Level 5 Certificate in ICT Support in Education: Manager – Outcome 4

Higher National Unit specification: statement of standards (cont)

Unit title: ICT Support in Education: Manager

Outcome 4

Demonstrate an understanding of the function of ICT financial management in an educational establishment

Knowledge and/or Skills

♦ Purpose of financial management in an educational establishment
♦ Scope of financial management in an educational establishment
♦ Main components of financial management in an educational establishment
♦ Key considerations of financial management in an educational establishment
Evidence Requirements
Candidates will need to provide evidence to demonstrate their Knowledge and/or Skills by showing that they can:
♦ understand the purpose, scope and operation of financial management: tracking and control of the cost of ICT services and support, financial effectiveness and efficiency.
♦ be aware of the main components of financial management including investment appraisal, budgeting, accounting, charging and/or recharging based on a structured cost model.
♦ demonstrate knowledge of financial management relationships and dependencies: service level management, and continuity management.

Evidence for all the knowledge and/or skills in this Outcome must be assessed with Outcomes 1, 2 and 3.

Assessment Guidelines for the Unit
Outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4 are combined as a holistic assessment. The assessment instrument will consist of 40 questions. Each assessment opportunity will be under supervised, closed-book conditions. The questions will cover all Outcomes on a sample basis. These questions must be presented in a random order and be of equal weight.

As the assessment is closed-book, the candidate may not bring to the assessment event any notes, textbooks, handouts or other material. A candidate should complete the assessment within a specified time, without breaks. The questions presented must significantly change on each assessment occasion. Assessments may be electronic or paper-based and must be invigilated. There must be no communication between candidates and communication with the invigilator must be restricted to matters relating to the administration of the assessment.
A candidate must pass at least 60% of the total questions to achieve the Unit.

If a candidate should require re-assessment, a significant proportion of different questions must be used from all Outcomes and where possible, using a different sample from the original assessment. The assessment conditions of the re-assessment must be the same as the original assessment event.

There may be an opportunity for on-line assessment subject to meeting the prescribed assessment conditions.