November 2009 Newsletter
Qualification and Credit Framework
The QCF will replace the existing framework for vocational qualifications (NQF) in January 2011.
The new qualification framework has received ministerial approval in Wales, Northern Ireland and England and is part of the Vocational Qualification Reform Programme (VQRP).
NVQs currently sit on the NQF. Learners will still be able to register on NVQ programmes untill December 2010, and they will still be recognised as valid qualifications within the social care sector.
The replacement credit based qualifications will be equivalent in size and level to current NVQs. NOS will be used as the basis of the qualifications they will also incorporate other authoritative sources e.g Code of Practice.
These credit based qualifications will offer flexibility to learners and employers that provide opportunities to build appropriate skills and knowledge.
Click on the link below to find out more information
Skills that Work for Wales
In Skills That Work for Wales the Assembly Government committed to expanding and strengthening the apprenticeship programme. The strategy set out plans for a review of the Apprenticeship Blueprint which sets the standards for the content of the frameworks of learning undertaken by apprentices in Wales.
For more information click on http://wales.gov.uk/docs/dcells/consultation/090722standardforapprenticeshipsen.pdf
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