• New GCE qualification

• Focuses on developing programming skills

• Emphasis on object oriented development and event driven programming along with systems approaches and database concepts.

• Linked to current Invest NI priorities for the development and promotion of Software development and programming skills

• Opportunity to develop programming skills in an event driven application and designing and implementing a programming solution

• Potential pathway into a career in the Software development industry

Software and Systems Development

Content Assessment

• Unit AS 1: Introduction to Object Oriented Development


• Unit AS 2: Event Driven Programming

• Portfolio of Event Driven application

- Internally marked

- Externally moderated

• Unit A2 1: Systems Approaches and Database Concepts

• External paper – 2 hrs

• Unit A2 2: Implementing Solutions • Portfolio of implementing software solutions

- Internally marked

- Externally moderated



• New subject

• Combines elements of sports science/physical education and leisure studies

• NI 10-year strategy for sport and physical recreation

• Development of understanding of the role of a coach/fitness instructor/manager in both assessing sports performance and implementing a fitness programme

• Development of essential workplace business skills as students undertake a project that is relevant to the active leisure industry


Content Assessment

• Unit AS 1: Fitness and training for Sport

• Unit AS 2: The Active Leisure Industry: Health, Fitness and Lifestyle

• Unit A2 1: Analysing Sports Performance or Event Management in the Active Leisure Industry

• Unit A2 2: The Application of Science to Sports Performance

• Fitness and Training Portfolio - Internally marked - Externally moderated


• Evaluation of Sports Performance Portfolio or

• Planning and evaluating an active leisure management event

- Internally marked - Externally moderated


Key Dates

Content AssessmentDate Activity

• Autumn term 2012 • New specifications and specimen assessment materials to be available to schools

• Summer 2012 – 2013 • Support materials developed

• September 2013 • Specifications available for first teaching

• GCSE Summer 2015• GCE - AS Summer 2014 - A2 Summer 2015

• First Awards

New Applied QCF Qualifications

Specification Type Level First teaching

Understanding Business Enterprise with Languages and Tourism

QCF 1 and 2 September 2012

Creative Crafts, Understanding Business Enterprise & Employability


Personal and Citizenship Effectiveness


Space Science Technology QCF 2 September 2013

Understanding Business Enterprise with Languages and Tourism

Qualifications title Proposed Structure and Subject Areas

First Teaching

Understanding Business Enterprise with Languages and Tourism Level 1, Level 2

A practical context for tourism, languages and business enterprise encouraging development of skills that are essential to economic growth in NI

Candidates must complete: Understanding Business

Enterprise units

Comprising of: Inter Cultural unit Travel and Tourism units Language units (1 Speaking and 1 Writing)

Credit Value

2012

Creative Craft, Business Enterprise and Employability


First Teaching

Creative Craft, Understanding Business and EmployabilityLevel 1, Level 2

Develop basic craft skills whilst focusing on employment and self-employment issues

Creative Craft, Understanding Business and Employability units

Creative Craft units (lead units)

Understanding Business units

Employability units

Credit value

2012

Personal and Citizenship Effectiveness

Qualifications title

Proposed Structure and Subject Areas

First Teaching

Personal and Citizenship EffectivenessLevel 1, Level 2

• Employability

• Personal Development

• Citizenship

• Credit Value

2013

Space Science Technology


First Teaching

Level 2 Certificate in Space Science Technology

• Developing and Using Research Skills

• Using Space to Develop

Scientific Methods of Enquiry

• Using Scientific Findings to Solve a Problem

• Using Satellite Technologies unit

• Using GIS to Access and Manage Data unit

• Using Technology to Create, Present and Publish Information

• Credit value

2013

GCE Software andSystemsDevelopmentGCE


GCSE Agriculture and Land Use

GCE Sports Science in the Leisure Industry

GCE in Applied BusinessApplied ICTApplied Health & Social Care

CCEA link withBTEC Firsts and BTEC Nationals

QCF Space ScienceTechnology

GCE/GCSEMoving ImageArts………………

Certificate in Personal Effectiveness

QCFCreative Craft, Business Enterprise and Employability

GCE Environmental Technology

GCE Performing Arts

GCSE Contemporary Crafts

QCF Business Language and Tourism

We are building our QualificationsPortfolio

Key Skills

BTEC Firsts and Nationals

• Art & Design

• Business

• Construction

• Engineering

• Health and Social Care

• Hospitality

• IT & Computing

• Landbased

• Media Music and Performing Arts

• Public Services

• Science

• Sport

• Travel & Tourism

Panel of Peers

Sharing Experience

Q+A Panel

Thank You

Meeting The Entitlement Framework Principals’ Conference 9 and 10 May 2012.

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