Planning The Writing And/Or Revision Of HN Units

SQA has agreed with colleges that from 1 April 2004, all HN Units will be validated by SQA. Centres or groups of centres proposing to develop new Units or revise existing Units should complete a DA/HN/P2 form (see SQA forms, Form 2) ideally accompanied by a Unit Outline (Centre Tool 1).

Note: SQA’s policy is to develop and validate general rather than contextualised Units.
See also Part D: Maintenance of the HN Unit Catalogue.

You will have identified the need for any new Units or revised Units through the consultation process.

The Qualification Design Team should now:

confirm the personnel who will write Units
identify and confirm the personnel involved in peer-reviewing the proposed Units
set milestone dates for the submission of first, second etc and final drafts
plan and arrange key meetings of the whole team to confirm content
identify key target dates for sending the Units to SQA for validation
identify personnel and key dates for the development of assessments
identify personnel and key dates for the identification of relevant teaching materials
ensure that all feedback received as a result of market research is taken into account at all stages in the process