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APPENDIX 3
ROUTES FOR DEMONSTRATION OF COMPETENCY IN BSL AND IN BSL/ENGLISH INTERPRETING
a) Competency in BSL fluency
CACDP* Qualification | BDA** qualification | SCQF*** level (or nearest) | Title of nearest equivalent SQA Qualification | Examples of Scottish qualifications at same level, or nearest equivalent |
| Introduction to BSL
(20 hours)
Tailor made courses '…to raise awareness of BSL and its history's place in the lives of Deaf people…' | | | |
BSL Level 1
(50 hours)
'…to enable learners to communicate with deaf people on a range of topics that involve simple, everyday language.' | Foundation Level BSL
(40 hours)
'…the opportunity to develop their everyday sign language use…'. | 4 | Language: BSL 1
(Intermediate 1) | Intermediate 1
General Standard Grade
SVQ1 |
BSL Level 2
(90 hours)
'…to enable learners to develop an ability to communicate…in a range of familiar contexts, participating in longer and more open-ended exchanges than at Level 1' | Intermediate Level BSL
(180 hours)
'…the opportunity to further develop their everyday sign language, incorporating BSL grammar at greater depth…' | 5 | Language: BSL 2
(Intermediate 2) | Intermediate 2
Credit Standard Grade
SVQ 2 |
BSL Level 3
(120 hours)
'…able to understand and express information, ideas and opinions about a variety of subjects' | Advanced Level BSL
(120 hours)
'…the opportunity to further develop their sign language skills incorporating BSL grammar at an advanced level that could deal with most domain areas…' | Level 6 | Language: BSL 3 (Higher)
Linguistic Features of BSL
(Higher) | Higher
SVQ3 |
NVQ3 in BSL
(portfolio)
'…can be used as evidence of the language skills needed in order to operate independently and at an advanced level in the target language…' | | Level 6 | n/a | SVQ3 |
NVQ4 in BSL
(portfolio)
'…can be used as evidence of near-native fluency in the language…' | | Level 7 | n/a | Not yet clearly defined |
* Council for the Advancement and Communication with Deaf People Source of information: http://www.cacdp.org.uk/cacdp-qualifications.html
** British Deaf Association (Source of information: http://bda.org.uk/BSL_Academy_Courses-i-107.html
*** Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
b) Competency in BSL/English interpreting ( NBSASLI is currently reviewing membership categories and routes to registration)
SASLI registration category | Eligibility | CACDP training route | SQA training route | Other route | SCQF** level |
Associate membership | Minimum 'B' pass: Certificate in BSL/English Interpreting Studies: (Heriot Watt Univ)† | | Higher National Certificate in Higher Education | APL from specialist degree programmes in England/Wales/N Ireland | 7 |
Full registration | Completion of SASLI Assessment Programmes | NVQ Level 4 in BSL Interpreting and pass level | SASLI Assessment Programme (current discussions between SASLI and SQA re the possibility of mapping this onto the SCQF | APL from specialist degree programmes in England/Wales/N Ireland | Not yet clearly defined |
* Council for the Advancement and Communication with Deaf People
** Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
*** British Deaf Association
† Heriot Watt University ( HWU) no longer offer this course. It has been replaced by a Graduate Diploma in BSL/English Interpreting Studies ( SCQF 10). The first group of students are expected to graduate in 2008/2009. SASLI and HWU are currently considering how this qualification maps onto the SASLI register.
§ The qualification levels do not compare exactly, but the nearest equivalent is shown.
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