Thank you for your question.

I am going to refer you to the background text on accreditation on our website, but want you to be aware and mindful that we are exploring changing our accreditation to a more general arts award which I think will suit the continual assessment model better. That being siad the process is very similar and the details of OCN are below.

Additionally, I would suggst that when sstudying with Gigajam the skills bassed learning that you undertake provides you with transferable skills that can be applied towards many graded syllabus such as Rockschool, Trinity Guildhall and ABRSM. The main aspect of Gigajam is supporting the development of skills which are transfreable into all of your musical experiences, such as recording, composing, performing live, as well as helping your practice for graded exams with your teacher.

Accreditation

OCN Credits for Learning


OCN credits are aligned with the National Credit Framework and can be used by students as evidence of achievement when applying for Further Education courses.

How it works in practice
First your school/teacher has to register with OCNCredits4Learning to become an OCN centre. Then a member of staff is identified as the OCN assessor and given some OCN training.

Throughout all four Gigajam courses there are key exercises, or assessment units, that must be observed by your school's OCN assessor.

These observable assessment units are combined with an online portfolio such as your locker where students are able to store their Xtractor performance files.

The online portfolio analyses each uploaded exercise using the same process as Xtractor and reports a percentage score alongside each exercise as well as a total percentage when a level has been completed.

When the assessment units have been observed and the portfolio filled then the assessor can claim the student's credits from OCN.

Each Gigajam level equates to 14 OCN credits, and each credit represents 10 learner hours.

Different Gigajam levels equate to different OCN levels as below:

Gigajam Level OCN Credits
Level 1 14 Entry Level OCN Credits
Level 2 14 Level One OCN Credits
Level 3 14 Level Two OCN Credits

More information
You do not need to go for accreditation to use the online portfolio, simply encourage your students to use it as a simple e-portfolio. For more information on implementing OCN credits in your school, or by your teacher then please contact Brian Greene via email or telephone on 0800 055 6797.