Three more NPAs were validated on Monday... or, rather, we held a validation event on Monday because the result of the meeting was a large number of conditions that we must meet before the awards will be validated.
Although we were a little disappointed at the outcome, the Panel was very thorough and the awards will be much better as a result. But we have got a lot of thinking to do about precisely what NPAs we should develop. I had planned to produce 19 awards (including the seven we have already validated) but the Panel asked us to think again and ensure that each award is worthwhile in its own right and does not overlap with any other award. We were also asked to carry out research to ensure that there is demand for each qualification.
The end result, I'm sure, will be better, more popular awards but it does mean that the full suite of awards (however many that will be) will not be available to centres until August 2009. I'll let you know our precise plans once we've worked them out.
Please contact Shirley for more information about NPAs.
Although we were a little disappointed at the outcome, the Panel was very thorough and the awards will be much better as a result. But we have got a lot of thinking to do about precisely what NPAs we should develop. I had planned to produce 19 awards (including the seven we have already validated) but the Panel asked us to think again and ensure that each award is worthwhile in its own right and does not overlap with any other award. We were also asked to carry out research to ensure that there is demand for each qualification.
The end result, I'm sure, will be better, more popular awards but it does mean that the full suite of awards (however many that will be) will not be available to centres until August 2009. I'll let you know our precise plans once we've worked them out.
Please contact Shirley for more information about NPAs.
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