Sustainable Development

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Sustainable Development

• Brian Kempson - Training and Development Manager,
  Groundwork
• Jayne Tighe - Sector Leader, NCFE

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Workshop Aim

• To look at the delivery of the qualifications
  from a Groundwork perspective
• Understand what is needed
• A chance to look at some candidate evidence

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Approval Process

• No approval visit required if already approved by
  another Awarding Body
• Simple notification form to complete if already
  an existing NCFE centre
• All criteria and forms available to download from
  website www.ncfe.org.uk

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Level 1 Qualification

• QCA No 100/1793/8
• Unit 1 Understand the role of the individual in
  sustainable development
• (15 hours)
• Unit 2 How to become an effective participant in
  sustainable development
• (15 hours)
• Portfolio of evidence

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Level 2 Qualification

• QCA No 500/1040/2
• Unit 1 Explore and understand the principles and
  benefits of sustainable development (30 hours)
• Unit 2 Plan, apply and evaluate sustainable
  development principles (30 hours)
• Portfolio of evidence

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Developed in Association with

• Groundwork UK
• Environment Agency
• Black Environment Network

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Staff Infrastructure
Head of Training
D34/V1
Internal Moderator
System Procedure Results
D32/D33 A1
Assessor
Vocational Competent
Teaching Qualification
Trainer
Vocational Competent
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Quality Systems

• Internal Moderation System
• Assessment Procedure
• Administration System

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Target Client Groups

• Employment Seekers
• At risk of exclusion from the labour market
• New Deal Clients
• Voluntary and Community Groups
• School Groups. (Minimum Age 14)
• Employers

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Groundwork

• Groundwork have produced packs covering
• Basic Skills
• Environmental Business Services
• General Pack

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Section 3

• Candidates Note Book
• Evidence Needed
• Supplementary Evidence
• Cross Referencing Documents
• Evidence Summary

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Activity

• In the candidate note book can you please go
  through and highlight anything which may be
  either
• Missing
• Good Quality
• Good Evidence

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External Moderators

• Feedback
• Would this pack go through and gain certification
• Who is responsible for the quality within the
  portfolio
• Do you feel that this folder needed more work

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Support

• Qualification Specification
• Both qualifications mapped to Key Skills
• Candidate Information Pack
• Optional Candidate Workbooks (produced by Tribal
  Network Publishing)
• Named Centre Support Assistant
• External Moderator allocated on candidate
  registration
• Secure Online Portal to register candidates

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Any questions

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