SQA Orientation and Training in Sri Lanka

A special training programme was organized by the Scottish Qualifications Authority to provide guidance and training to the Academic and Administrative staff at the Java Institute for Advanced Technology.

This event was conducted by Ms. Sarah Reid, Quality Assurance Manager at the SQA at the Head Office of the Java Institute. Ms Reid is a highly experienced External Auditor and has been involved in the approval of many centres worldwide.

The purpose of the visit was to provide support to the centre and train the academic and administrative departments of the Java Institute and to provide valuable feedback on best practices to improve the quality of delivery SQA approved programmes as an official SQA centre.

Ms. Reid spoke to the team and conducted a comprehensive workshop and visited the centre and facilities and commended the Java Institute for its quality management system, which was developed inhouse to support its students and faculty.

During the programme, Ms. Reid introduced the 2013/2014 Centre guidelines and gave a comprehensive demonstration of the new changes in centre policies with regards to assessments and assessment verification and making informed decisions on marking criteria.