Exams 2 – A2C rewrite Adrian Kilburn Product Manager Annual Conference 2013.
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Exams 2 – A2C rewrite Adrian Kilburn Product Manager Annual Conference 2013
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Exams 2 – A2C rewrite
Adrian KilburnProduct Manager
Annual Conference 2013
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UNIT-e timeline - 1
• 2012
Initial analysis of v1.0 specification
• 2013
Deeper analysis Questions raised
Further contributions to the design discussions
Core A2C developments started Candidate numbering
Core transactions
Dec 2013 platform release Initial version for review
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UNIT-e timeline - 2
• 2014
Further developments in spring and summer releases
Exams officer training
September 2014 - Phase 1 pilot sites Go live (November Resits & Vocational)
November 2014 - Phase 2 pilots added (January modules)
• 2015
Further developments
January 2015 - Wider rollout for any site (Summer exams)
September 2015 - Final sites move across
December 2015 De-support old exams software….. initially for entries, later for results
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Key assumption – but not yet confirmed!
• No migration of open entries
Old style entries can only have old style results
New style results must be preceded by new style entries
Centres parallel run old and new exams software(Old for results, new for entries)
December 2015 switch-off refers to entries not to results
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Initial screen designs
A2C Setup
Product Catalogue Load
Product Catalogue Viewer
Product Catalogue Viewer
Exam Module Manager
Bulk Exam Manager
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UNIT-e and the changes to Funding and the ILR for 2013/14
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24+ Advanced learning Loans (= most adults aged 24+ on L3+ courses)
• On-line Applications commenced March/April
Colleges must provide essential information to applicant Course reference, Learning Aim, Fee etc.
• Loans commence 1 August
Colleges must provide Attendance Confirmation Two-weeks after enrolment start (needs ULN)
But ULN now expected before Attendance Confirmation!
Colleges must also provide Change of Circumstance
• Final specification published Thursday 10 May!!!
Far too late for July platform
To be released as an update over the summer.
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ILR
IA’s radical review of fields 31 fields removed
16 new fields
Guided learning hours at enrolment replaced by two new fields at learner level: Planned learning hours
Planned employability, enrichment and pastoral hours
UNIT-e has appropriate fields at Learner and Enrolment level
• Review of R13 return date
Confirmed as last week of October
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UNIT-e ILR Validation & Error Correction
• Announced at last year’s conference
• 4.24 (March)
Initial Tooling released
Partial 12/13 rule set
• 4.25 (July)
Slightly updated tools
Full 13/14 rule set
• Further details in summer user group
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Summer user groups
Venue Postcode
Scotland 29-May-13 Wednesday Cumbernauld College G67 1HU
HE 30-May-13 Thursday Capita Cirencester GL7 1LT
II Web Edition 19-Jun-13 Wednesday Capita Cirencester GL7 1LT
East & London North 25-Jun-13 Tuesday University of West London (Ealing Campus)
W5 5RF
South 26-Jun-13 Wednesday Alton College GU34 2LX
North 03-Jul-13 Wednesday Darlington College DL1 1DR
Midlands 04-Jul-13 Thursday Bournville College, Birmingham B31 2TW
