Refimprove date November 2008 infobox Organization name ScottishQualificationsAuthority br small ghdarras ... Qualifications Certificate . Many faculties that provide Scottish Qualification Authority ... QualificationsAuthority Category Executive non departmental public bodies of the Scottish Government QualificationsAuthority Category Government agencies established in 1996 Category 1996 establishments ... 1996 as amended by the ScottishQualifications Act 2002 . Main Qualification Types National Qualifications ... and programmes Most important to the integrated Scottish system are the many qualifications often ... Qualifications and Scottish Progression Awards are often important in a Modern Apprenticeship scheme ... of those who prefer to communicate in British Sign Language Scottish Credit and Qualifications ... QAA Scotland and the Scottish Government to create the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework ... of its qualifications, still less its vocational qualifications, is protected by statute, but the Authority ... a reform of Scottish exams the National Qualifications or Higher Still reforms replaced it with a broadly ... 2000 Higher Grade References references External links http www.sqa.org.uk ScottishQualificationsAuthority Official website http www.mysqa.info MySQA Official website Scottish Executive NDPBs Examination ... Graham Houston num staff 750 budget 51m website http www.sqa.org.uk SQA 2009 Exams 2009 exam The ScottishQualificationsAuthority SQA Scottish Gaelic Gaelic ghdarras Teisteanasan na h Alba is the Scottish public bodies executive non departmental public body of the Scottish Government responsible ... of the Scottish Examinations Board and the Scottish Vocational Education Council in April 2007. It is partly funded by the Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate of the Scottish Government ... About SQA Bot generated title ref Students for National Qualifications receive their results on, generally, the first Tuesday in August. Students signed up for the authority s MySQA system are able to check ... more details
Image Scottish Credit and Qualifcations Framework Logo.png thumb right 100px SCQF Logo The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework SCQF is the national Credit education credit transfer system for all levels of qualifications in Scotland . It incorporates the ScottishQualifications Certificate , Higher National Certificate , Higher National Diploma , Scottish Vocational Qualification SVQ equivalent to National Vocational Qualification NVQ and all Academic degree Degrees of Scottish Higher Education Institutions. It is managed by a partnership of the ScottishQualificationsAuthority , the Association ... . ScottishQualificationsAuthority main ScottishQualificationsAuthority Following the creation of the ScottishQualificationsAuthority by the merger of the ScottishQualificationsAuthorityScottish Examinations Board and ScottishQualificationsAuthority SCOTVEC efforts were made to unite ... 1 2 Access 2 1 Access 1 See also Education in Scotland ScottishQualificationsAuthorityScottish Certificate of Education ScottishQualifications Certificate Standard Grade Higher ... class wikitable SCQF Level SQA ScottishQualifications Certificate National Units, Courses and Group ... Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework official website http www.sqa.org.uk ScottishQualificationsAuthority official website Category Education in Scotland Category Educational qualifications in Scotland Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Category Academic transfer Scottish ... and the Scottish Government http www.scqf.org.uk downloads SCQFFramework050406.pdf . England , Wales and Northern Ireland have been developing the National Qualifications Framework in a similar fashion and the SCQF integrates with the European credit transfer system . Background SCOTCAT Scottish Higher Education Institutions had long used the SCOTCAT Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer system ... HND or a Diploma of Higher Education . Level 3 was equivalent to Years 3 and 4 at a Scottish University ... more details
The National QualificationsAuthority of Ireland or NQAI dar s N isi nta C il ochta na h ireann in Irish language Irish was set up under the Qualifications Education & Training Act, 1999 to develop and promote the implementation of a National Framework of Qualifications across education and training in Republic of Ireland Ireland . The Authority s role The Authority s principal tasks are as follows To establish and enable the implementation of the National Framework of Qualifications NFQ To enable improved arrangements for access, transfer and progression for learners To facilitate the recognition of international awards The National Framework As one of its main functions, the NQAI established the National Framework of Qualifications NFQ . The NFQ is a ten stage system incorporating educational and training awards from certificate to doctoral level. Awards no longer made are included in the framework for reference purposes. See also Education in Ireland Institutes of Technology in Ireland List of universities in the Republic of Ireland State Examinations Commission References http www.nqai.ie en Publications File,1268,en.pdf National Framework of Qualifications An Overview PDF Adobe Acrobat File External links http www.nqai.ie National QualificationsAuthority of Ireland http www.qualificationsrecognition.ie Qualifications Recognition Ireland DEFAULTSORT National QualificationsAuthority Of Ireland Category Education in the Republic of Ireland ... more details
Scotland Scottish Government External links http www.sqa.org.uk ScottishQualificationsAuthority http www.scqf.org.uk Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Category School qualifications Category Educational qualifications in Scotland ...The ScottishQualifications Certificate SQC is the successor to the Scottish Certificate of Education and the Record of Education and Training , and is the main educational qualification awarded to students in secondary, further, and vocational education. The SQC is awarded by the ScottishQualificationsAuthority . It forms part of the wider array of qualifications available in the Education in Scotland Scottish education system , including Scottish Vocational Qualification s, Higher National Certificate s and Higher National Diploma s. Each level is fully integrated with the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework and the three upper levels are awarded UCAS UCAS Tariff Points . The SQC recognises performance in National Qualifications, Higher National Qualifications, Scottish Vocational Qualifications and other awards. As it is not part of the National Qualifications Framework of England , Wales and Northern Ireland , it is not available to state school s there, but students from other nations do study for the qualification. National Qualifications Levels and grades National Qualifications are available at several levels, with the possible grade education grades and rough General Certificate of Secondary Education GCSE and Advanced Level UK A level equivalent shown class wikitable SCQF Level SQC Level Grades UCAS Tariff GCSE A level rowspan 5 7 rowspan 5 Advanced Higher Scottish Advanced Higher A 130 Greater than A level at A B 110 Greater than A level at B C 90 Greater than A level at C D 72 Greater than A level at D rowspan 5 6 rowspan 5 Higher Scottish Higher A 80 Greater than A level at D B 65 Greater than A level at D and AS at A C 50 AS level at B D 36 Greater ... more details
Infobox Organization name South African QualificationsAuthority image South African Qualifications Authority.gif ... African QualificationsAuthority SAQA is a statutory body, regulated in terms of the National Qualifications ... South African QualificationsAuthority , saqa.org.za http www.nqf.org.za Homepage National Qualifications ... of the National Qualifications Framework NQF . ref http www.saqa.org.za show.asp?id 776 NQF History Retrieved 20 December 2011 ref The National Qualifications Framework The NQF is a framework ... base and an organisational structure, for thr construction of a qualifications system. Detailed ... a national effort at integrating education and training into unified structure of recognised qualifications. It is framework of qualifications i.e. records of learner achievements. The NQF is a set ... Qualifications 9 Masters Degrees 10 Doctoral Degrees History In 1994 South Africa witnessed the birth ... and training standards or qualifications and for accreditation of bodies responsible for monitoring and auditing achievements in terms of such standards and qualifications to oversee the implementation ... to above, as well as the registration of national standards and qualifications on the framework ..., that registered standards and qualifications are internationally comparable. SAQA s primary ... comparable education and training standards and qualifications from NQF Level 1 Grade 9 or Adult ... Level 8 post graduate qualifications a national quality assurance system to ensure that education ... Database . SAQA also has the task of evaluating foreign educational qualifications to determine their South African equivalence. People with foreign qualifications who wish to attend South African ... their qualifications evaluated. SAQA s contribution ensures that South Africans have access to quality ... the south african national qualifications framework nqf Understanding the South African National Qualifications Framework Primary sources date October 2007 References Reflist South African universities ... more details
Use dmy dates date September 2011 Infobox Government agency agency name New Zealand QualificationsAuthority nativename r Mana Tohu M tauranga o Aotearoa logo New Zealand QualificationsAuthority logo.svg logo width 250px formed 1989 preceding1 preceding2 superseding jurisdiction New Zealand government headquarters Level 13 br 125 The Terrace br Wellington br New Zealand employees 365 2007 ref cite web title NZQA Annual Report 2006 2007 url http www.nzqa.govt.nz publications pdf annualrept 07.pdf publisher NZQA accessdate 2008 05 23 Dead link date September 2010 bot H3llBot ref budget New Zealand dollar NZD 70 million ref name NZQA About minister1 name Anne Tolley minister1 pfo Minister of Education New Zealand Minister of Education minister2 name minister2 pfo chief1 name Sue Suckling chief1 position Board Chairperson chief2 name Karen Poutasi chief2 position Chief Executive parent agency Ministry of Education New Zealand Ministry of Education child1 agency child2 agency website http www.nzqa.govt.nz www.nzqa.govt.nz footnotes The New Zealand QualificationsAuthority NZQA , lang mi Mana Tohu M tauranga o Aotearoa is the New Zealand government crown entity tasked with providing leadership in assessment and qualifications. NZQA administers the National Certificates of Educational Achievement ... Crown agents NZ university stub Category New Zealand Crown agents QualificationsAuthority Category ... Assured Qualifications and the National Qualifications Framework . It has further roles in evaluating overseas qualifications. It is a Crown Entity established under the section 248 of the Education ..., the Trades Certification Board and the Authority for Advanced Vocational Awards. ref cite web title ... about 70 million each year. ref name NZQA About In 2005 the Authority s Chairman and CEO resigned ... qualifications ssq statistics scholarship results.do?year 2004 t publisher NZQA accessdate 2008 05 23 ref This, and the state of the Authority as a whole at that time, was described by media ... more details
for the American sports organisation Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Refimprove date December 2008 ACCAC the Acronym and initialism acronym of Awdurdod Cymwysterau, Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru was the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales . ACCAC was an exempt charity , and an Welsh Government sponsored bodies Assembly Sponsored Public Body responsible for advising the National Assembly for Wales on matters relating to education and wikt qualification qualification s. All external qualifications in Wales were regulated by ACCAC with the exception of National Vocational Qualification NVQs , which Qualifications and Curriculum Authority QCA is responsible for. ACCAC was based in Cardiff . Its English equivalent is the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority QCA . On 1 April 2006, ACCAC merged with the Welsh Assembly Government s new Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills DCELLS . See also Education in Wales National Assembly for Wales External links http www.accac.org.uk ACCAC website DEFAULTSORT Accac Category Welsh Government sponsored bodies Category Education in Wales Category Defunct public bodies of the United Kingdom Category Exempt charities Category Charities based in Wales Wales org stub edu org stub cy ACCAC ... more details
Image Scottish Tartans Authority coat of arms .JPG thumb The coat of arms of the Scottish Tartans Authority, granted in 2004. The Scottish Tartans Authority STA is a Scotland Scottish based organisation dedicated to promoting the knowledge of Scottish tartan s. It was first formed in 1995 by former members of the Scottish Tartans Society . The Scottish Tartans Authority maintains a database, called ... 3,500 . Membership of the Scottish Tartans Authority is mostly made up of parties in the tartan .... The Scottish Tartans Authority is a recognised as a Charitable organization charity in Scotland. Funding for the Scottish Tartans Authority is provided by member companies involved in the weaving and tartan industry in Scotland. Overview The Scottish Tartans Authority was first formed in 1995, by former members of the now defunct Scottish Tartans Society . The membership of the Scottish Tartans Authority is largely made up of members of the Scottish weaving industry. ref name tartansauthority.com ... title About us accessdate 2008 09 12 work Scottish Tartans Authority tartansauthority.com ... part of the basis of the ITI . The Scottish Tartans Authority, like the Scottish Tartans Society, was granted ... 2008 09 12 work Scottish Tartans Authority tartansauthority.com archiveurl http web.archive.org ... archivedate 2008 08 04 ref Membership in the Scottish Tartans Authority is open to anyone, with fees ... title Membership Categories accessdate 2008 09 12 work Scottish Tartans Authority tartansauthority.com ref The Scottish Tartans Authority maintains a website which lists about 3,500 different tartans ... References reflist External links http www.tartansauthority.com Scottish Tartans Authority Category ... of Tartan accessdate 2008 09 09 format pdf work The Scottish Parliament www.scottish.parliament.uk ref The Scottish Tartans Authority is also a recognised charity in Scotland. The database of the Scottish Tartans Authority is known as the International Tartan Index ITI . The purpose of the ITI ... more details
Infobox Organization name Scottish Police Services Authority image SPSA.jpg image border size caption SPSA Logo map msize mcaption abbreviation SPSA motto formation 1 April 2007 Merger extinction type Scottish Police Support Services status Active purpose Provide National Support to the Scottish Police Services headquarters Glasgow location region served Scotland membership language leader title Chief Executive leader name Andrea Quinn main organ parent organization Scottish Government affiliations num staff num volunteers budget website www.spsa.police.uk remarks The Scottish Police Services Authority SPSA is the executive non departmental public body public body of the Scottish Government responsible for certain central services for police forces in Scotland . ref About the Scottish Police Services Authority cite web title ABOUT US url http www.spsa.police.uk about publisher Scottish Police Services Authority accessdate 2007 11 20 ref It was established on the 1 April 2007, following the passing of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice Scotland Act 2006 . ref Establishment of the Scottish Police Services Authority cite web title Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice Scotland ... References Reflist External links http www.spsa.police.uk Scottish Police Services Authority site Category Government agencies established in 2007 Category Executive non departmental public bodies of the Scottish Government Police Services Authority Category Law enforcement in Scotland Police Services Authority Category Police authorities of the United Kingdom Category 2007 establishments in Scotland ... gov stub no Scottish Police Services Authority ... Office of Public Sector Information accessdate 2007 11 26 ref The SPSA assumed responsibility for the Scottish Police College , the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency , the Scottish Criminal Records Office and the Scottish Police Information Strategy . ref ... more details
footnotes reference The Scottish Police Services Authority Information Communications Technology SPSA ICT , formerly known as the Scottish Police Information Strategy , is an organisation within the Scottish Police Services AuthorityScottish Police Services responsible for the development of new systems ... as Scottish Police Services Authority Criminal Justice, or SPSA CJ for short . The CHS Project was undertaken ... motto mottotranslated formedyear 2007 re badged from Scottish Police Information Strategy SPIS , and moved ... formerly SCRO . Projects Undertaken The Scottish Intelligence Database SID The Scottish Intelligence ..., concerning the provision of automated number plate recognition ANPR technologies to the Scottish Police ... of information via hidden camera s, concealed in Cat s eye road cats eye s in the road. The Scottish Criminal Records Office replacement system The Scottish Criminal Records Office replacement ... and questions being asked in the Scottish Parliament regarding the cost of the system, the rationale of its design, and the way it had been managed see Controversy and External Criticism below . Scottish ... 2007, with first rollout of the system to a Scottish Force Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary ... within a second Scottish force, Strathclyde Police . Human Resources System The HRS Project aimed to provide a single, coherent personnel system to the Scottish Police Service. Another personnel ... had been missed. Questions about SPIS SPSA ICT s handling of the project were raised in the Scottish news media, by the BBC News , and by an opposition MSP, Stewart Maxwell , in the Scottish Parliament ... McCandlish of the SPIS Scottish Intelligence Database team. http www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk cateye.htm ... BBC article regarding questions asked in the Scottish Parliament about the handling of the CHS ... Science and technology in Scotland Category Public bodies of the Scottish Government Category Government ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2008 National Qualifications NQs are qualifications studied in Secondary schools in Scotland secondary schools and List of further education colleges in Scotland colleges of further education in Scotland. There are three types of National Qualification Standard Grades , National Courses and National Units . Standard Grades main Standard Grade Standard Grades are mainly studied over two years during the third and fourth years of secondary schooling. There are three level in Standard Grade Credit, General and Foundation with Credit passes normally being required before pupils can expect to have a reasonable prospect at success if they decide to study at Higher level in that subject the following year. National Courses and Units National Courses were originally introduced as the step following on from Standard Grade and were offered at Higher level, but also at lower levels than Higher to allow further opportunities for pupils to progress. Immediately below Higher level is Intermediate 2 which is broadly the level of Credit at Standard Grade below that Intermediate 1 which is broadly the level of General at Standard Grade below that Access 3 which is broadly the level of Foundation at Standard Grade, and below that Access 2 and Access 1 for those pupils who found Foundation level too much of a challenge. Above Higher level is Advanced Higher which would normally be studied by pupils who have passed a group of Highers but have decided to study at Secondary school for a sixth year before going on to University. To pass a National Course such as for example, Higher Mathematics , students have to pass a number of National Units that are internally assessed, as well as pass a final externally assessed examination. Unit assessments are unseen and should ... also List of further education colleges in Scotland Education in Scotland Category Educational qualifications in Scotland Category School qualifications Category School examinations Category Standardised ... more details
The Qualifications and Credit Framework QCF is the national course credit credit transfer system for education qualification in Education in England England , Education in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland and Education in Wales Wales . The QCF replaces the NQF National Qualifications Framework NQF which closed for accreditations at the end of 2010. Students who started qualifications under the NQF will complete them, any student starting a qualification from September 2011 will complete it under the QCF. Scotland has its own system the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework . Every unit and qualification in the new framework has a Credit education credit value where one credit represents 10 hours of learning time . There are three different sizes of qualification awards 1 to 12 credits certificates 13 to 36 credits diplomas 37 credits or more . In addition, each qualification has a level of difficulty from Entry level at the bottom to Level 8 at the top. File QCF common English and Welsh qualifications.jpg QCF levels for common English and Welsh qualifications secondary tertiary The title of every qualification within the new framework contains details of the size award certificate diploma , level of difficulty Entry to Level 8 and general content of the qualification. The QCF is a national framework referenced to the European Qualifications Framework EQF . The EQF is a meta framework intended as a reference so that qualifications in nation frameworks such as the QCF are understood across member states. See also http www.ofqual.gov.uk qualification and assessment framework 89 articles 250 explaining the national qualifications framework Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation Ofqual Qualifications and Curriculum Authority References http www.qca.org.uk Qualifications and Curriculum Authority http www.cityandguilds.com cps rde xchg SID 792A146F 25F79BD6 cgonline hs.xsl 20011.html City & Guilds Bringing Clarity to the QCF Category United Kingdom education ... more details
public qualification agencies in the UK the ScottishQualificationsAuthorityScottishQualificationsAuthority SQA , the former ACCAC Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales ACCAC ... regulator. Education and qualifications in Scotland and Wales are the responsibility of the Scottish Government and Welsh Government and their agencies. In Scotland, for example, the ScottishQualificationsAuthority is the responsible body. In May 2010 the Secretary of State announced his intention ... and Assessment in Northern Ireland CCEA . QCDA was based in Coventry . History The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority QCDA s predecessor was formed on 1 October 1997 through a merger of the National Council for Vocational Qualifications NCVQ and the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority ...Infobox Organization name Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency image QCDA logo.png size caption QCDA logo abbreviation QCDA formation 1997 status Government agency purpose Exam curriculae location Earlsdon Park, Butts Lane , Coventry region served England , Northern Ireland membership leader title Chief Executive leader name Andrew Hall parent organization DCSF affiliations Ofqual website http www.qcda.gov.uk www.qcda.gov.uk The Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency QCDA was an exempt charity , and an executive non departmental public body NDPB of the Department for Education . In England and Northern Ireland , the QCDA maintaind and developd the National Curriculum England, Wales and Northern Ireland National Curriculum and associated assessments, tests and examinations, advising the minister formerly known as the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families ... all external qualifications in England. In April 2004, the QCA launched the National Assessment Agency ... 19 age range. Video clips http www.youtube.com user QCDA QCA YouTube channel DEFAULTSORT Qualifications ... Ireland Category Educational qualifications in the United Kingdom Category Non departmental public ... more details
own education system and its own twelve level system, the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework ...The National Qualifications Framework NQF is a credit education credit transfer system developed for qualifications in England , Wales and Northern Ireland . It was replaced by the Qualifications and Credit ... in the NQF, it is broadly aligned with the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications FHEQ , allowing ... part of the NQF is a course leading to it then eligible for state funding. Therefore, many qualifications ... RN5122 The Register of Regulated Qualifications, OFQUAL some of which are approved by the national funding authorities to allow state schools to offer courses leading to those qualifications. ref The NQF is the joint responsibility of England s Ofqual previously the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority QCA , Wales s Department of Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills DCELLS and Northern ... NQF level width 30 Level criteria Example qualifications Equivalent FHEQ level Equivalent FHEQ qualifications Level 8 Level 8 qualifications recognise leading experts or practitioners in a particular ... Advanced Professional Award D Doctoral Doctorate s Level 7 Level 7 qualifications recognise highly developed ... and managers. Level 7 qualifications are at a level equivalent to Master s degrees, postgraduate ... of Dental Surgery Level 6 Level 6 qualifications recognise a specialist high level knowledge of an area ... management positions. Level 6 qualifications are at a level equivalent to Bachelor s degrees ... Certificate in Education Level 5 Level 5 qualifications recognise the ability to increase the depth ... others. Qualifications at this level are appropriate for people working as higher grade technicians, professionals or managers. Level 5 qualifications are at a level equivalent to intermediate Higher Education qualifications such as Diplomas of Higher Education, Foundation and other degrees ... Diploma of Higher Education DipHE Diploma of Further Education DipFE Level 4 Level 4 qualifications ... more details
Programme http www.qca.org.uk qca 8150.aspx Qualifications and Curriculum Authority QCF http www.awarding.org.uk ...Orphan date February 2009 The quality assurance of qualifications , in the education system in England , Northern Ireland and Wales , aims to confirm the validity and standard of educational qualifications ... to the qualification. For general academic qualifications, quality assurance is done largely by measuring ... may be measured, such as coursework. For vocational qualifications, quality assurance is done mainly ... assurance The quality assurance of qualifications is the responsibility of the various United Kingdom Awarding Bodies that offer qualifications to learners, which in turn are regulated by the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator in England, the bMZXmX ZmZX Council for the Curriculum ... Bodies website ref for vocational qualifications and the Joint Council for Qualifications . ref http www.jcgq.org.uk Joint Council for Qualifications website ref Details of all the qualifications accredited by the three regulators are held on the National Database of Accredited Qualifications . ref http www.accreditedqualifications.org.uk index.aspx National Database of Accredited Qualifications website ref National Framework of Qualifications In addition, accredited qualifications in England, Northern Ireland and Wales are categorised into nine levels, set out in the National Qualifications Framework . The framework groups together qualifications that place similar demands on learners. However, within any one level, qualifications can cover a wide mix of subjects, and take different amounts of time to complete. Only those qualifications that have been accredited by the three regulators can be included in the framework. The future of qualifications Vocational qualifications in England ... approach to these qualifications within a new Qualifications and Credit Framework . The framework ... index.aspx National Database of Accredited Qualifications http www.qia.org.uk ... more details
Free standing Mathematics Qualifications FSMQ are a suite of mathematical qualifications available at levels 1 to 3 in the National Qualifications Framework Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced. They bridge a gap between GCSE and GCE Advanced Level AS Level Mathematics and are especially ideal for pupils who have taken their Maths GCSE a year early. The examining boards currently offering FSMQs are OCR examination board OCR and Assessment and Qualifications Alliance AQA . Edexcel withdrew the qualification, the last exam being held in June 2004. An FSMQ Unit at Advanced level is a rough equivalent of an AS or A level module, whilst the Intermediate level is equivalent to a GCSE in Mathematics. Coursework is often a key part of the FSMQ, but is sometimes omitted depending on the examining board. Examples Additional Mathematics AdMaths OCR No coursework External links http www.edexcel.org.uk home Edexcel http www.ocr.org.uk Oxford, Cambridge and RSA OCR http www.aqa.org.uk Assessment and Qualifications Alliance AQA http www.qca.org.uk 12046 1688.html Qualifications and Curriculum Authority QCA Category Educational qualifications in the United Kingdom ... more details
Ref improve date October 2009 The Joint Council for Qualifications , commonly referred to as JCQ , is a council acting as a single voice for the seven largest qualification providers in the UK offering GCSE , General Certificate of Education GCE , AEA dn date March 2012 , Scottish Highers , Entry Level, Vocational and vocationally related qualifications Assessment and Qualifications Alliance AQA , City & Guilds , CCEA , Edexcel , Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations OCR , ScottishQualificationsAuthority SQA and WJEC exam board WJEC . ref cite web url http www.jcq.org.uk about us index.cfm title About us JCQ accessdate 2009 10 13 ref About The JCQ was established in January 2004 to supersede the Joint Council for General Qualifications JCGQ, 1998 2003 . The JCQ was formed to enable member awarding bodies to act together in providing, wherever possible, common administrative arrangements for the schools and colleges and other providers which offer their qualifications dealing with the regulators in responding to proposals and initiatives on assessment and the curriculum dealing with the media on issues affecting all member bodies. help the awarding bodies to work together to create common standards, regulations and guidance help them to regulate themselves against those agreed standards as well as monitoring any exceptions provide a forum for members to discuss issues, with each other and partner organisations and the regulators ensure examinations are sat under consistent regulations Regulations and examination practices The JCQ provides rules and regulations concerning the exams. These include Exam papers, secure downloads and on screen tests should be kept in a secure storage facility, accessed only by the head of the examining centre or by the exams officer Exams should start at 9.00am for morning exams or 1.30pm for afternoon exams. Exams shouldn t be started 30 ... of JCQ DEFAULTSORT Joint Council For Qualifications Category Educational organisations based in the United ... more details
The National Framework of Qualifications NFQ is a system used to describe levels of educational qualifications in Republic of Ireland Ireland . Responsibility for maintaining and developing the framework lies with the National QualificationsAuthority of Ireland . Launched in 2003, the NFQ was developed as a means of comparing training and qualifications between institutions of education at all levels. It includes primary school, second level, FETAC , HETAC , Dublin Institute of Technology and university courses. ref http www.nfq.ie nfq en learner.html ref The framework consists of 10 levels, ranging from basic certificates to doctoral level. A fan diagram http www.nfq.ie nfq en images FanDec2006.jpg is used to illustrate the progression of the levels. ref http www.nfq.ie nfq en public resources presentation.html National Framework of Qualifications Communication Materials Bot generated title ref Framework class wikitable European Qualifications Framework EQF level European Higher Education Area EHEA cycle National Framework of Qualifications NFQ level Major award types rowspan 2 1 rowspan 6 1 Level 1 Certificate 2 Level 2 Certificate 2 3 Level 3 Certificate br Junior Certificate 3 4 Level 4 Certificate br Leaving Certificate 4 5 Level 5 Certificate br Leaving Certificate rowspan 2 5 rowspan 2 6 Advanced Certificate Short cycle within 1st Higher Certificate 6 rowspan 2 1st 7 Ordinary Bachelor s Degree 8 Honours Bachelor s Degree br Higher Diploma 7 2nd 9 Master s Degree br Post Graduate Diploma 8 3rd 10 Doctoral Degree br Higher Doctorate References Reflist External links http www.nfq.ie nfq en index.html National Framework of Qualifications website http www.nqai.ie National QualificationsAuthority of Ireland website http www.nqai.ie interdev efl.html Relationship between the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and the National Framework of Qualifications DEFAULTSORT National Framework Of Qualifications Category Academic transfer Category ... more details
about authority as a concept refimprove date November 2008 Authority from the Latin auctoritas is a rights right conferred by recognized social position . Authority often refers to power vested in an individual or organization by the State polity state . Authority can also refer to recognized expert expertise in an area of academic knowledge. An Authority capitalized refers to a governing body upon which certain authority with lower case a is vested for example, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority . Authority in various settings Politics In government , authority is the scope of an entity ... of the government s overall power. For example, a government might have the authority to execute ... the power to do all of the above things, but still lack the authority because the actions would not be legitimate. Political authority can also be seen in situations that are typically considered apolitical. Agarwal n.d. In truth bestowing authority is a function of any social institution . A corporation ... s members are not authorized to hire employees. This authority is passed down through ... an authority on a subject matter if their expertise is well established. This means that any ... an authority on wood, for example. Governmental agencies Every state has a number of institutions which exercise authority based on longstanding practices. Apart from this, every state sets up agencies .... One example would be a port authority like the Port of London . They are usually created by special ... along the same lines and they exercise authority in certain matters. They are usually required to support ... In contemporary social science, the nature of authority is a matter of debate. According to Michaels, in the Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, authority is the capacity, innate or acquired for exercising ascendancy over a group. Other scientists argue that authority is not a capacity but a relationship ... of political authority, the location of sovereignty , the balancing of freedom and authority cf. Cristi ... more details
Other uses2 Authority multiple issues refimprove July 2010 original research July 2010 rewrite November ... Group section name The Authority image The Authority Team by Quitely.jpg imagesize default 250 caption The Authority, as featured on the cover for the Under New Management trade paperback. From left ... debuthead debut The Authority vol. 1 1 May 1999 debutmo May debutyr 1999 creators Warren Ellis br Bryan ... Category section cat teams subcat altcat hero y villain sortkey Authority, The addgrpcat addpubcat The Authority is a superhero comic book published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint. It was created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch , and follows the adventures of the Authority, a superhero ... The founding members of the Authority were Jenny Sparks , The Spirit of the Twentieth Century also the group ... Engineer a.k.a. Angela Spica . Jack Hawksmoor comics Jack Hawksmoor , The God of Cities leader of the Authority ... Century leader of the Authority from 2005 to 2008. br After the Revolution maxi series, new members of the Authority included Habib ben Hassan , Thorndike s successor as the Doctor Wildstorm Doctor ... , previously of Gen 13 . br The Authority s base of operations is the Carrier , a gigantic interdimensional ... and could be considered an additional member of the team. Storylines Main List of The Authority story arcs Publication history Volume 1 Ellis Hitch era Image Authority Widescreen by Hitch.jpg right thumb The Cover of the cancelled Authority Widescreen br By Bryan Hitch . In 1999, Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch introduced readers to the Authority, a team of superheroes who promised to get the job ... I turned their STORMWATCH into THE AUTHORITY is that I found out that, despite the fact that no one ... so struck by Bryan Hitch s STORMWATCH issues, that the train of thought that led to THE AUTHORITY ... the wildstorm legacy publisher The Beat accessdate 22 September 2010 ref The Ellis Hitch run of The Authority ... Authority Issue 19.jpg left thumb Cover to 19. Art by Frank Quitely br Cover featuring Swift. Replacing ... more details
Infobox Organization name Malaysian Qualifications Agency image Malaysian Qualifications Agency logo.png image border size 200px caption map msize mcaption abbreviation MQA motto formation extinction type GO status Statutory body purpose Educational accreditation headquarters Petaling Jaya , Malaysia location region served Malaysia membership language leader title Chairman leader name Tan Sri Dato Dr. Mohamed Salleh Mohamed Yasin main organ parent organization Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia ... remarks The Malaysian Qualifications Agency Agensi Kelayakan Malaysia or the MQA is a statutory body in Malaysia set up under the Malaysian Qualifications Act 2007 to accredit academic programs provided ... and articulation of qualifications. The role of MQA The main role of the MQA is to implement the Malaysian Qualifications Framework MQF as a basis for quality assurance of higher education and as the reference point for the criteria and standards for national qualifications. Specifically, the functions of the MQA are ref Malaysian Qualifications Agency http www.lan.gov.my eng introduction.cfm MQA In Brief ref To implement MQF as a reference point for Malaysian qualifications To develop ... and articulation of qualifications To maintain the Malaysian Qualifications Register MQR The MQA also evaluates foreign qualifications and assesses it for equivalency with Malaysian secondary school and university preparatory qualifications. ref ibid http www.lan.gov.my senarainilaitaraf.cfm Nilai ... and Diplomas Acts 1962 re affirmed the authority granted to under previous legislations ... in 2003 to streamline and provide for a unified system of qualifications offered by all ... qad nqf PP.doc Quality Assurance Division Position Paper for a National Qualifications Framework ref ... under the Malaysian Qualifications Agency Act 2007. See also Education in Malaysia Malaysian Qualifications ... http www.mqa.gov.my Malaysian Qualifications Agency Category Education in Malaysia Category School ... more details
European Qualifications Framework EQF is a European Union initiative to create a translating facility for referencing academic degree s and other learning wikt qualification qualification s among EU member states. It is designed to allow national qualifications frameworks, for example the UK Qualifications and Credit Framework QCF , to be cross referenced. The EQF was formally adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on 23 April 2008. The EQF is a common European reference framework which links countries wikt qualification qualification s systems together, acting as a translation device to make qualifications more readable and understandable across different countries and systems in Europe . It has two principal aims to promote citizens mobility between countries and to facilitate their lifelong learning. The EQF has eight reference levels. The learning outcomes on these levels are depicted in the following table. class wikitable CAPTION SMALL Descriptors defining levels in the European Qualifications Framework EQF SMALL Level Knowledge Skills Competence Example Level 1 Basic general knowledge basic skills required to carry out simple tasks work or study under direct supervision ... cycle in the Framework for Qualifications of the European Higher Education Area agreed by the ministers ... 7 ref The descriptor for the second cycle in the Framework for Qualifications of the European ... 8 ref The descriptor for the third cycle in the Framework for Qualifications of the European ... existing knowledge or professional practice demonstrate substantial authority, innovation, autonomy ... of the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning Use dmy dates date June 2011 http ec.europa.eu eqf compare en.htm compare national qualifications systems or frameworks of countries Category Qualifications Category Educational policies and initiatives of the European Union Europe ... delle qualifiche nl Europees Kwalificatieraamwerk sv European Qualifications Framework ... more details
Qualifications Agency Act 2007. ref Malaysian QualificationsAuthority http www.mqa.gov.my index1.cfm MQF At A Glance ref Qualification awarding sectors The framework divides all qualifications into three ...The Malaysian Qualifications Framework lang ms Kerangka Kelayakan Malaysia or the MQF is a unified system of post secondary qualifications offered on a national basis in Malaysia . It is administered by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency MQA , a statutory body under the purview of the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education MOHE . Development of the MQF With the rapid growth ... sup In June 2003, a national consultation seminar was held to establish a national qualifications framework that would integrate, rationalise, justify and bring together all qualifications offered ... http apps.emoe.gov.my qad nqf PP.doc Quality Assurance Division Position Paper for a National Qualifications ... of the SKM are articulated with higher level qualifications to enable holders to progress ... STPM , Matriculation and Foundation Certificates are not in the MQF as they are entry qualifications ... Diplomas are specific qualifications, which identifies individuals who have the knowledge, practical ... Diploma Advanced Diplomas are specific qualifications, which identifies individuals who have the knowledge ... Diplomas are qualifications that comprise competencies at the level of a Bachelor s degree. The difference between the Graduate Certificate and the Graduate Diploma is in the credit value. The qualifications ... without taking into account the previous qualifications of the holder and are dependent on the aims ... Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma Postgraduate Certificates and Postgraduate Diplomas are qualifications ... value. In the professional fields, qualifications are usually conferred when the practitioner ... private providers. MQF qualifications and levels chart width 75 border 1 style margin 1em auto ... Malaysian Qualifications Agency http www.mqa.gov.my borang kerangka BI FA.pdf Malaysian Qualifications ... more details
Image AQF logo.png right 250px The Australian Qualifications Framework AQF provides the hierarchy of educational qualifications in Australia . It is administered nationally by the Government of Australia Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations . Few qualifications outside the system are accepted by employers or for entry to tertiary study. The main exceptions are information technology vendor certifications and the International Baccalaureate . class wikitable Framework AQF Level width 40 Description Qualifications Time Level 10 Graduates at this level have systematic and critical understanding of a complex field of learning, and specialised research skills for the advancement of learning or professional practice. Doctorate degree Doctoral degree 3 to 4 years Level 9 Graduates at this level have specialised knowledge and skills for research or professional practice. Masters degree extended Masters degree coursework Masters degree research 3 to 4 years 1 to 2 years 1 to 2 years Level 8 Graduates at this level have advanced knowledge and skills for highly skilled professional work. Graduate diploma Graduate certificate Bachelor degree with honours 1 to 2 years 6 months to 1 year 1 year Level 7 Graduates at this level have broad and coherent ... and the Australian Capital Territory, and the Tertiary Entrance Rank TER elsewhere. Competing qualifications outside the Australian Qualifications Framework are the International Baccalaureate IB and Accelerated ... range of qualifications. There has been a strong push towards mutual recognition of qualifications, with VET ... in Community Services . Certificates I IV Certificates I IV are the basic post secondary qualifications ... duration for these qualifications. Certificates I II provide basic vocational skills and knowledge ... Certificate and Graduate Diploma These qualifications are much like Certificates and Diplomas ... AQF.htm Australian Qualifications Framework at Study in Australia http www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au ... more details
The Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications WSQ system is a national continuing education and training system designed for adult workers which complements the formal education system for students. WSQ training is accessible to all workers and does not require academic pre requisites. The WSQ provides training for skills upgrading and also recognition and certification of workers existing skills. There are seven qualification levels from basic Certificate to graduate Diploma and these spell out the upgrading and career advancement pathways for workers. Workers can also be certified with Statements of Attainment for individual modules to fill gaps in their skills. WSQ is based on industry agreed national skills standards, and courses only cover skills training which is determined by employers to be relevant to prevailing occupations in the industry. WSQ training is quality assured by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency WDA and is delivered to suit adult workers modular, flexible, not necessarily classroom based and recognises past skills and experience that workers already acquired. WSQ, developed by WDA, was launched by the Minister of Manpower in October 2005. Through the WSQ system, we can enhance the professionalism of industries, improve their global competitiveness and create training avenues for workers to advance in their jobs and to enter new industries. As at 2010, there are in total 30 Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications Framework, mainly categories in two aspects 1. Foundation Skills 2. Industry & Occupational Skills WSQ courses are delivered via various WDA Approved Training Organisations ATO or Continuing Education and Training CET centres. Types of WSQ CET Centre WSQ CET Centres are public training providers that usually provides a comprehesive arrays of WSQ courses, and they are required to provide additional services such as career facilitation ... WSQ framework External links http wsq.wda.gov.sg Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications http ... more details
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