The HSC Professional Qualification (HSC Pro)

The HSC Professional
Qualification (HSC Pro)

HSC Professional
HSC Pro Team
Mauritius Examinations Syndicate
April 2014
Presentation overview:
• Structure of the HSC Pro

• Cambridge Technical IT
1.
• Global Perspectives
• Work Placement
• Roles and Responsibilities

• Rectors
• Educators
2. • MES
• Ministry
• Students
Presentation overview:
• Support
3. • Training
• Administration
• Visits
• Monitoring
• Short Term Actions

4.
• Consult your teachers and Parents

• Be careful when filling in the option forms
• Have an idea on your pathway
Guiding Principles
• HSC Pro at par with the traditional HSC
• Recognition of the qualification by
universities and employers
• Provide the opportunity for Higher
Studies
• Provide opportunities to experience
relevant work placement
• Be directly employable
• Develop critical and analytical skills
through the syllabuses offered
Strand
ICT
Structure of the HSC Pro
The HSC Pro Curriculum will comprise
three main components
Main Subjects Work Placement Subsidiary Subjects
Global
Perspectives
2 or 3 Mandatory (mandatory)
A-level courses
including &
1 or 2
Cambridge AS-Level subjects
Technical IT
Specialist pathways
Cambridge
OCR
Unit Unit title
Technical IT
No Creative Business Technical
1 Communication and employability

skills for IT M M M
 Equivalent to an A-level course
2 Information systems M M M
 Comprises units of competencies
6 e-Commerce X X X
9
 Bothwith
Project Planning school-
IT and workplace-based
X X X
12  No
Website textbook
production required
X X X
20 of Portfolio-based
Impact the Use of IT
on Business Systems assessment
X X
22 IT Systems No end ofand

Troubleshooting year written examination
Repair X
30 The Business Environment X
15 Computer game platforms and X X

Technologies
Cambridge Technical IT
OCR
Specialist pathways
Unit Unit title

No Creative Business Technical
1  Choice
Communication of
andunits
employability
skills for IT M M M
2 Information systems M M M
6  6 units equivalent to an A Level
e-Commerce X X X
9  Requirements
Project of
Planning with IT the Industry
X X X
12
Website
Choiceproduction
of the three pathways
X offered Xto studentsX
20 Impact of the Use of IT
on Business Systems X X
 Completion of unit by unit
22 IT Systems Troubleshooting and
Repair X
30 The Business Environment X
15 Computer game platforms and X X

Technologies
Cambridge Technical IT
• e- Portfolio assessment
• Maintained by student
• Online and regular feedback from teachers
• Internally marked
• Quality Assurance by MES
• Externally moderated by Cambridgee
• Possibility of upgrading your work
• Certificate after each unit
Recognition of Cambridge Technical
Universities and College Admission Services (UCAS)
Grades A Level Grades Cambridge
Technical
UCAS Points UCAS Points
A* 140 D* 140
A 120 D 120
B 100 - -
C 80 M 80
D 60 - -
E 40 P 40
Level 3 on the NQF – UK

Global Perspectives to replace
General Paper
• Offered at AS Level
• Develops lifelong learning and
transferable skills
• Assesses English competency
• Develops communication skills
• Links with workplace
Global Perspectives
– Paper 1- Global issues (Written exam)
 Analysis, evaluation
– Paper 2 – Essay – (Project based)

 Issue linked to the sector in which
the workplace lie
– Paper 3 – Presentation (Oral)

Communication skills
Critical thinking
Structure of the HSC Pro
HSC PROFESSIONAL
Number of subjects A total of 5 subjects
2 Cambridge A-Level 1 Cambridge A-Level

Courses Course
Main subjects + +
The Cambridge The Cambridge
Technical IT Technical IT
OR
Compulsory AS-Level Global AS-Level Global

Subsidiary subject Perspectives Perspectives
1 Cambridge AS-Level 2 Cambridge AS-Level

Subsidiary subjects
subject subjects
Work Placement
DURATION OF
PERIOD
PLACEMENT
2 weeks
April Holidays

3 weeks
August Holidays
YEAR 1
5 weeks
Oct- Dec Holidays Last week of October to
first week of December
2 weeks
April Holidays

3 weeks
YEAR 2 August Holidays

Oct- Dec Holidays
No Placement
Boys – 2
Girls – 3
Mixed - 6
HSC Pro Pilot Schools
SSS – 3 Le Chou College
National - 1 Goodlands SSS (B)
BEC - 2
MGI - 2 Universal College
(B&G)
Private - 3
Rabindranath Tagore SS (B & Manilall Doctor SSS (G)
G)
St Mary’s West College (B

&G) New Educational
Belle Rose SSS (G)
College (B&G)
MGSS Solferino (B & G)
S Bissoondoyal SS (B)
Loreto College
Mahebourg (G)
KeatsCollege (B&G)
Roles & Responsibilities
• The workplace supervisor
– Provide opportunities for student to

enhance skills and competencies
required.
– Provide support to students during

placement
Roles & Responsibilities
• The Students
– Follow their course diligently

– Maintain their e-portfolios
– Critically analyse their work placement
– Maintain strong communication with
teachers and workplace supervisors
– Inform their workplace supervisors or
teachers of any mishap
– Work in a safe environment
– No plagiarism
FAQs
• Scholarship scheme
• Possibility of higher studies
• Can retake modules from Cambridge
Technical

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The HSC Professional

Qualification (HSC Pro)

• Structure of the HSC Pro

• Roles and Responsibilities

• Short Term Actions

• Consult your teachers and Parents

Main Subjects Work Placement Subsidiary Subjects

1 Communication and employability

22 IT Systems No end ofand

30 The Business Environment X

15 Computer game platforms and X X

Unit Unit title

30 The Business Environment X

15 Computer game platforms and X X

Level 3 on the NQF – UK

– Paper 2 – Essay – (Project based)

– Paper 3 – Presentation (Oral)

Number of subjects A total of 5 subjects

2 Cambridge A-Level 1 Cambridge A-Level

Compulsory AS-Level Global AS-Level Global

1 Cambridge AS-Level 2 Cambridge AS-Level

St Mary’s West College (B

• The workplace supervisor

– Provide opportunities for student to

– Provide support to students during

– Follow their course diligently

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