Help for learners worried about the impact of COVID-19 on future learning or career options

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6 July 2020
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The coronavirus pandemic is impacting us all. Learners at school, college, university, and in the workplace are rightfully concerned about how it will affect their future learning or career options.

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework supports all learners in Scotland no matter what the circumstances. Understanding and using the Framework will help you realise and consider alternate pathways.

See the level of your learning: use our interactive framework diagram to see the SCQF Level of your qualification and to plan your next steps.

Search our database: Our database includes over 11,600 learning programmes credit rated on the SCQF from Levels 1-12.

Get Recognition for Learning: Recognition of Prior Learning is an acknowledgement of learning you have done through past experiences whether that be work-based or from life skills. Our RPL tool will help you identify learning you have achieved and how this can be used to pursue goals and ambitions.

Get inspired: Watch videos of other learners’ experiences.

Our team continues to work from home. Should you need to speak to anyone directly you will find email and telephone contacts here otherwise you can drop us an email at info@scqf.org.uk.

In addition, we would like to highlight a range of organisations who can support you through this exceptionally challenging time. (Just click on the logo to be directed to the website)

For the latest updates on the impact of coronavirus on Scotland’s education system.

 

Support for individuals and employers, career advice and guidance, employment and redundancy advice, and business support.

Support for practitioners, local authorities, children and young people at this time.

Support for Learners and Parents. Exam and career advice in these exceptional times.

 

Information and advice for young people aged between 11-26 years.

Funding advice and the latest information and guidance on coronavirus.

 

Advice for students on finance and coronavirus.

 

Our friends at Awards Network have produced a list of organisations who have digital resources available to help youth workers, young people, parents and others navigate some of the challenges posed by COVID-19.

 

University applications and updates on the impact of coronavirus.

Support for the youth work sector.

For information directed at parents specifically.

Support for people who work or volunteer in Community Learning and Development

Looking after your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak

COVID-19: Helping Young People Manage Low Mood and Depression – online course from University of Reading

Glossary Term

Authority

Appears at Level 12 only where it is used in the phrase ‘demonstrate substantial authority’, reflecting a recognised high level and depth of expertise/expert knowledge and understanding, along with confidence. It does not mean ‘exercise authority over staff and resources’ etc, as that could clearly apply at earlier levels.

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Exercise

Used in connection with management and/or supervisory responsibility, denotes a requirement of a formal, substantive role.

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Directive

Applied to ‘supervision’, signifies a task or activity that is guided.

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Graphical Data

Encompasses maps, plans, diagrams, tables and graphs.

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Synthesis

Combine discrete elements into a coherent whole.

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Analysis

Examine in detail with a view to explanation and interpretation.

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Present

Set out, put forward, deliver information using a variety of mediums as appropriate.

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Hypothetical

Supposed, assumed for the sake of argument.

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Straightforward

Clear and uncomplicated activity, but not as demanding or systematic and therefore not as advanced as ‘routine’.

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Creativity

Often used in combination with ‘originality’. There is overlap in definition, but the defining characteristic of creativity appears to be imagination.

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Originality

Often used in combination with ‘creativity’. There is overlap in definition, but the defining characteristic of originality appears to be independence.

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Professional

Used throughout as an adjective and applied to terms including level, skills, techniques, practices, contexts, and issues where it bears broad interpretation as ‘behaving appropriately/doing things properly and well and to notions of accepted, (including externally) prescribed standards’, as well as narrow, relating to a specific occupation designated as a profession. In this latter sense, the term applies in all contexts including academic study, eg footnoting properly.

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Unfamiliar

New territory for an activity.

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Routine

Used as an adjective throughout and applied to terms including skills, tasks, elements, practices, contexts, methods and problems where it describes activity that is standard, usual, unvarying, customary, common.

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Everyday

Slightly more advanced and beyond personal but a known experience/activity encountered/applied regularly - less advanced than ‘familiar’.

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Familiar

Often encountered or experienced; common; something one has a good knowledge of - more advanced than ‘personal’ and ‘everyday’, not as advanced as ‘routine’.

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Personal

An experience relating only or primarily to the person – one would expect to start here then widen out into the rest of the world, so not as advanced as ‘familiar’.

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Critical

Fully informed, capable of supporting in-depth analysis and assessment.

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Discerning

Using judgement to recognise differences but not fully equipped/informed to analyse and discuss them in depth, so less advanced than critical.

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Awareness

Consciousness, including a background consciousness. Can be a starting point for further exploration.

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Appreciation

A sense, perception, a hold, fix or grasp of one or more of the various aspects of a subject/discipline/sector.

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Understanding

A thorough and firm grasp of a subject/discipline/sector or an element or elements of it, derived from education/study, experience and reasoning in appropriate combination. Can be defined as ‘know why’, as opposed to ‘know that’. More holistic knowledge of processes and contexts, so more advanced than appreciation and knowledge.

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Simple

Undemanding activity not necessarily part of a formal structure - not as advanced as ‘basic’.

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Knowledge

Facts, ideas, theories and concepts in a subject/discipline/sector acquired through experience and/or education – a surer grasp than appreciation so more advanced.

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Basic

Activity is early stepping stone on a structure or framework that can be built upon – more advanced than ‘simple’.