Examples of some of the contracts carried out by New Directions Consulting.
- Accreditation of GNVQ/AVCE qualifications in Health, Care and Early Years for Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)
- Accreditation of Entry level qualifications - for QCA.
- Accreditation of vocational qualifications onto National Qualifications Framework for QCA.
- Monitoring and approving development and implementation of external assessment in GNVQ Pilot - for QCA.
- Development of assessment specification for Qualification in Careers Guidance for DfES.
- Assessment specification for S/NVQs in Care and Early Years Care and Education for Joint Awarding Bodies Forum.
- Assessment Strategy, NVQ L4 Early Years Care and Education - for Early Years National Training Organisation.
- Develop the Association of External Verifiers - for Department for Education and Skills (DFES)
- Develop assessment specification for Qualification in careers Guidance - for DfES.
- Assessment specification for S/NVQs in Care and Early Years Care and Education - for Joint Awarding Bodies Forum
- Transitional guidance for revised S/NVQs - for Joint Awarding Bodies.
- Assessment Strategy, NVQ L4 Early Years Care Education - for Early Years National Training Organisation
- Development of BTEC Higher National Qualifications - for Edexcel
- Development of BTEC Higher National Qualifications, guidance and support materials in Health studies, Care and Early Years - for Edexcel.
- Development and revision of a range of qualifications guidance and support materials including Certificate in Childcare and Education, Diploma in Childcare and Education, Advanced Diploma in Childcare and Education, Professional Development Awards, for Cache.
- Development and implementation of Making Choices Orientation program and Code of Practice for Early Years National Training Organisation.
- Development of APL system for Early Years National Training Organisation
- Evaluation of the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation stage for QCA.
- Development of 'e-learning' program for City and Guilds Affinity
- Development of Technical Certificates for the Early Years National Training Organisation.
- Accreditation of Vocational GCSE in Health, Care and Early Years for QCA
- Development of Training Framework for Early Years National Training Organisation.
- Managing Childcare Matters ESF project for Early Years National Training Organisation.
- Recruitment project Liverpool Early years Development and Childcare Partnership.
- Feasibility study into increasing assessment in Scotland for the Early Years National Training Organisation.
- Training and Communications Strategy North West SEN Partnership.
- Scoping study into Common Core National Occupation Standards for PAULO NTO for Community Based Adult Learning, Youth Work, Community Work, Parenting and Community Education.
- Occupational and Functional Mapping of Family Learning for National Institute for Adult and Continuing Education (NIACE)
- Development of APEL system for Early years for DFES
- Development of progression route from Modern Apprenticeship into Higher Education for Learning and Skills Council (LSC)
- Pilot of Virtual Assessment project for Scottish Executive
