WORKING for REFORM

A Manifesto for LearnersA simple set of entitlements for all learners
Support for the development of qualifications into the QCF
Direct access to the QCF by employers?What are the issues in allowing employers to access the QCF on the same terms as awarding bodies and providers?
Understanding the relationship between NOS and the QCFWhat do sector bodies have to say on NOS and credit?
Foundation Learning TierKey research to shape and support the development of the FLT
Initial Assessment and Ongoing ReviewWhy the FLT will only succeed if IAOR is significantly improved
Recognising Prior Learning and Achievement New research reveals strong demand for new approaches to APL and Exemption from employer bodies

ARTICLES

Making Skills Work in the FLT, May 2008 A new learner entitlement? May 2007 The right to make the wrong choices, March 2007 Power to the people, January 2007 The Foundation Learning Tier and APL, September 2006 Reform and Revolution; In Support of Tomlinson, December 2004

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Direct access to the QCF by employers?

What are the issues in allowing employers to access the QCF on the same terms as awarding bodies and providers?

As the Leitch Review of Skills is implemented, what are the implications and consequences of allowing employers to shape qualifications and have the outcomes of their own training in the QCF?

Early research for QCA by Credit WorksCloseFull Report
Executive Summary in 2005 set out the case for direct involvement of employers in what was to become the Qualifications and Credit Framework.

QCA established the Employer Recognition Programme in 2007 and by April 2008 more than 30 employers had become awarding bodies, taking advantage of new opportunities to have their training accredited nationally.

You can find the full QCA report on the Employer Recognition Programme on the QCA website. The report highlights the process, past and present, required to gain recognition as an awarding body. Sections include: Reducing the bureaucracy of qualification accreditation; the recognition of employers and providers as awarding organisations; Key issues in recognition and Implications of the Education and Skills Bill 2007 for future awarding organisations’ recognition. (Ref: QCA/08/3569, February 2008)

http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_16975.aspx

Sector body influence on the design of qualifications is set to grow to better reflect employer demand. You can read how Exemption within the QCF will improve access to qualifications by employers and employees – providing recognition for in-company certificated achievements that are of equal standing to awarding body qualifications.

Sector bodies are designing units for the QCF that directly recognise achievements from vendor qualifications – e.g. Microsoft, and looking to design units and qualifications which match the outcomes of in-company training. Read Credit Works report on APL and ExemptionCloseFull Report
Executive Summary to find out more.

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