Construction Craft Quality Network

Construction Craft Quality Network

Friday 2 November 2012. J.Carr SEV

PDA /TAPs.

The Way Forward.

The Way Forward ? The Way Forward ?

Can we deliver the new PDAs using the old TAPs ?

“Must be able to map specialist content”. The real issues are the new

- Generic units.

- Additional units.

- Demands of the new ‘Assessment

Methodology’ May 2012.

Changes to the Craft PDAsChanges to the Craft PDAs

Generic & Additional Units.UnitCode

Unit TitleSQA

CreditValue

SCQFLevel

SCQFCreditPoints

H106 12 Conform to General Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare 1 6 6

H105 12 Confirm Work Activities and Resources for the Work 1 6 6H10C 12 Develop and Maintain Good Working Relationships 1 6 6H104 12 Confirm the Occupational Method of Work 1 6 6H107 12 Conform to Productive Working Practices 1 6 6H10E 12 Move, Handle or Store Resources 1 6 6H108 12 Construction Craft Associated Subjects 1 6 6F6MF 12 Appreciation of Access Platforms and Equipment 1 6 6H10A 12 Construction Craft Employment Skills 1 6 6H109 12 Construction Craft Competence Assessment 1 6 6

The Way Forward.The Way Forward.

Old PDA using old TAPs. No issues in terms of assessment.

New PDA using old TAPs. Gaps, some units have no assessment materials.

SEVs and the EV Team have discussed this at length, identified the issues and agreed an approach which addresses the gaps and allows a consistent quality assured external verification.

Mapping the new PDAs to the existing TAPs. Brickwork ExampleMapping the new PDAs to the existing TAPs. Brickwork Example 15 Specialist units – 14 covered by existing TAPs

1 unit not covered.

Mix, Place & Finish Concrete. 6 Generic Units -- 4 covered by Generic unit

checklists.

Conform to Productive Work Practices.

Move , Handle & Store Resources. 4 Additional Units. -- 1 covered by existing TAP. (Scaffolding)

1 covered by TAP syllabus (Associated Subjects)

Construction Craft Employment Skills. (CREWs)

Construction Craft Competence Assessment.

(Phase Tests)

Mapping the new PDAs to the existing TAPs.Mapping the new PDAs to the existing TAPs.

External Verifier Team will meet to draft a mapping sheet for each craft area.

Use the mapping as the assessment toolkit, thus ensuring a focused, consistent quality assured external verification approach.

External Verification Approach.

Generic and Additional Units.Could EVs sample all during each annual visit?Generic and Additional Units.Could EVs sample all during each annual visit?

Unit Code Unit Title

H106 12 Conform to General Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare

H105 12 Confirm Work Activities and Resources for the Work

H10C 12 Develop and Maintain Good Working Relationships

H104 12 Confirm the Occupational Method of Work

H107 12 Conform to Productive Working Practices

H10E 12 Move, Handle or Store Resources

H108 12 Construction Craft Associated Subjects

F6MF 12 Appreciation of Access Platforms and Equipment

H10A 12 Construction Craft Employment Skills

H109 12 Construction Craft Competence Assessment

Generic and Additional Units. Some important questions discussed by EVs.Generic and Additional Units. Some important questions discussed by EVs.

1 When should we verify each of these units?

2 Do any of these units need to be verified each year?

3 Can we verify each of these unit each year?

4 What do CSkills, SBATC and SPADAC expect of us?

5 What is our current approach to verifying ‘Appreciation of Access Platform and Equipment’?

6 Which of these units allows evidence to be generated when integrated with Specialist Units?

7 Which of these units need to be verified as stand alone units?

Externally Verifying Generic and Additional UnitsExternally Verifying Generic and Additional UnitsGeneric / Additional Unit How When

Conform to General Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare. INTEGRATED.

INTEGRATED. Report with Specialist UnitsHowever we need to verify the knowledge questions each year.

Sample 1-3 Years

2013-2014

Confirm Work Activities and Resources for the Work INTEGRATED.

INTEGRATED. Report with Specialist Units

Sample 1-3 Years

Develop and Maintain Good Working Relationships. INTEGRATED.

INTEGRATED. Report with Specialist Units

Sample 1-3 Years

Confirm the Occupational Method of Work INTEGRATED.

INTEGRATED. Report with Specialist Units

Sample 1-3 Years

Conform to Productive Working Practices INTEGRATED.

INTEGRATED. Report with Specialist Units

Sample 1-3 Years earliest 2013-14

Move, Handle or Store Resources INTEGRATED.

INTEGRATED. Report with Specialist Units

Sample 1-3 Yearsearliest 2013-14

Construction Craft Associated Subjects STAND ALONE Sample 1-3 Years

Appreciation of Access Platforms and Equipment

STAND ALONE Sample 1-3 Years

Construction Craft Employment Skills STAND ALONE AnnuallyConstruction Craft Competence Assessment

STAND ALONE Annually

Externally Verifying Generic and Additional UnitsExternally Verifying Generic and Additional UnitsUnit Title How long live ? Evidence retained ?Conform to General Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare

Duration of PDA

Confirm Work Activities and Resources for the Work

Duration of PDA

Develop and Maintain Good Working Relationships

Duration of PDA

Confirm the Occupational Method of Work

Duration of PDA

Conform to Productive Working Practices

Duration of PDA

Move, Handle or Store Resources

Duration of PDA

Construction Craft Associated Subjects

Duration of PDA

Appreciation of Access Platforms and Equipment

Duration of PDA

Construction Craft Employment Skills

4 years 4 years

Construction Craft Competence Assessment.

4 years 4 years

CREWs

CREWs Facts and Myths CREWs Facts and MythsSome important FACTS to remember. Assessment Methodology May 12

Candidates need to generate evidence from the workplace.

(CREWs) as evidence for the Construction Craft Employment Skills Unit .

Centre staff will discuss the CREWs with the candidate and reference the evidence to the Checklist of Craft Experience.

The evidence requirements for centres is

Year 1 2 CREWs

Year 2 2 CREWs

Year 3 1 CREW

Year 4 1 CREW External Verifiers will sample and verify and sign candidate CREWs

during each year of the qualification to confirm validity of evidence from the workplace.

CREWs Facts and Myths CREWs Facts and Myths

Myths Centre staff (assessors) do not need to evaluate or

assess the quality of the on site experience.

Candidates do not need to have every item on the Checklist of Craft Experience ticked to achieve the Construction Crafts Employment Skills Unit.

CREWs CREWs

Workshop No 2.

Making sure we are all on board with CREWs

Phase Tests

Phase Tests Phase Tests

The main purpose of the craft phase tests is to.

Confirm competence at the end of each year of training.

  Allow progression to the next year of training.

Assist in preparing candidates for the craft ‘Skills Test’.

  Generate evidence for the Construction Craft Competence

Assessment unit which is an integral unit in all craft PDAs.

Phase Tests Phase Tests

Workshop No 3

1. Review the Phase test draft exemplar.

2. Consider what would constitute a Pass, a re- assessment or a complete re-sit.

What are the criteria ?

3. Normal Assessment Appeals ?