SQA Events 2014

In April 2014 SQA organised two training events to support the ongoing delivery of the HND frameworks for:

• Administration and Information Technology
• Business
• Business with Accounting
• Business with Human Resource Management
• Business with Information Technology
• Business with Marketing
• Financial Services
• Global Trade and Business

Bejing Professional Development Conference 1–5 September 2014

From the 1st to 5th of September 2014 SQA welcomed its centres in China to attend the inaugural Professional Development Conference in Beijing. The aim of the conference was to provide Deans, Vice Deans, Course Leaders, Lecturers and SQA Coordinators with a deeper understanding to support the delivery of the SQA HND and to ensure its continued success. 

SQA Chief Executive Dr Brown and Director General of Chinese Service Centre for Scholarly Exchange, Mr Sun opened the conference with a welcome address and opening remarks.

The conference was attended by centres who are currently delivering the SQA HND in China as well as newly appointed and newly approved centres. 

The 5-day conference programme was delivered by SQA staff and subject experts who provided centres with their wealth of experience and expertise and delivered presentations and sessions which focused around the following areas:

• Introduction to valid assessments
• Management of SQAs Quality Assurance Standards
• Preparing and delivering high quality teaching
• Preparing and carrying out high quality assessment