NACCQ modules in Schools?

In recent years Manukau Institute of Technology has offered a range of DipICT Level 5 modules in local high schools to fill a gap caused by the lack of bursary and 6th form certificate qualifications and to raise the profile of computing and IT within schools. Other NACCQ providers have done similarly. DipICT L5 modules, taught by teachers accredited with our CIT department, have also provided school students with credit transfers into the NACCQ staircase and our local BIS degree. The advent of the NCEA has and will continue to generate a credit-driven choice of subjects for high school students. Presently NACCQ modules are not aligned to the NCEA credit framework so their perceived value to students could very likely diminish; the current vacuum to be filled by a host of proprietary qualifications which do count towards NCEA or unit standards. This paper will include and invite discussion on the following points: The merits or otherwise of having a NACCQ qualification in schools that could lead to further IT study with the local tertiary provider of DipICT L5. The possibility of getting NACCQ modules on to the NCEA framework thereby generating NCEA credits A look at competitive (and complementary?) proprietary credit-generating qualifications Implications of current curriculum alignment work between NACCQ modules and unit standards Is a national marketing initiative needed to enhance the profile of the DipICT/NDBC suite of qualifications in an increasingly competitive and crowded marketplace?