Briefing City and Guilds Qualifications and Schools

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Briefing City and Guilds Qualifications and
Schools

• Mary Hurlstone, 14-19 Strategy Adviser, HCC
• Emma Tingley, Business Development Manager, City
  and Guilds
• November/December 2010

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The story so far .
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The background

• City and Guilds traditional market has been FE,
  work-based learning providers and employers, not
  schools.
• City and Guilds have over 99 recognition with
  employers for vocational qualifications and
  without doubt are the only awarding organisation
  who offers occupational currency.

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A driver for change

• Introduction of Foundation Learning (Entry
  Level/Level 1 provision) with 3 components
• Personal and Social Development
• Functional Skills (Maths, English and ICT)
• Vocational/Subject Learning
• Emphasis on destination-led programmes for
  learners, with accredited outcomes and
  progression pathways
• Introduction of Qualifications and Credit
  Framework (QCF) and bite-size units making up
  awards, certificates and diplomas

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Encompassing existing programmes

• Practical learning opportunities at FE Colleges
• KS4 Engagement programmes e.g. Princes Trust
• Alternative provision (as found in the Herts
  Directory)
• Vocational provision at Level 1 e.g. child
  development and well-being, digital applications
• Work-related and life skills programmes e.g.
  extended work experience
• Personal development and volunteering programmes
• Programmes running in special schools egg
  independent living, entry level qualifications in
  core subjects

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7546

• Employability and Personal Development covering
  all aspects of economic and personal well-being

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From an Entry 2 award - Level 2 Diploma and beyond

• An example
• At Level 1, 2 mandatory units
• Planning for Progression and Effective skills,
  qualities and attributes for learning and work
• Plus a myriad of others to choose from. They
  include Community action, Candidates project,
  Environmental awareness
• Valuing equality and diversity, Dealing with
  problems in daily life
• Managing personal finance, Work-based experience
• Enterprise activity producing products or
  services
• To achieve the Award 2 mandatory units one
  other with a credit value of 3

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7546 a cost effective approach

• At least 250 units to choose from (some shared
  units i.e. written by other awarding
  organisations and purchased by City and Guilds)
  a logistic nightmare
• Suggest a bank of appropriate units to ensure
  that the offer is
• Cost effective
• and
• Protects achievement and funding
  post-16

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Finding the detail

• Go to
• www.cityandguilds.com/employability
• Or
• www.cityandguilds.com/24758.html
• Handbooks for each level, with information on
  each unit, credit value, guided learning hours
  and assessment
• Themed booklets e.g. enterprise, independent
  living to help group the units

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A real bonus

• City and Guilds accredit skills skills that
  employers are seeking so schools are likely to
  engage more employers in supporting delivery
  pre-16
• You can apply many different learning situations
  and activities as evidence for unit accreditation
• As with many qualifications assessment is not by
  a test portfolio including testimonials,
  photographs, video clips, observational sheets,
  artefacts etc
• Do not require occupational competency to run
  this qualification - If you are a teacher you
  are competent!
• Free training and consultancy from City and
  Guilds

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Involvement in a groundbreaking national pilot

• HCC will act as the hub and save each school
  having to pay a registration fee of 1,500.
  Approval given by us for each school to be a
  registered centre.
• No qualification fee for Functional Skills or the
  Employability and Personal Development
  Qualification (7546) at all levels
• Schools will pay a learner registration fee and
  for each unit.
• Introduction of other qualifications across
  providers would incur just one fee (200)
  savings in excess of 20,000 per qualification
• Access to Smartscreen for on fee (270) instead
  of per institution

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Roles and Responsibilities
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The schools commitment

• A named Curriculum leader and course leader i.e.
  a link person
• Register your own learners
• Enter results
• Pay invoices
• Issue the certificates
• Deal with claims
• Send sample work from learners for moderation
• Honest feedback on what has worked
  well, even better if

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A commitment from 14-19 Teams in HCC

• Act as the centre and formal contract holder
• Named link person i.e. Mary Hurlstone
• People with a background in assessment,
  administration and quality assurance
• Issue a statement that approves each school
• Plan with City and Guilds the programme of
  monitoring and verification
• Communicate this to schools, together with a
  programme of training and support
• Link quality assurance to the quality assurance
  process in place
• Keep records of activity e.g. models of best
  practice

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City and Guilds commitment

• Provide the criteria for approved centres
• Monitor first-hand the centres (particularly
  through cohort 1)
• Remote sample the learners work
• Receive and answer direct queries from school
  contacts
• Liaise with the link person in HCC
• Visit schools and offer consultancy
• Provide free trainers
• (and venue St Ives)

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Frequently asked questions
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Your questions answered

• How long does the registration last?
• What is the deadline for registering?
• How active do we need to be to apply to be a
  registered centre?
• What vocational qualifications can we offer, if
  any?
• What level does the qualification have to offered
  at?
• Can independent alternative providers become
  centres?
• Anything else?

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Contacts

• Emma Tingley, Business Development Manager, City
  and Guilds
• emma.tingley_at_cityandguilds.com
• 01480 308300 or 07977 265102
• Mary Hurlstone, 14-19 Strategy Adviser
• mary.hurlstone_at_hertscc.gov.uk
• 07785 594701