Delivering ITQ
e-skills Passport Essentials
The e-skills Passport has been developed to help you plan and deliver the ITQ. It helps at every stage of the Assess-Train-Assess process:
Assess: understand the existing skill levels of individual, team and organisation by a process of self-assessment against the National Occupational Standards
Train: plan what, where and how learning will take place to meet individual and company need
Assess: record expert witness or assessor testimony, skills progression and unit achievement.
Using e-skills Passport Office, you can set up the skills profles required for particular job roles and companies, incorporating sector specific and bespoke software units, and track learner qualifications and progress through ITQ.
Getting started with e-skills Passport
Find out more at www.e-skillspassport.com.
Acquiring e-skills Passports is an easy process. Simply send your Purchase Order to e-skills UK, stating the number of e-skills Passports you require and in return we will issue you with the appropriate access keys and instructions.
For enquiries or orders please e-mail passportsales@e-skills.com.
User Guides
The e-skills Passport User Guide is available from the home page at www.e-skillspassport.com
The e-skills Passport Office Guide for Managers and SuperUsers is available from the home page at www.e-skillspassportoffice
A tour of the software can be viewed at www.e-skillspassport/tour
Implementation Guide
The Implementation Guide assists employers to use e-skills Passport effectively in their organisation.
Last modified: 10 Jun 2008
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The Adult Learning Inspectorate Chief Inspector’s Annual Report (05/06) supports the need for initial self assessment in the delivery of ICT training and qualification programmes:
'Initial assessment of vocational skills for part-time students on college courses studying general computing courses is often superficial. Similarly, assessment of vocational skills for many students on technical courses is not rigorous enough. In prisons, insufficient initial assessment of their IT skills can lead to learners repeating the same work as they move from prison to prison. Those providers which offer good initial assessment and make effective use of the results can plan a programme to challenge each learner from day one. Those learners are able to progress more quickly and ultimately have a better chance of completing their programme successfully. The benefits of good initial assessment must surely make the additional effort worthwhile.'