Developing new curriculum Strategic Approach to Planning Organised

Developing new curriculum • Strategic Approach to Planning • Organised via 8 Sector Development Groups • Market intelligence for each sector – – – SSC data / RES Data GM L 4 Skills priorities LSC Data on L 3 & L 4 provision in GM Identification of progression opportunities Identification of gaps in provision • FT/PT/Modular or bridging programmes

ASNs • Model 2 adopted – Used for Fds, CPDs and to create headroom on ANY type of HE programme including HN’s • Process – Institutions and Sector Development Groups bid for ASNs – SPA group consider in light of feedback from Sector Development Groups – ASNs allocated through a Strategic Planning Advisory Group

Construction, planning and the built environment LSC Funded Level 3 provision in GM

Distribution of part-time Level 3 LSC provision in Construction, planning and the built environment

Credit Accumulation & Transfer Scheme and the GMSA Mod. CAT Project

The Key Players Vocational Learners Employers • Relevance • Part time in work • Flexibility • Portable units HE / FE Training / Learning Providers • Be responsive (Leitch / employers) • Maintain Quality

Potential Solution 6 HEIs GMSA Credit Framework Employers Groups 22 FECs

Credit Accumulation & Transfer – Credit = currency – mutual recognition of achievement between partners – Facility for learners to accumulate and transfer credit awarded by different institutions towards a larger award – Use to improve progression and transfer between providers in GM

Partnership with Autonomy HEI 1 HEI 3 GM LLN CAT scheme HEI 2 HEI 4

Various Unit Sizes HEI 1 HEI 3 GM LLN CAT scheme HEI 2 HEI 4

Various Partners HEI 1 FEC 2 PP 1 HEI 2 GM LLN CAT scheme

Various Modes of Delivery Negotiated Learning where the learner defines the required curriculum within appropriate parameters CLRM WBL ACTION DSTNCE NEG BLNDD

What is the GMSA Mod. CAT project? • Online tool allowing users to view bite-sized, flexible learning options • Joins-up bite sized learning to create recognised higher education qualifications • Delivered and supported through the GMSA portal • Incorporates the work of 2 JISC projects

Why Mod. CAT? Ø External ‘Product’ for managing and facilitating progression through credit transfer Ø Enables small credit rated pieces of HE learning to be packaged in such a way that meet needs of part time learners and their employers Ø Enables the LLN to respond to Leitch Ø Enables the LLNs to contribute to wider national developments around credit transfer Ø Ø QCA NCF (many L 3 -L 4 qualifications within the NQF will have a credit rating) Burgess credit issues group

Delivering Progression Opportunities Cert HE Multimedia FD Multimedia (120 cr MMU) Uni Cert in Web-design Intro to Web -design (20 cr Salford) (60 cr MMU) 40 cr CPD in Multimedia Dip HE Web Design Cert HE Web Design (120 cr MMU) HND New Media (40 cr Salford) HNC New Media (120 cr Salford) HND Web Design (120 cr Salford)

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Mod. CAT MMU mod Uni Bolton mod Uni Salford mod Uni Manchester mod Criteria for module entry to catalogue… Module must offer a clear and coherent stand alone learning experience. HEIs and FECs will offer modules into the catalogue, which will be presented to prospective students and employers via a web-portal Module Catalogue

Mod. CAT MMU mod Uni Bolton mod Uni Salford mod Uni Manchester mod MMU CPD award Uni Bolton CPD award Uni Salford CPD awards of various sizes will be offered by combining relevant modules. A condition of entry to the Module Catalogue would be that at least one progression route is identified. Module Catalogue

Mod. CAT MMU mod Uni Bolton mod Uni Salford mod Uni Manchester mod MMU CPD award Uni Bolton CPD award Uni Salford CPD award In cases where one institution has specialist facilities or staff, a unit could be combined with units from other institutions to make a CPD award. Articulation agreements would be used to facilitate this Module Catalogue

Mod. CAT MMU mod Module Catalogue Uni Bolton mod Uni Salford mod Uni Manchester mod MMU CPD award Uni Bolton CPD award Uni Salford CPD award GMSA Module catalogue will also store data on larger qualifications, in order that a student can be presented with the full range of progression opportunities available from each single unit. Cert HE

Mod. CAT MMU mod Module Catalogue Uni Bolton mod Uni Salford mod Uni Manchester mod MMU CPD award Uni Bolton CPD award Uni Salford CPD award Or in reverse, what modules are available individually from a particular FD etc. FD

Draft QA Timeline & milestones System for MMU awards within Mod. CAT Established QA processes for CPD Awards Sept 07 MMU QA post in place Jan June Established Mod. CAT MMU Shell Awards Framework Series of PAs to facilitate credit transfer within Mo. DCAT Sept 08 Other GM HEIs commitment to GMSA Mod. CAT awards