BILD Connect Event - Qualifications in Learning and Development: where are we now?
March 17, 2009 at 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
The Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland, Edinburgh
This event starts at 10.30am and finishes at 3.30pm
Coffee
Welcome and Introductions
Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland
Speaker and topic to be confirmed
SQA
This presentation will be given by David Pirnie, Senior Verifier for Learning and Development at SQA. Details of the topic to be confirmed.
Accreditation for Training
In this presentation, Matthew Scarff, Manager of the Employer Recognition Programme at QCA, will describe the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) and the Employer Recognition Programme (ERP) which was initiated in response to the Leitch recommendation that employers should be able to seek accreditation for their own internal training.
Networking Lunch
Certification for Learning & Development Professionals: An Employer Led Perspective
In this session Adrian Snook, Deputy Chief Executive at the Training Foundation, presents an employer-led view of the need to develop, assess and certificate learning & development skills; informed by the results of the TAP Learning System in the Workplace Survey 2009.
Clyde Bank College
In this presentation, Tom McCusker, Clydebank College, will discuss the EPICT qualification and SCQF. Further details to follow.
Approaches to Assessment
This workshop session will be introduced by a presentation from Jacqui Nelson, of Nelson Croom, who will consider some approaches to assessment. This will be followed by group discussion to consider the issues and review the outcomes.
Close
Event Owner: Sarah Wills (Programme Manager at ICWE GmbH)