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RECOGNISING ACHIEVEMENT: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR CELEBRATING LEARNER SUCCESS
Monday 6 December 2004
This conference focuses primarily on the publication of proposals by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) to establish a new Framework for Achievement within which a new generation of credit-based qualifications will be developed in the coming years. We are pleased that QCA colleagues will be working with us in leading some of the key discussions at the conference as part of the consultation on the Framework for Achievement.
The conference is also timed to take account of the recommendations of the Tomlinson Committee on reform of 14-19 qualifications. Although the final report of the Committee will have been published some weeks before the conference, there is still much important work to be done in ensuring that the Tomlinson reforms align seamlessly with the new Framework for Achievement. NIACE sees a real opportunity opening up in the coming months to develop a genuinely inclusive and responsive framework for recognising learner achievements.
Irrespective of the potential of the new Framework for Achievement to encompass a wide range of learner achievements, NIACE still recognises the importance of providing learning opportunities to adults who do not seek formal assessment or certification for their achievements. The conference will also consider how the new proposals for safeguarding learning for personal fulfilment can ensure that the successes of learners on this type of provision are also recognised in appropriate ways.
If the reforms proceed as planned, NIACE envisages a possible future where a spectrum of arrangements for recognising and recording achievement exist across the Learning and Skills sector, with learners able to choose which particular offer of recognition best suits their needs
For further information please visit the NIACE website: http://www.niace.org.uk/Conferences/achievement.htm
Or contact Gurjit Kaur on tel: 0116 2042833; Email: [log in to unmask]
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