Scotland's Colleges

Background

Since 2006, Fife and Tayside Wider Access Forum has been at the forefront of working with practitioners in using the Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework (SCQF) to promote and support community based adult learners in progression and transition from community to further learning opportunities.  The recommendations from the project report Supporting Progression and Transitions in Community Based Adult Learning Using SCQF, Personal Development Planning (PDP) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) completed in October 2008 identified a need to  develop and deliver a cross sector staff development programme that would raise awareness and understanding of the uses of the SCQF in community learning settings.

This event builds on a series of awareness raising workshops for practitioners working within the community based adult learning sector to support them in using the SCQF with their learners.  The workshops demonstrated how to benchmark learning and how to use the SCQF to support RPL.  This event will promote and support implementation of the SCQF in community based learning settings. 

Aim of Event

The broad aim is for practitioners to support the continued implementation of the SCQF in community based learning settings.  Participants will explore the potential of SCQF implementation and enter into professional dialogue related to required support and materials.  There will be an opportunity to engage in the process for writing programmes in learning outcomes and benchmarking.

Target Audience

Community learning and development practitioners, community outreach practitioners within Scotland’s colleges, voluntary sector and quality managers.

After this event you should be able to…

 

• identify the potential of using the SCQF to support community based learning
• identify how the SCQF can be used to develop short programmes which can be benchmarked
• reflect on the opportunities for implementation of the SCQF in community based learning settings
• engage with the main messages to emerge from the work of Fife and Tayside Wider Access Forum in using SCQF.

Cost

This is a free event.

Event Organiser

Conference Code

C3470

Programme

09:30	Registration and Coffee
09:50	Welcome and Introductions	Roddy and Wilma will welcome delegates and provide a brief introduction to the event.
	Roddy Henry, Associate Director - Next Practice, Scotland's Colleges and Wilma Clark, Manager, Fife and Tayside Wider Access Forum
10:00	SCQF and the Value of Community Based Learning	Using a favourite learning anecdote, Jim will set the context for the day by highlighting the value of SCQF and community based learning.
	Jim Crooks, Principal, Elmwood College
10:15	Keynote Address	This keynote address will focus on a practitioner perspective of SCQF and community based learning.
	Graham Hewitson, Principal Officer, Community and Learning Development, Angus Council
10:30	Do you Speak SCQF?	Garry will facilitate an activity to open the SCQF dialogue.
	Garry Cameron, Manager - Next Practice, Scotland's Colleges
11:00	Coffee
11:15	Getting Started with SCQF	Fiona will lead this session with a focus on the partnership project and identify emergent themes and issues.
	Fiona Williams, Education and Training Consultant, Fife and Tayside Wider Access Forum
12:15	Reflective Questions	Fiona wil facilitate a short question and answer session.
	Fiona Williams, Education and Training Consultant, Fife and Tayside Wider Access Forum
12:30	Lunch
13:15	Professional Learning Workshop	Fiona will facilitate a hands-on practical group session where participants design a new programme, write in learning outcomes and use SCQF level descriptors to identify the level of the learning.
	Fiona Williams, Education and Training Consultant, Fife and Tayside Wider Access Forum
14:30	Reflective Questions Related to Workshop Process
14:40	Moving Forward	What supporting materials are required to embed and extend the uses of SCQF in community learning settings. An overview of the proposed training pack.
	Garry Cameron, Manager - Next Practice, Scotland's Colleges
15:00	Close