ICT Systems and Principles for IT
Practitioners/Professionals (PROCOM)
and the QCF
Advance Overview
The QCF framework
• New way of recognising achievement:
awarding a credit value for units and qualifications
• Qualifications titles, sizes and levels (entry→ L8) standardised
nationally: Awards (1-12 credits), Certificates (13-36 credits),
Diplomas (37+ credits)
• Qualifications will be:
– designed to fit a national (unit) template with learning outcomes
and assessment criteria
– subject to agreed rules of combination (RoC)
– migrated to the new framework by end 2010
Credits and Levels
• All units will be assigned a credit value at a level
• Levels are same as NQF – L2 roughly GSCE level, L3 A Level, L4
1st year undergrad, L8 PhD.
• One credit = 10 notional learning hours (NLH)
• NLH
– average time it would take a learner to complete a unit
– consists of guided learning hours (GLH), personal study time, ‘on
the job’ experience, assessment preparation and assessment
time
QCF structure
Ofqual’s Equivalencies
General observations
• The framework has changed, but methods of assessment have not
• Each unit needs to be able to be assessed separately, but
evidence can still be used across a number of units where
appropriate
• Greater flexibility may result in qualifications with more than one
assessment model - we will consider the assessment burden when
developing rules of combination
• Full scheme documentation, including entry details, will be
available on the our website
• Unnamed registration routes will be available
• Full qualification and unit entry will be available
Further information
More information about the QCF is available on the
following websites:
www.ocr.org.uk/qcf
www.ofqual.gov.uk
ICT Systems and Principles for IT
Practitioners/Professionals (PROCOM)
• Developed to move the current IT Practitioner/Professional into the
QCF
• Existing units redeveloped
• New units developed
• Available at Levels 2-3
• Award, Certificate, Diploma are available at Level 2 & 3, plus
Extended Diploma (Level 3 only)
• The QCF allows candidates to complete units for a qualification
across levels
• A candidate working towards a level 3 qualification can achieve
with units awarded at level 2 *
*provided the minimum requirements for the level are met
Examples of New and re-developed units
Title
Level
Credit
Title
Level
Credit
Customer Care
2
3
6
7
Hardware Installation
2
3
4
7
Organisation and Planning
of own work Schedule
2
4
Information Management
2
3
5
7
Management and Planning
of Own Work Schedule
3
8
Maintaining Equipment and IT
Systems
2
3
9
9
Asset Management
2
3
6
7
Service Delivery
2
3
6
8
Computer Forensics
2
3
5
8
Supplier Management
2
3
7
11
Vendor Units
Please see e-skills/NDAQ website for full list of vendor units
once accredited as there are too many to list.
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Microsoft – All Active units are available
CompTIA – A wide range are available
Cisco – CCNA Discovery/Exploration & IT Essentials are available
Oracle – Includes Database Administrator
VM Ware – Master Enterprise Administrator/Design
Level 2 ICT Systems and Principles for IT
Practitioners/Professionals (PROCOM)
Award
12 credits
No mandatory unit
Certificate
24 credits
One mandatory unit
Diploma
37 credits
Two mandatory units
L2 Award/Certificate/Diploma
achievement
• Award - A minimum of 8 credits must be achieved at Level 2.
• 70 – 105 GLH
• Certificate - A minimum of 15 credits must be achieved at Level 2.
• 135 -193 GLH
• Diploma - A minimum of 23 credits must be achieved at Level 2.
• 214 - 295 GLH
Level 3 ICT Systems and Principles for IT
Practitioners/Professionals (PROCOM)
Award
12 credits
No mandatory unit
Certificate
24 credits
One mandatory unit
Diploma
48 credits
Two mandatory units
Extended Diploma
72 credits
Two mandatory units
L3 Award/Certificate/Diploma/
Extended Diploma achievement
• Award - A minimum of 8 credits must be achieved at Level 3.
• 65 – 105 GLH
• Certificate - A minimum of 15 credits must be achieved at Level 3.
• 150 – 190 GLH
• Diploma - A minimum of 30 credits must be achieved at Level 3.
• 285 – 390 GLH
• Extended Diploma - A minimum of 42 credits must be achieved at
Level 3.
• 434 – 710 GLH
Spiky Profile – Cross Level
Achievement
• Level 3 Certificate in ICT Systems and Principles for IT
Practitioners/Professionals (PROCOM) – example of achievement
L3 Mandatory
Unit –
Management
and
prioritisation
of own
schedule – 8
credits
L3 Optional
unit –
Computer
Forensics –
8 credits
L2 Optional
unit –
Hardware
installation –
4 credits
L2 Vendor
unit – 5
credits
= 25
Candidate
achieves a full
level 3 qualification
at 24 credits,
meeting the
minimum 15 credit
requirements at L3
and units from
adjacent level
Assessment
• Candidates are still required to meet all assessment objectives
• The ICT Systems and Principles for IT Practitioner/Professional
(PROCOM) Qualification will continue to use the externally
moderated submission method
Equivalences
• GCSE
– L2 Award – ½ B
– L2 Certificate – 2 B
– L2 Diploma – 3 B
• UCAS points
– 80 Level 3 Diploma
– 100 Level 3 Extended Diploma
Support
• All assessment material will be on the our website
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/qcf/procom/index.html
• Exemplar material to be developed for new units
• New handbooks and units available from Sept 2010
Summary
Qualification
Threshold
Achievable at
Level
Mandatory
Optional
Min
L2 Award In ICT Systems and
Principles
12
8
None
12
L2 Certificate In ICT Systems and
Principles
24
15
One
(4 credits)
20
L2 Diploma In ICT Systems and
Principles
37
23
Two
(10 credits)
27
L3 Award In ICT Systems and
Principles
12
8
None
12
L3 Certificate In ICT Systems and
Principles
24
15
One
(8 credits)
16
L3 Diploma In ICT Systems and
Principles
48
29
Two
(15 credits)
33
L3 Extended Diploma In ICT
Systems and Principles
72
44
Two
(15 credits)
57