Examination
Officers
Examination Timetables 2009-10
The examination timetable for 2009-10 is now available.
Examination Timetable 2009-2010
ABC AWARDS EXAMINATION OFFICERS
GUIDE 2009-10
The ABC Awards Examination Officers Guide is now available:
ABC Awards Examination Officers Guide
(NB this is a large file and may take a while to download)
How To Register Your Learners
1. Register them online
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If you already have an online account you will be able to register your learners now. |
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If you wish to apply for an online account please click the link for online registrations (Online Registrations) where you will be able to request an account. |
If you are unable to submit your registrations online please contact the Office Manager at any ABC office for further advice.
Learner Registration Notes 09-10
Updated 29.9.09
e-Moderation Guide Now Available
This guide describes the centre’s responsibilities and the processes to be followed when planning, preparing and submitting electronic evidence samples for external moderation. It also provides some technical guidance to assist in managing some of the associated risks, and it identifies where to get further help.
This guide is intended to support centres wishing to use information and communication technology (ICT) to evidence achievement of ABC Awards’ (ABC) qualifications. ABC encourages all centres that are looking to use innovative and modern methods of assessment.
This guide is intended for:
- Tutors;
- Assessors;
- Internal Verifiers;
- Curriculum Managers;
- ICT staff and anyone else involved in the delivery of ABC’s qualifications.
e-Moderation Guide
Posted 6.10.08
ABC Awards Policies for Centres
All documents relating to ABC Awards Policies and Procedures for Centres are available, please click on the link below to view:
ABC Awards Policies and Procedures
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Examination
Officer Forms
Below is a table of forms that Examination Officers may require:
*These forms can be downloaded, completed and e-mailed back to the relevant
ABC Administrator
Feedback Form for ABC Awards Centres
ABC Awards has produced a feedback form so that centres have the opportunity to further comment on their external moderation / verification visit. The form is available on the Forms page under centre forms.
It can also be downloaded and completed electronically in Microsoft Word
Feedback Form for ABC Awards Centres ( Word Version)
Delivering Accredited
Qualifications - The Roles & Responsibilities of Centres.
This booklet, produced by QCA, includes a summary of the roles and responsibilities
of centres and awarding bodies, and information on the regulatory authorities
for accredited qualifications. It will help centres to understand their roles
and responsibilities in relation to accredited qualifications, which are covered
in further detail in the statutory regulations and codes of practice.
Posted 10.7.06
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Latest News
ABC Gains Ofqual Recogition as a QCF Awarding Organisation
ABC has been fully recognised by Ofqual as a QCF awarding organisation. This means that it is now able to extend the accreditation life of current QCF qualifications beyond December 2010. ABC will be working with relevant SSCs to extend all current QCF provision as quickly as possible.
All new qualifications will be recognised for the QCF and will be approved beyond December 2010. ABC intends to replace the majority of its remaining NQF qualifications with updated provision on the QCF as soon as possible. All plans are subject to SSC approval and timescales. Posted 4.2.10
Counselling Qualifications Update
ABC’s Counselling qualifications have an accreditation end date of 31st December 2010.
We have been engaged with Skills for Health (the Sector Skills Council responsible for Counselling) for the past 12 months concerning the transition of counselling qualifications to the new Qualifications and Credit framework.
They have been conducting research looking at the Counselling landscape, its terms, its scope etc. and the potential for identifying learning pathways. These pathways might equate to a career development plan for individuals wishing to study toward full specialist areas of counselling with stepping off points to roles along that pathway. To help us in this endeavour the SSC engaged Consultants whose remit is to produce a report late December 2009.
Counselling update continued....
Posted 2.12.09
Statement of Intent
Qualifications for the Children and Young People’s Work Force
ABC Awards has been working with other Awarding Organisations under the leadership of the Children’s Work Force Development Council (CWDC) and the Care Council for Wales on units which will form new qualifications at Levels 2 and 3 for the Children and Young People’s Workforce. These will be available for learners to enrol on by August 2010.
They will be:
Level 2 Certificate for the Children and Young People’s Workforce.
It will:
- assess both competence and knowledge.
- be a progression route to the new Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce.
- reflect the common core skills and knowledge that employers identify as important.
Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce
It will be:
- approximately 60-65 credits
- a full and relevant level 3 qualification.
- assess knowledge and skills
- in some parts of the children and young people’s workforce a requirement for registration and regulatory purposes
- contain L4 units to aid progression to further higher level study such as Foundation Degrees
- provide the opportunity for achieving individual units as CPD
ABC Awards is also working with the Care Council for Wales in collaboration with CWDC on a Level 5 qualification for the sector. More details will follow shortly. Further details will also be available from CWDC’s website www.cwdcouncil.org.uk
Posted 2.11.09
Customised Provision
Throughout 2009/2010 ABC will be reviewing its accredited and customised provision and migrating suitable provision onto the new Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). Provision that is not suitable for migration onto the QCF will be required to be updated in accordance with current approval requirements, and submitted for re-approval.
The approval period for all current ABC Customised Provision Programmes will therefore end on 31st December 2010. Centres offering Customised Provision Programmes will be contacted individually in due course. Posted 26.8.09
Upcoming Events at ABC Awards
Art, Design & Creative Industries Launch Events
ABC Awards will be holding events in March 2010, across the country to launch its new suite of qualifications in the Art, Design and Creative Industries sector.
Health & Social Care Update & Information Events - June 2010
Covering qualifications in: Youth Work, Vulnerable Young People, Counselling, Reflexology, Child Care. Dates: 15th, 17th, 23rd and 29th June.
Go to Conference & Events page for further information and booking forms.
Qualifications Directory 2009-2010
Examination Officers Guide 2009-10
Alpha Newsletter Winter 2009
Annual Review 2009
