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Safe Road User Award
Introducing the Safe Road User Award
This Award, which has been developed in collaboration with the Driving Standards Agency (DSA), stems directly from recent initiatives by the UK Government to bring about changes in driving attitudes in the UK.
The aim of the Safe Road User Award is to build positive attitudes to road use and to help young people to take responsibility for using the roads safely. Young people who become proficient road users at an early stage will be able to carry these attitudes and behaviours throughout life. This, in turn, should result in fewer deaths and serious injuries among road users. Being a safe and proficient road user is a significant life skill which this award will contribute to developing.
Safe Road User Video Overview
Award Structure
The Award consists of 2 Units set at SCQF level 4/QCF level 1:
- Understanding How To Use The Roads - This Unit focuses on developing the knowledge and understanding of safe road use
- Developing Positive Road User Attitude - This Unit focuses on developing a responsible, careful and considerate attitude toward road use.
Candidates who successfully complete the Safe Road User Award will be eligible to sit an abridged version of the DSA Driver Theory Test.
The Award has been endorsed by the following Sector Skills Councils: GoSkills and Skills for Logistics.
Safe Road User Online
The following information relates to the online objective test which is part of the assessment requirement for the Safe Road User unit - Understanding How to Use the Roads. The test is delivered using SQA’s online e-assessment system Safe Road User Online (SRUO).
Your centre account and candidate details
When a centre obtains qualification approval for the Safe Road User award, we will set up the SQA Co-ordinator with a user account in Safe Road User Online and provide login details. The SQA Co-ordinator will be the centre's main contact for e-assessment. When seeking approval, centres will have the opportunity to specify the names of any other users they would like set up. A User can schedule assessments, invigilate assessments and view candidate results.
Candidate entries for the Unit Understanding How to Use the Roads should be sent to SQA in the normal way. SQA will then transfer these automatically into SRUO - enabling centres to schedule candidates for assessment. After completing all of the assessments required for Understanding How to Use the Roads, centres should send the Unit result to SQA in the usual way.
Preparing to deliver the tests
Although the tests are online, they are not delivered via a standard web browser. You will need to install a small client application on each machine used by candidates.
To confirm that the application installs correctly on all machines and is able to communicate with the central server through any local network and firewall settings, we strongly recommend that you complete the following test at least two weeks prior to any live delivery.
The procedure will require full administrative rights on each machine. You may therefore need to call upon technical support in order to complete it.
Local machine requirements:
1. PCs must be running Windows 2000, XP, Vista or Windows 7.
2. Screen resolution must be set to at least 1024 x 768.
3. Latest version of Flash player installed (or at least version 10.1).
Download and install the SRU SecureClient application by clicking on the button below:
Launching the application should give you the following screen:
If so, the test has been successful – select Exit and return to your desktop.
If not, please use the following contact details for help. 0345 270 1213 or solar@sqa.org.uk
Training materials
- Scheduling for assessment - schedule candidate(s) for an assessment
- Editing an Assessment - edit an assessment that you have already scheduled
- Voiding an Assessment - cancel an assessment that you have already scheduled
- Print Invigilation Pack - printing the information you require to deliver the assessment
- Using Invigilation - see the range of features available during an assessment
- To see candidates' results - use the reporting wizard delivering the tests
Delivering the tests
Your PC must have the latest version of Flash player installed (or at least version 10.1).
The resolution of your display must also be set to at least 1024 x 768.
You will see a number of tabbed pages – enabling you to schedule, deliver and report on tests. You should also see details of the candidates you have entered for the unit Understanding How to Use the Roads. If you are unsure about how any of the functionality works, please use the interactive guides available (see Training Materials).
The following document may be useful as a walkthrough for the first few times you schedule and deliver tests. Safe Road User Guide (47 KB).
Currently invigilation is not enforced for these tests – although it can be used and the interactive guides will show you how (see Training Materials). Regardless of whether it is used, you must still be careful when issuing keycodes. These should not be given to candidates until they have entered the examination room and their identity has been confirmed.
Please note that normal SQA policy on re-assessment applies – normally one, or in exceptional circumstances two, re-assessment opportunities. The system will enforce this and not allow more than three attempts at the test. You should also be aware that once a keycode has been entered by the candidate, this will count as an attempt – even if the test is subsequently ‘voided’ by the tutor or invigilator.
If you have any issues or enquiries please contact us on 0345 270 1213 or solar@sqa.org.uk
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