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Keith Wright Qualifications Manager Scottish Qualifications Authority

Keith Wright Qualifications Manager Scottish Qualifications Authority. Personal Development Support Meeting. 09.30 – 10.00 Registration and refreshments 10.00 – 10.10 Welcome and introduction to the day 10.10 – 10.20 Introduction to Personal Development

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Keith Wright Qualifications Manager Scottish Qualifications Authority

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  1. Keith Wright Qualifications Manager Scottish Qualifications Authority

  2. Personal Development Support Meeting 09.30 – 10.00 Registration and refreshments 10.00 – 10.10 Welcome and introduction to the day 10.10 – 10.20 Introduction to Personal Development 10.20 – 11.10 How is it going? 11.10 - 11.25 Tea/Coffee Break 11.25 – 11.55 Networking opportunity 11.55 - 12:20 The Verification Process/Differentiation A Senior Verifier will explain the visiting verification process/Differentiation 12:20 – 12.30 Q&A Session 12:30 Close of session 12:30 – 13.30 Lunch

  3. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT MEETINGJANUARY 2009 AIMS OF MEETING1. To provide an overview of the Course2. To provide advice to centres on evidence requirements and differentiation3. Using case study examples demonstrate the flexibility of unit and course specifications4. To provide an opportunity for centres to exchange ideas on learning and teaching approaches

  4. Personal DevelopmentCourseOverview The Course consists of : • 3 x 40 hour Units at Access 3 (SCQF Level 3) • 4 x 40 hour Units at Intermediate 1,2 and Higher ( SCQF Levels 4,5 & 6)

  5. Personal DevelopmentCourseUnit Overview • each Unit of the Course is available as a free-standing Unit • the Course will be without grade • no external exam • assessment will focus on the Units • success in the Course will be as a result of success in all the Units of the Course • Units will be internally assessed and externally verified

  6. Overview of the Units

  7. Differentiation between the Units

  8. The Verification Process/Differentiation Mairi Woods Senior Verifier John Wheatley College

  9. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT • Self Awareness • Self in Society • Self and Work • Practical Abilities

  10. Contexts (Project based Examples) • Self Awareness – PDP, Positive Relationships, Physical Health • Self in Society – Investigating Leisure, Environmental Issues, Service Providers in the Local Community • Self and Work – Investigating the Workplace, Completing a Work Placement, Enterprise Activity • Practical abilities – Making Journeys, Independent Living, Personal Finance

  11. Self Awareness

  12. Self in Society

  13. Self and Work

  14. Practical Abilities

  15. Integration • Integration of Units: Context • There are many suitable contexts for the projects, for example, enterprise, rights and responsibilities, the world of work and citizenship. It may be possible for one context to be carried through all Units. For example, a candidate studying ‘Health’ may: • ♦ for F2FV 10 Personal Development: Self Awareness (Intermediate 1), produce a personal health plan. • ♦ for F37W 10 Personal Development: Self in Society (Intermediate 1), work with others to produce a health booklet. • ♦ for F37X 10 Personal Development: Self and Work (Intermediate 1), find out about health and safety for a work placement. • ♦ for F37Y 10 Personal Development: Practical Abilities (Intermediate 1), demonstrate practical abilities through health activities. These will be evident in acquiring health information, communication with others about health issues and the production of the health booklet and the presentation of findings about health and safety at work.

  16. Integration • A candidate working in a group to set up an enterprise company may: • ♦ for F37W 10 Personal Development: Self in Society (Intermediate 1), target their interpersonal skills, whilst working with others in the group to plan, set up and run the company • ♦ for F37X 10 Personal Development: Self and Work (Intermediate 1), plan to develop task management skills as they carry out their role for the enterprise company • ♦ for F37Y 10 Personal Development: Practical Abilities (Intermediate 1), gather information for the company, communicate information to others and deliver an output such as a product for the company

  17. Support for Centres • NABS containing exemplification (www.sqa.org.uk/sqasecure) password protected site • LTS materials www.ltscotland.org.uk • Understanding Standards website www.understandingstandards.org.uk • SQA PD subject page http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/33036.html

  18. Contact details: Keith Wright Qualifications Manager keith.wright@sqa.org.uk 0845 213 5501 Tahir Mohammed Qualifications Officer tahir.mohammed@sqa.org.uk 0845 213 5499

  19. Q&A • Any Questions

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