As part of their Strategic Priorities 2022-2027, Qualifications Wales aim to encourage the modernisation of assessment approaches and prepare learning providers for increasing amounts of digital assessments. As part of this, they reviewed digital technology to better support the journey towards digital assessments. This review is titled Delivering Digital: Sector Review of Qualifications and the Qualifications System in Information and Communication Technology.

“The digital sector is a priority area for Wales and is a driving force in both economic development and wider social change. It is a large sector that employs over 30,000 people in almost 4000 businesses across Wales. The sector is fast-moving, with technological change happening seemingly overnight. This rapid pace of change, with the UK digital sector moving 2.6 times faster than the rest of the economy, poses many challenges for qualifications and the qualifications system. The reported digital skills shortage in the UK highlights the importance of qualifications in developing the digital skills of young people. With almost 20,000 qualification certificates awarded to learners in Wales in this sector in 2016-17, it is vital that learners are effectively prepared for working in the fast-moving digital world.”

Contents:

• Chapter 2: The Information and Communication Technology sector in context
• Chapter 4: The overall qualification offer
• Chapter 5: The content and currency of qualifications
• Chapter 6: Assessment
• Chapter 7: Teaching resources – staff and equipment
• Chapter 8: International comparison study
• Chapter 9: Actions we will take

Link: https://qualifications.wales/media/4xpjukpv/information-and-communication-review-2018.pdf