Consultation events with business advisors have been held across the UK as part of the review of these SFEDI National Occupational Standards. We also facilitated steering group meetings, conducted interviews and ran an on-line questionnaire. The evidence has been used to revise the standards to ensure they adequately cover equality, diversity and inclusion issues and provide a basis for continuing professional development. New standards for enterprise trainers, Government and agency officials, and business service providers (such as accountants, bookkeepers and bank staff).
Archive for the ‘Research’ Category
Review and extension of Business Support standards
Thursday, April 8th, 2010Society, Health & Development Diploma Resources Evaluation Project
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009January – March 2009 Qualifications & Curriculum Authority
New resources had been developed to help teachers deliver the new Society, Health & Development 14-19 Diploma; our task was to evaluate the process used for procuring and delivering these resources. The work included a review of the extensive background materials, interviews with Sector Skills Council representatives, Awarding Bodies and resource authors and facilitation of discussions at a launch event. A topic guide was developed for the interviews and adapted for each audience. An evaluative framework was also created to collate and compare the data gathered from which we were able to produce coherent and well-evidenced findings and recommendations.
Languages Sector Occupational and Functional Map
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009September 2008 – March 2009 CILT, the National Centre for Languages
Our contribution to this work included extensive desk research into the scope and nature of the languages sector, the factors driving skill change, skill shortages and the supply of qualifications and training. We also designed a questionnaire that was circulated within the sector.