| Course Name |
Advance Diploma IT users |
| Duration |
One year of full time study |
| Course fee |
£ 3250 |
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| Level 3 Advanced Diploma for IT Users (7262-03) |
| General information |
| Vocationally related awards have been designed by City & Guilds to support government initiatives towards the National Qualifications Framework. They can contribute towards the knowledge and understanding required for the related N/SVQ while not requiring or proving evidence of occupational competence. |
| General structure |
| Vocationally related awards are made up of units expressed in a standard format. Each unit is preceded by details of |
- the structure of the unit
- the aims and general coverage of the unit
- the relationship of the unit to the appropriate N/SVQ National Occupational Standards
- the outcomes
- the assessment methods
- signposting of opportunities to generate evidence for Key Skills.
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| For the Level 3 Advanced Diploma for IT Users the units are: |
- Core
- Optional
- 042 Word Processing
- 043 Spreadsheets
- 044 Databases
- 045 Integrated applications
- 309 Website design
- 311 Relational databases
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| For the award of this qualification, a candidate must successfully complete the assessments for the core unit, plus two of the optional units |
| Assessment and quality assurance |
| National standards and rigorous quality assurance are maintained by the use of |
- City & Guilds’ set and marked written test(s). Candidates answer the same questions and are marked against the same criteria. This ensures and maintains national standards.
- City & Guilds’ Assignments, marked by the centre according to externally set marking criteria, with quality assurance provided by the centre and monitored by City & Guilds’ external verification system, to ensure that national standards are maintained. Quality assurance includes initial centre approval, scheme approval, the centre's own procedures for monitoring quality and City and Guilds' ongoing monitoring by an External Verifier. The written test assesses knowledge and understanding. For this award the written test will be a 40 item multiple -choice test which is delivered on-line. Assignments (one per unit) for the Core unit assesses practical activities, whilst assignments for the optional units cover both practical activities and underpinning knowledge. City & Guilds provides guidance for assessors, which includes marking and grading criteria, and candidate instructions within each assignment. As assignments are designed to sample practical activities, it is essential that the centres ensure that candidates cover the content of the whole unit.
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| The assessment component for the multiple -choice test is graded Pass or Fail. Assessment components for the assignments are graded Pass, Credit and Distinction. A pass is the achievement level required for the knowledge and understanding in an N/SVQ and generally represents the ability to follow instructions and procedures. Credit and Distinction represent increasing levels of ability to adapt to changing circumstances and to independently resolve problems. |
| Course Design |
| Teachers/assessors should familiarise themselves with the structure and content of the award before designing an appropriate course; in particular they are advised to consider the knowledge and understanding requirements of the relevant N/SVQ. City & Guilds does not itself provide courses of instruction or specify entry requirements. As long as the requirements for the award are met, teachers/assessors may design courses of study in any way that they feel best meets the needs and capabilities of the candidates. City & Guilds recommends that candidates should not enter, with another awarding body, for a qualification at the same level with the same title. It is recommended that centres cover the following in the delivery of the course, where appropriate: |
- Key Skills (such as Communication, Application of Number, Information technology, Working with others, Improving own learning and performance, Problem solving)
- Health and safety considerations, in particular the need to impress to candidates that hey must preserve the health and safety of others as well as themselves
- Spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues
- Equal opportunities
- Environmental education
- related European issues.
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| The Award |
| For the award of a certificate, candidates must successfully complete the assessments for the core unit plus two optional units |
Core Unit |
Assetment Components required |
041 |
IT Principles (Core) |
7262-03-041 |
Assignment |
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042 |
Word Processing |
7262-03-042 |
Assignment |
043 |
Spreadsheets |
7262-03-043 |
Assignment |
044 |
Desktop Publishing |
7262-03-044 |
Assignment |
045 |
Integrated Applications |
7262-03-309 |
Assignment |
311 |
Relational Databases |
7262-03-311 |
Assignment |
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