I’m just starting on a consultancy contract to completely update the national occupational standards for the UK travel and tourism industries. Those standards will become the new basis for the National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) in the industry so it is important to get them right and we are taking best part of a year to [...]
Entries from February 2008
A hammer for an uncertain world
February 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment · learning, teaching, technology
Tags:change·connectivism·curriculum·EdTechTalk·futurelab·Moodle·NVQ·tourism·travel·vocational learning
The froth on the burger
February 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · learning, qualifications
There has been much UK press excitement this week about McDonald’s (yes, that McDonald’s) being approved as an “awarding body” so that they can offer, assess and moderate their own in-house management and supervisory qualifications. The extent of coverage came as something of a surprise. No so much because of the story itself, but because [...]