Delivering Digital Wales 2011

NOS, Apprenticeships and Qualifications (Dr Chris Morrow)

NOS, Apprenticeships and Qualifications

1. Overview of NOS and relationship to IT Professional Standards

2. Apprenticeship Developments and Frameworks

3. Development Plans

Overview of NOS and relationship to IT Professional Standards

e-skills UK responsible for development and maintenance of NOS for:

• IT & Telecoms Professionals

• IT Users

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Structure of Framework

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Discipline: Solution Development and ImplementationLevel: Professional

Sub-discipline Competencies

501 Systems development

5014.01 Perform systems development activities5014.02 Contribute to the management of systems development

502 Software development

503 Testing

504 Systems integration

5.5 Systems implementation and handover

5014.01Ca Follow organisational standards for the systems development lifecycle5014.01Cb Correctly select and apply systems development procedures, tools and techniques following organisational standards5014.01Cc Operate with reference to systems architecture, design and service level requirements and the environment in which an IT/technology system will operate5014.01Cd Collate, interpret and document relevant information relating to architecture models and existing system elements in order to inform systems development activities5014.01Ce Collate, interpret and document relevant information from design deliverables, service level requirements and operational environments to inform systems development activities

ITPS content

The disciplines of the IT profession:• Sales & Marketing• Business Change• Programme and Project Management  • Solution Architecture• Solution Development and Implementation• Information Management and Security• Service Management and Delivery• Transferable Skills

• Business• Personal• Leadership

Each Discipline has Sub-disciplines

(eg Information Management and Security)

• Information Management

• IT Security Management

• IT Disaster Recovery

Which are defined at levels from Junior Technician to Principal

Each sub-discipline and level

(eg Information Management - Professional)

Competence Statements (I can):

• Manage the classification and categorisation of information

• Carry out information management activities

• Assist the management of information assets

75 sub-disciplines @ 5 levels = 375 definitions with 3 (average) ~ 1200 competency statements

Each Competence Statement is underpinned by detailed performance criteria, knowledge and understanding.

This competence will be demonstrated by the following Performance Criteria (6014.01C):a) Ensure that the location and properties of information are collated and recorded, to enable effective management,

classification and categorisationb) Classify and categorise information, in line with organisational policies and proceduresc) Collate, accurately and concisely, information and data that define the procedures for the management of information

assets supporting an organisation

Competent performance requires Knowledge (6014.01K) of how to:• source information and data that describes what needs to be known about information within an organisation, to

enable it to be classified, categorised and managed effectively

Competent performance requires Understanding (6014.01U) of:• The role and relevance of information lifecycle management (ILM) practices being applied to information from its

creation or acquisition to its disposal • What information management entails• the activities and tasks involved in information management and how these relate to information lifecycle

management (ILM)• The fact that effective information management is critical to the well being and success of an organisation• The fact that the responsibility for ensuring the accuracy, currency and completeness of information within an

organisation lies with identified business owners• The fact that there are external providers of information management services available and that there are

disadvantages and benefits in using them

80 sub-disciplines @ 5 levels x 50 (average C, K & U) > 20,000 details

NOS/ITPS

NOS underpin vocational qualification development and approval

• Content of apprenticeship frameworks

Wider ITPS underpin National Skills Academy products and services

Apprenticeship Developments

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

• Applies to England and Wales

• Places Apprenticeships on a statutory basis

• Implementation:– England April 2011– Wales March 2012

ASCL 2009

Specification for Apprenticeship Standards in Wales (SASW)

• Prescribes the content of an apprenticeship framework– Competence and Knowledge or Combined

qualifications– Essential Skills Wales– Employee Rights and responsibilities– On and off the job training hours required

• No flexibility

ASCL 2009 – New Roles

Issuing Authorities

• Currently SSCs

• Check that frameworks comply with SASW

• Only issued frameworks are fundable

• Interim – ‘publish on non-statutory basis’

• www.apprenticeshipframeworksonline.semta.org.uk/

Certificating Authority

• Centralised system

• Apprentice must apply but may authorise a 3rd party.

Current Welsh Frameworks(non-statutory)

IT, Software, Web & Telecoms Professionals• Competence

• Knowledge

• Levels 2, 3 & 4

IT Users• Combined – ITQ

Diploma

• Levels 2 & 3

Future developments

IT User Framework

• Reposition as IT Application Specialist

• England now

• Scotland in negotiation

IT & T Professional

• Review competence qualification for March 2012

Any Questions?