Aims of Limited Review
  Aims of Limited Review
   Reduce complexity and workload associated 
   with Business Graded Units
   Improve manageability and accessibility of Unit 
   specifications
   Address issues of prescriptive assessment
   Address issues surrounding IT content in 
   mandatory section of HNC Business
    HN Business Review - Main Challenges
    HN Business Review - Main Challenges
     The prevalence of ‘non-      Updated Core Skills
       business’ Units within the 
       mandatory framework         Assessment workload
     Limitations of a ‘limited 
                                   Market research and 
       review’                       feedback
     Ensuring the standard       
                                     The Graded Unit question
       exists in the Unit 
       specification rather than 
       the exemplar
  Current Status
  Current Status
   All mandatory Units in final stages of validation 
   process
   Update of Business: Graded Unit 1 examination
   Removal of Business: Graded Unit 3 
   examination and development of 2 credit 
   Business: Graded Unit 2 project investigation
  Current Status
  Current Status
   Replacement of mandatory Unit Using Software 
   Application Packages (D85F 34) with IT in 
   Business: Spreadsheets (DE1M 34)
   Mapping of Core Skills across the mandatory 
   Units
   Review of Optional Units within the HNC/D 
   frameworks
    Business: Graded Unit 1- Key Changes
    Business: Graded Unit 1- Key Changes
     Design of the assessment   Increased Guidance and 
       task                         Support
       – Case study                 – Clarification on grading
         requirements               – Delivery and 
                                      assessment
       – Format of examination      – Candidate information
         questions