Uniformed & Emergency Services Start-Up Kit

Uniformed & Emergency Services Start-up Kit

Introduction to Uniformed & Emergency Services

Structure of the Course

This Course is at Intermediate 1 level and consists of four 40 hour mandatory Units.

Mandatory Units

Uniformed and Emergency Services: An Introduction 1 Unit credit Uniformed and Emergency Services: Health, Safety, Fitness and Well 1 Unit credit Being Uniformed and Emergency Services: Engaging with the Community 1 Unit credit Uniformed and Emergency Services: Working in Teams 1 Unit credit

What are the next steps:

Visit Assessment Standards website:

http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/3911.html

Approval to offer Uniformed and Emergency Services http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/3917.html

For Approval application form, visit: http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/4472.html

Steps after Approval Application is received:  Approval Visit  Centre Approved  Centre starts offering Qualification

Arrangement Documents for Uniformed and Emergency Services http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/31390.html

NABs (SQA-Secure Site) The National Assessment Bank (NAB) is held on secure area of SQA’s website and it is password protected. The SQA Coordinator is issued username and password for this site access confidential material. http://secure.sqa.org.uk/secure/1624.html

Skills for Work Internet Forum http://skillsforwork.myfastforum.org/index.php Support Material – Scotland’s Colleges Website http://www.sfeu.ac.uk/resources/uniformed_and_emergency_services

Intermediate 1

An Introduction (August 2008) pdf version (755.4kb) or word version (675.5kb)

Course Guidance and Employability Skills (August 2008) pdf version (1.4mb) or word version (860.5kb)

Health, Safety, Fitness and Well-being (September 2008) pdf version (838.7kb) or word version (1.45mb)

Working in Teams (August 2008) word version (895.2kb)

SQA’s Operational Help Centre http://pubweb1.sqa.org.uk

Induction Guide for SQA Co-ordinators http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/4401.html

Continuing Professional Development with SQA

The Understanding Standards website has been developed to allow teaching professionals the opportunity to more fully understand the standards of assessment as they are applied by the SQA examination teams. Access the Understanding Standards website.

If you are interested in SQA's Professional Development Workshops (PDW's) then please use the icon on the left to access our current calendar of PDW titles, dates and locations, including specific PDW title pages explaining the content of each workshop. Further information on Professional Development Workshops.

SQA has launched its first website for appointees – Appointee Services. It is for all potential and current SQA appointees, such as Markers, Verifiers and Examiners, and provides information for those who want to find out more about SQA appointee work and information and services for existing appointees. Access the Appointee Services website. SQA's programme of Professional Development Workshops is continuing to build on previous successful programmes and are pleased to provide a range of workshop topics. The SQA will be adding further workshop topics to the programme over the coming months.

All of SQA’s workshops are developed and delivered by subject specialists who are looking forward to working with you.

By attending a SQA Professional Development Workshop you will have the opportunity to:

 Network with peers  Identify best practice and new ideas  Provide proof of your own continuing professional development

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We have prepared a document titled "How to create an Account" which contains a quick guide to registering for the SQA Academy, enrolment instructions for our webspaces, and directions for retrieving your username and password if you have forgotten them. Please read this document if you are having trouble accessing any of our webspaces. You can also contact the SQA Academy team on 0131 271 6744 or email us at [email protected].

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