February 2010
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Review of National Occupational Standards Agricultural/Horticultural Secretaries & Administrators The National Occupational Standards for Agricultural/Horticultural Secretaries & Administrators are currently being reviewed by CfA to ensure they remain up-to-date and fit for purpose by those working in Agricultural/Horticultural business administration. |
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Business & Admin Apprenticeship Impact Study As the current Business & Administration apprenticeship frameworks were developed in 2005, the CfA is now investigating the impact of these frameworks on employers and learners across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We need to have the views of employers and other key stakeholders, about the impact of the Business & Administration Apprenticeship on both the organisation and the individual apprentice. We would like to hear of your opinions and experiences and any barriers that you may have encountered with this. If you haven’t used the Business & Administration Apprenticeship as a training programme before, we would also like to know why this is. To help us with your feedback, please provide your thoughts, comments and experiences on the Business & Administration Apprenticeship. The questionnaire takes just 15 minutes to complete and is available by clicking here. The closing date for responses is 5th March 2010. Please contact Jonathan Webb directly if you have any questions. |
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New NOS on Business Continuity Management The CfA is pleased to let you know that we are developing new National Occupational Standards (NOS) in Business Continuity Management (BCM). BCM is the set of principles and processes that organisations use to mitigate the impact of disasters. Above all, Business Continuity deals with the resilience of an organisation and encompasses areas of emergency planning, risk management and disaster recovery. It aims to decrease the threat and impact of events like IT failure, loss of access to business site, pandemics or any other unforeseen event that reduces productivity. We are designing the NOS for administrators, senior management and directors in small and micro organisations to prepare and equip them with the skills, understanding and competencies needed to plan for business continuity. So far, recent primary research has revealed a number of key competencies, skills and knowledge required for employees working in the area of BCM. To ensure that we have the full picture of what is needed, to successfully design the BCM NOS, we would appreciate your feedback or any other comments you may have relating to resilience and BCM. A list of draft competencies for your information can be found in the questionnaire which takes just 15 minutes and is available by clicking here. The closing date for responses is 5th March 2010.
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2009 – 2010 National Occupational Standards Review Currently, the Business & Administration NOS are awaiting ratification from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). Likewise, the Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQs) units and qualification structures, and the Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework (SCQF) units are awaiting ratification from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). The UKCES has confirmed the Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) units and the QCF Rules of Combination (RoC) for the following new QCF qualifications:
It is anticipated that the QCF units and RoCs will be uploaded to the Web Based Accreditation (WBA) database and available for downloading by awarding organisations from 1st March 2010.
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Workshops - Essential Skills Wales The CfA are running two workshops to raise awareness of Essential Skills Wales and provide information on how they map to the Business & Administration NOS. The half-day workshops are free to attend and are being held in Cardiff on the 18th February and in St Asaph on the 23rd February. These important workshops will cover what Essential Skills Wales are, their importance to those working in Business & Administration, how Essential Skills can be improved and where additional support and resources can be accessed. For more information and to book your place, please e-mail Matthew Street or call 020 7091 9633. |
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Legal Support Staff – Review of NOS The National Occupational Standards for Legal Support Staff are currently being reviewed by CfA to ensure they remain up-to-date and fit for use by those working in legal administration. We need your help to ensure that our review is accurate! An online survey to gather your thoughts has been launched and is available by clicking here until the 1st March 2010. If you are involved in legal administration and would like to help shape the future of the legal support standards, please complete the short survey by following the link above. For more information please e-mail Matthew Street or call 020 7091 9633. |
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Development of knowledge qualification Business & Administration Apprenticeships An online survey has been launched to assess the required content for a new Business & Administration knowledge-based qualification. The qualification will be used as part of a new Business & Administration apprenticeship framework, due to be launched later this year. To have your say in the qualification content please complete the short survey, available here. The closing date is the 22nd February 2010. For more information please e-mail Matthew Street or call 020 7091 9633. |
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If you would like to submit information to the CfA eBriefing, please contact Helen Gerlach on 020 7091 9620.
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