SSA Definitions

Hmmm, not sure. The key thing right now is to look at FALA and filter it for ICT for Practitioners on the SSA (probably want to filter for level as well) to see which quals are in it as that's not going to change any time soon (certainly not before July!).

The "difference" is Ofqual have decided/decreed that a qual is 6.1 or 6.2, to be cynical about it, I don't think there's an opportunity for challenge.

They are all SSA Tier 2 description’s, see funding rules annex.

6.1 ICT practitioners

5.2 Building and construction

4.3 Transportation operations and maintenance

4.2 Manufacturing technologies

4.1 Engineering

2.2 Mathematics and statistics

These are indicated in the Main Occupancy report in column Y but may only represent a small proportion of your delivery.

HTH

Is this any help: http://learningimprovementservice.co.uk/publications/LIS%20guidance%20note%20on%20SSAs%20at%20%20tier%201%20and%202%20from%20Sept%202012.pdf

Steve Hewitt and Martin West, thank you for your replies.  

I was looking at this from the point of view of non-regulated learning and wondering what curriculum we would have to include for a legitimate classification under SSA 6.1.  

Martin West, that document from LIS does help, thank you.  I'm not sure who "owns" the SSA classification, perhaps OFQUAL?  I'm surprised that there is no published definition of the SSA's, as robust definitions must surely be employed when new qualifications are developed?  

Yes, it's Ofqual. Coincidentally, they've just done a consultation on SSAs...