PDA Office Management and Information Technology SCQF level 8

The PDA in Office Management and Information Technology has Evidence Requirements that focus on the knowledge/skills that candidates should perform/use and the assessment methods are not prescribed. This means that there is much more flexibility in when and how the evidence is gathered.

This PDA in Office Management and Information Technology provides a manageable qualification for full and part-time candidates. The Units within the PDA are also included within the HND Administration and Information Technology, providing centres with the option of combining classes, and gives candidates the option of progressing to the HND, having already gained credits towards achievement of the HND.

Access

Access is at the discretion of the centre and the following qualifications and experience are for guidance only.

• HNC Administration and Information Technology
• HNC Business
• Higher Administration or Business Management and English
• SVQ in Business and Administration at level 3
• NC in Business at SCQF level 5
• relevant work experience

There are progression opportunities to the HND in Administration and Information Technology and to the HND in Business.

Centres with devolved authority are eligible to seek approval through their own internal approval process.

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Assessors and verifiers must be able to meet SQA's general requirements as outlined in the guide to approval.

The Evidence Requirements within each Unit state clearly what evidence is required to meet the standard and the assessment instrument is not prescribed. This means that there is much more flexibility in when and how the evidence is gathered. Rather than delivering and assessing Units as individual components and thereby increasing the possibility of assessing similar evidence on more than one occasion, it is possible to gather evidence to meet the requirements of more than one Unit in a single assessment event, which is referred to as integration of assessment.

There is no single approach to delivery and assessment. Centres may use a range of teaching and learning approaches including self-study, workshops, lectures, case studies and group tasks.