Qualification Specification Guide - BCS
Qualification Specification GuideBCS IT User Suite of QualificationsBCS Level 1 Award in IT User Skills (ECDL Essentials) (ITQ)BCS Level 1 ECDL Award in IT User SkillsBCS Level 1 ECDL Certificate in IT User SkillsBCS Level 2 ECDL Award in IT User SkillsBCS Level 2 ECDL Certificate in IT User SkillsBCS Level 2 Certificate in IT User Skills (ECDL Core)BCS Level 2 Certificate in IT User Skills (ECDL Extra) (ITQ)BCS Level 3 Certificate in IT User Skills (ITQ)BCS Level 3 Certificate in IT User Skills (ECDL Advanced) (ITQ)Version V2.10 January 2020These are qualifications which are regulated by one or more of the following:Ofqual, Qualifications Wales, CCEA Regulation or SQA
1. Contents1.INTRODUCTION TO THE ITQ SUITE OF QUALIFICATIONS . 61.11.21.31.41.51.61.71.82.ABOUT THE QUALIFICATIONS . 6THE BENEFITS . 6QUALIFICATION OBJECTIVES . 6WHO THE QUALIFICATIONS ARE FOR . 6ENTRY REQUIREMENTS . 7LEARNER PROGRESSION . 7QUALIFICATION SIZE. 7MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM CREDIT VALUES . 8STRUCTURE AND CONTENT. 92.1FIXED QUALIFICATIONS . 9BCS LEVEL 1 AWARD IN IT USER SKILLS (ECDL ESSENTIALS) (ITQ) (500/6226/8) . 9BCS LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE IN IT USER SKILLS (ECDL CORE) (ITQ) (601/8240/4) . 10BCS LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE IN IT USER SKILLS (ECDL EXTRA) (ITQ) (500/6242/6) . 10BCS LEVEL 3 CERTIFICATE IN IT USER SKILLS (ECDL ADVANCED) (ITQ) (500/6243/8) . 112.2FLEXIBLE IT USER QUALIFICATIONS . 11BCS LEVEL 3 CERTIFICATE IN IT USER SKILLS (IT USER) (500/6176/8) . 112.3FLEXIBLE ECDL QUALIFICATIONS . 12BCS LEVEL 1 ECDL AWARD IN IT USER SKILLS (601/0633/5) . 12BCS LEVEL 1 ECDL CERTIFICATE IN IT USER SKILLS (601/1236/0) . 12BCS LEVEL 2 ECDL AWARD IN IT USER SKILLS (601/0634/7) . 12BCS LEVEL 2 ECDL CERTIFICATE IN IT USER SKILLS (601/1237/2) . 133.UNITS . 143.1AVAILABILITY OF UNITS . 143.2LEVEL 1: LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA . 22AUDIO SOFTWARE (K/502/4389) . 22BESPOKE SOFTWARE (A/502/4395) . 24COMPUTERISED ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE (F/502/4401) . 26DATA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (F/502/4558). 28DATABASE SOFTWARE (H/502/4553) . 29DESIGN SOFTWARE (M/502/4572) . 30DESKTOP PUBLISHING (Y/502/4565) . 31DRAWING AND PLANNING SOFTWARE (J/502/4609) . 33IT USER FUNDAMENTALS (J/502/4206) . 35SET UP AN IT SYSTEM (Y/502/4209) . 38IMAGING SOFTWARE (J/502/4612) . 40IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY USING IT (T/502/4153) . 41IT COMMUNICATION FUNDAMENTALS (Y/502/4291) . 43IT SOFTWARE FUNDAMENTALS (L/502/4384) . 45MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE (Y/502/4615) . 47OPTIMISE IT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE (D/502/4244) . 49PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (Y/502/4369) . 50PRESENTATION SOFTWARE (K/502/4621). 51PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (K/502/4618) . 52IT SECURITY FOR USERS (R/502/4256) . 54SPECIALIST SOFTWARE (L/502/4398) . 55USING COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGIES (A/502/4378) . 57USING EMAIL (J/502/4299) . 59USING MOBILE IT DEVICES (H/502/4374) . 60Copyright BCS 2019Qualification SpecificationBCS ITQ Suite of QualificationsVersion 2.10 January 2020Page 2 of 213
USING THE INTERNET (T/502/4296) . 62VIDEO SOFTWARE (K/502/4392) . 64SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE (A/502/4624) . 66WEBSITE SOFTWARE (L/502/4630) . 68WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE (L/502/4627) . 70INTERNET SAFETY FOR IT USERS (H/502/9154) . 72USING A COMPUTER KEYBOARD (J/502/9311) . 753.3LEVEL 2: LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA . 76AUDIO SOFTWARE (D/502/4390) . 76BESPOKE SOFTWARE (J/502/4397) . 78IT COMMUNICATION FUNDAMENTALS (D/502/4292) . 80COMPUTERISED ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE (J/502/4402) . 82DATA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (J/502/4559) . 84DATABASE SOFTWARE (M/502/4555) . 86DESIGN SOFTWARE (T/502/4573) . 88DESKTOP PUBLISHING SOFTWARE (D/502/4566). 90DRAWING AND PLANNING SOFTWARE (A/502/4610) . 92IMAGING SOFTWARE (L/502/4613) . 94IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY USING IT (J/502/4156) . 96MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE (D/502/4616) . 98OPTIMISE IT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE (H/502/4245) . 101PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (L/502/4370) . 103PRESENTATION SOFTWARE (M/502/4622) . 105PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (M/502/4619) . 107IT SECURITY FOR USERS (Y/502/4257). 109SET UP AN IT SYSTEM (L/502/4210) . 111IT SOFTWARE FUNDAMENTALS (R/502/4385) . 114SPECIALIST SOFTWARE (R/502/4399) . 116SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE F/502/4625 . 118IT USER FUNDAMENTALS (L/502/4207) . 120USING COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGIES (F/502/4379) . 122USING EMAIL (M/502/4300) . 125USING MOBILE IT DEVICES (K/502/4375) . 127USING THE INTERNET (A/502/4297) . 130VIDEO SOFTWARE (M/502/4393) . 132WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE (R/502/4628) . 134WEBSITE SOFTWARE (R/502/4631) . 136DEVELOPING PERSONAL AND TEAM EFFECTIVENESS USING IT (T/503/0499) . 139UNDERSTANDING THE POTENTIAL OF IT (M/503/0498) . 1403.4LEVEL 3: LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA . 143AUDIO SOFTWARE (H/502/4391) . 143BESPOKE SOFTWARE (J/502/4397) . 145COMPUTERISED ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE (L/502/4403) . 147DATA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (A/502/4560) . 149DATABASE SOFTWARE (T/502/4556) . 151DESIGN SOFTWARE (A/502/4574) . 153DESKTOP PUBLISHING SOFTWARE (H/502/4567). 156DRAWING AND PLANNING SOFTWARE (F/502/4611) . 158IMAGING SOFTWARE (R/502/4614) . 160IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY USING IT (L/502/4157) . 163IT SECURITY FOR USERS (D/502/4258) . 165MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE (H/502/4617) . 167OPTIMISE IT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE (K/502/4246) . 170PRESENTATION SOFTWARE (T/502/4623) . 173Copyright BCS 2019Qualification SpecificationBCS ITQ Suite of QualificationsVersion 2.10 January 2020Page 3 of 213
PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (H/502/4620) . 176SET UP AN IT SYSTEM (R/502/4211) . 178SPECIALIST SOFTWARE (A/502/4400) . 181SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE (J/502/4626) . 183USING COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGIES (T/502/4380) . 186USING EMAIL (T/502/4301). 189USING THE INTERNET (F/502/4298) . 191UNDERSTANDING THE POTENTIAL OF IT (D/503/0500) . 194WEBSITE SOFTWARE (Y/502/4632) . 197WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE (Y/502/4629) . 201DEVELOPING PERSONAL AND TEAM EFFECTIVENESS USING IT (H/503/0501) . 2044.ASSESSMENT . 2064.1ASSESSMENT CENTRE REQUIREMENTS . 2064.2ASSESSING LEARNER WORK . 206AUTOMATED TESTING . 206MANUAL TESTS . 206EVIDENCE BASED (PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT) . 207GRADING . 207RESITS. 2085. . 2085.15.2AVAILABILITY OF ASSESSMENTS . 208SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT METHODS . 2086.RECOGNISED PRIOR LEARNING/RQF CREDIT TRANSFER . 2107.SUPPORT . 2107.17.27.38.SPECIMEN ASSESSMENT MATERIALS. 210SUPPORT MATERIALS . 210ACCESS TO ASSESSMENT . 211CONTACT US . 211Copyright BCS 2019Qualification SpecificationBCS ITQ Suite of QualificationsVersion 2.10 January 2020Page 4 of 213
Change HistoryAny changes made to the qualification specification shall be clearly documented with achange history log. This shall include the latest version number, date of the amendment andchanges made. The purpose is to identify quickly what changes have been made.VersionNumberV2.10January 2020V2.9V2.8Changes MadeParagraph added to the end of section 1.4.Note added to the Assessment section (under 3.3 Grading). Updateddistribution listRange for learning objectives added. Methods of Assessment tableupdated.V2.7Additional formatting changes and changes to order of information.V2.6A
BCS ITQ Suite of Qualifications Version 2.10 January 2020 Centres in Wales who are considering delivering the following qualifications to 14-16 year old learners, should contact BCS in the first instance. 500/6226/8 BCS Level 1 Award in IT User Skills (ECDL Essentials) (ITQ) 601/1237/2 BCS Level 2 ECDL Certificate in IT User Skills
STEP #2 - Look at spine. If individual vertebrae are visible, BCS 3. STEP #3 - Look at shape between hooks and pins. Shallow U - BCS 6, Strong U - BCS 5, V Shape - BCS 4, Strong V - BCS 3, Very Strong V - BCS 2. Figure 3. 3-Step Body Condition Score (BCS) guide for beef cattle. Step 1 - Look at the last two ribs. If
Public Relations and Communications Committee Co-Chair Lisa Evangelista CScD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S Joan Kelly Arsenault MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S Maria Centeno PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S Marta Kazandjian MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S Gina Palma MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S Historian Joe Murray PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S Consumer Board Member Phillip Hartzer BSIM, MSM Easy2Digest: June 2021
BCS Level 1 Award in IT User Skills (ECDL Essentials) (ITQ) QAN - 500/6226/8 24.75 BCS Level 1 ECDL Award in IT User Skills – (Flexiqual) QAN - 601/0633/5 24.75 BCS Level 1 ECDL Certificate in IT User Skills – (Flexiqual) QAN - 601/1236/0 27.00 BCS Level 1 Smart Digital Award in E-Safety QAN: 603/6931/0 17.00
5.D Qualification of water supplies 5.D.1 Introduction 5.D.2 Risk analysis 5.D.3 Design qualification 5.D.4 Installation qualification 5.D.5 Operational qualification (OQ) 5.D.6 Transfer to the user 5.D.7 Process validation/performance qualification (PQ) 5.D.8 Qualification report 5.E Operation of water supplies
An equipment qualification is handled in different phases of the equipment lifecycle, start-ing with design qualification, installation qualification, and then operational qualification and performance qualification. Every step in the equipment qualification formally comprises a plan, the execution and a report.
exempting qualification. B Structure of the qualification The structure of the qualification and syllabus subjects is shown on the following diagram. C Progression through the qualification Subjects within each learning pillar of the qualification are designed to be sequential, from operational to strategic level, encouraging
Background Check System SAW User Manual June 2021 Page 2 of 15 About This Manual Welcome to the Background Check System (BCS) User Manual. This manual is intended to serve as a guide as you create a user login in SecureAccess Washington (SAW) and get your account set up to access the BCS.
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