Building your Total Solution

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The Engineering Diploma
Building your Total Solution
Building a Total Solution for your Diploma Success
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Aims

• To put the concept of the diploma into an
  engineering context
• To look at the structure of the engineering
  diploma and to become familiar with some of the
  features of the units and assessment requirements
  for the diploma
• To reflect on the Edexcel Support available
• To think about the issues a consortia faces

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Employer / SSC Involvement

• EDDP made up of SEMTA, Cogent, GoSkills, Summit
  Skills, Automotive Skills, EU Skills
• EDDP Content used to develop QCA LoL Criteria
• Engineering Units /Learning Outcomes and Content
  developed to meet LoL Criteria
• Grading grids created
• Assessment guidance written
• PLTS integrated

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Specification Themes
Engineering Diploma

• Common Themes for Levels 1 and 2
• The Engineering World
• Discovering Engineering and Technology
• Engineering the Future
• and
• Analytical Methods for Engineering (Level 3)

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Unit Title Level 1
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Unit Title Level 2
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Unit Title Level 3
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The Diploma Structure
The Engineering Diploma
The Level 1 Diploma (Foundation) will total 600
Guided Learning Hours
The Level 2 Diploma (Higher) will total 800
Guided Learning Hours
The Level 3 Diploma (Advanced) will total 1080
Guided Learning Hours
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Diploma Structure
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Functional Skills

• All learners must meet the standards for
  Functional Skills in English, Mathematics and ICT
  at the same level of Diploma they are taking.
• Level 3 Diploma has this requirement at level 2
  Functional Skills and there is no compensation
  against this need for this first year.

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Project

• Learners choose an area of research and will then
  manage, develop, realise and review their Project
• Level 1 or 2 Projects consist of 60 GLH
• Extended Project (L3) consists of 120 GLH
• The specification is based on four main criteria
• Select, plan and carry out a project or task to
  achieve agreed objectives
• Use resources to achieve agreed objectives
• Develop and realise using a range of skills
• Review and evaluate outcomes.
• All Projects are internally supervised and
  teacher assessed and externally moderated by
  Edexcel

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Additional and Specialist Learning (A/SL)

• At Level 1 120 GLH Foundation
• At Level 2 180 GLH Higher
• At Level 3 360 GLH Advanced
• Qualifications available through catalogue
• Possible to obtain from a single preferred
  awarding body
• Comprehensive range of General and BTEC
  Qualifications
• Rules of combination exist

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Equivalence
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PLTS

• A framework for Personal, Learning and Thinking
  Skills sets out the requirements for the
  following six skills
• independent enquiry
• creative thinking
• reflective learning
• team working
• self-management
• effective participation
• Learners will have opportunities to develop,
  apply and assess all six skills within Principal
  Learning. Learners may also develop and apply
  Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills within
  work experience and their project.

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Edexcels Unique FeaturesEngineering Diplomas

• Referring to the summary sheet
• Assessment Grid
• Nested v Linear
• Approach
• Best Fit v Progressive/Objective

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Assessment
The Engineering Diploma

• A combination of external and internal assessment
• Variety of external assessment approaches
• Refer to the Engineering Diploma Summary
  sheet
• A unique high level of support for internal
  assessment

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External Assessment

• Level 1
• Unit 1, Introducing the Engineering World (30
  GLH) External assessment consist of summative
  multiple choice examination The assessment will
  consist of 30 questions. Each question will have
  four possible options, and all questions are to
  be attempted within the time of - 1 hour
• Level 2
• Unit 8 Exploring Engineering Innovation,
  Enterprise and Technological Advancements (60
  glh) External assessment consist of a short
  answer 90 minute external examination based on a
  case study of an engineering product or service.
  The case study will be issued to the learners
  prior to the examination to enable sufficient
  research to be undertaken. Detailed guidance will
  be given with the case study.

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External Assessment

• Level 3
• Unit 1, Investigating Engineering Business and
  the Environment (60 GLH ). Externally assessed by
  means of a written paper containing multiple
  choice questions, short answer questions and long
  answer questions, assessment under formal
  examination conditions and must be completed
  within a time of 90 minutes
• Unit 8, Mathematical Techniques and Applications
  for Engineers (60 GLH). Externally assessed by
  means of a written paper containing about six
  compulsory questions the assessment will be under
  formal examination conditions and must be
  completed within a time of 2 hours - See the
  Sample Assessment Material

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Who are we working with?
Diploma Development Partnership
Partnership
Services
Collaborations
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Work Experience Trident

• At Level 1 Min 10 days Foundation
• At Level 2 Min 10 days Higher
• At Level 3 Min 10 days Advanced
• All consortia offering Edexcel Diplomas will be
  guaranteed help and support to obtain work
  experience opportunities through Trident from
  Edexcel.
• All consortia will benefit from the new Trident
  Online. Please use the Trident website
• www.trident-edexcel.co.uk

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Approvals, Registrations, Entries
The Diploma
Approvals Registration Entry Internal
Standardisation Moderation OSCA
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The Diploma - ResultsPlus / Achieve More
The Diploma

• Puts real tools for raising attainment into the
  hands of teachers

• The most compelling results analysis service
• ever seen

• Skills Maps, show areas of the specification
  where performance was poor, average or strong

• Edexcel are developing Achieve More which is
  the Diploma/BTEC version of ResultsPlus

• Available for teaching staff at all schools and
  colleges to use. Available for all Edexcel GCSEs
  and GCEs.

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Pearson Edexcel and Learning
The Diploma
Resources from Edexcel to support the Diplomas

• Resources and support materials for all 5 lines
  of learning
• Motivating material to support students and
  lecturers
• Written by experienced and expert authors
• Guidance from authors of the diplomas to provide
  the best map to the specification

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u-xplore inspiring education for the next
generation
The Diploma

• A revolutionary online service that gives
  teachers and students access to
• sector specific information for all Diploma lines
• An interactive application that engages with
  students and gives them a
• real insight into industry information that
  exists within their local area
• Teacher support in the form of sample assignments
  and signposted
• content
• Tracking system that allows teachers to monitor
  students progress

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The Edexcel Employability Skills Offer
The Diploma

• Edexcel plans to offer a one-stop shop for
  Employability Skills, creating a suite of units
  under the BTEC brand supported by resources to
  meet the UK skills challenge
• There are four planned themes in the Edexcel
  Employability Skills offer
• Personal life skills
• Sustainable employability skills
• Work placement skills
• Skills for business.
• Employability Skills can be part of the
  Additional and Specialist Learning
• Please use the dedicated Employability email
  employabilityskills_at_edexcel.org.uk

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Safe Learner
The Diploma

• BTEC L2 Award - 30 GLH - assessed onscreen
  prepare students for work
• placements
• Teacher/student support - Safe Learner
  interactive e-learning materials
• including a variety of workplace scenarios
• Possible to include in Diploma Additional
  Learning for all students
• Contributes to Every Child Matters agenda and
  fully covers ENTO
• standards
• L3 Awards also available for workplace
  supervisors and school staff risk-
• assessing work placements assessed via
  portfolio

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Diploma Development Plan
The Diploma

• Audit resources - What do I have? Whats needed?
  
• Where can they be obtained? And when?
• Budget accordingly
• Internal quality assurance system, recording
• achievement and tracking
• Integrate assessment and internal moderation
• milestones

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Diploma Development Plan
The Diploma

• Strategy for marketing to students, parents and
  local
• community
• Student Management -Whats the Plan? Whos in
• Charge? What help do I need?
• Identify student cohort and develop recruitment
  strategy
• Student Guides available (Z-code)

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Diploma Development Plan
The Diploma

• Employer Engagement Aims and Partners - Whos
  in
• Charge, what help do I need?
• Delivery of Work Experience - Plan possible
  integration
• of Trident Whats the Plan? Whos in charge?

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Diploma Development Plan
The Diploma

• Professional development available to whom?
  when?
• and where?
• Identify staff and develop dedicated
  professional
• development plan

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Diploma Development Plan
The Diploma

• Timetabling development - Whats the Plan? Whos
  in
• charge? What help do I need?
• Develop an integrated Scheme of Work for all the
  
• component parts of the Diploma - Who? What?
  When?
• and Where?
• Induction? Co-teachability?
• Internal quality assurance system, recording
• achievement and tracking
• Integrate assessment and internal moderation
• milestones

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Diploma Development Plan
The Diploma

• Develop collaboration with LA
• Who are your key staff in the LA and their role
  within
• this development?
• Connect with your dedicated Curriculum
  Development
• Manager (CDM)
• Research the website register for email alerts

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Diploma Development Plan
The Diploma

• Read Specifications and plan for publication of
  Sample
• Assessment Material (SAMs) Tutor Support
  Material (TSM)
• Plan to maximise potential of Functional
  Skills/Adult
• literacy and Numeracy (ALaN)/ ResultsPlus

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Diploma Development Plan
The Diploma
Plan possible integration of U-xplore