{"id":222,"date":"2017-05-31T12:10:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T11:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CHSCGDGD\/?page_id=222"},"modified":"2018-06-08T12:03:28","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T11:03:28","slug":"national-progression-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CHSCGDGD\/national-progression-award\/","title":{"rendered":"National Progression Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqa.org.uk\/sqa\/files_ccc\/GP0244_GP0345_GP0446.pdf\">Group Award Specification<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This short, introductory qualification is designed to teach you how to write computer games. It is available at three levels: SCQF level 4 (National 4), SCQF level 5 (National 5) and SCQF level 6 (Higher).<\/p>\n<p>Each level consists of three topics: media assets, design and development. The media assets part of the award focuses on finding and capturing digital media that could be used within a game, such as sounds, images and videos, and customising these assets to fit into a game. The design part of the award focuses on creating a plan for the development of a computer game. The development part of the award focuses on writing code to actually produce the game.<\/p>\n<p>During the award, you will gain a variety of knowledge and skills including the following.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What media assets are available and how to capture them<\/li>\n<li>What makes a good game<\/li>\n<li>How to modify media assets for your game<\/li>\n<li>How to program a computer game<\/li>\n<li>How to design a good game<\/li>\n<li>How to test a game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The games that you are expected to produce will depend on the level. At the lowest level, the games will be simple; at the highest level they will be quite complex. Although you will be expected to write code, the media side is equally important since a good game comprises more than good code.<\/p>\n<p>The award is assessed by a practical task that will require you to actually create a computer game. You are required to do this by yourself but you will learn in a collaborative way, along with other learners.<\/p>\n<p>At the completion of the qualification you could do a higher level (of the same qualification) or progress to different qualifications in this area such as an HNC or HND or a degree course.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/CHSCGDGD\/uploads\/sites\/739\/2018\/06\/Capture.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CHSCGDGD\/national-progression-award\/capture-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/CHSCGDGD\/uploads\/sites\/739\/2018\/06\/Capture.png\" data-orig-size=\"750,556\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Capture\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/glow-prod-nl.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/nl\/public\/CHSCGDGD\/uploads\/sites\/739\/2018\/06\/Capture-300x222.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEMD%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJIMEYCIQDp4ZaCTIyT40BGAc%2FHoOaqj9QbqrKM8lGxcYrmUap4tAIhAMDaTYfnCtL74iVsOtsn3zE0EEdCcskps9rPQ3nEi0dHKsAFCIn%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEQBRoMMjczNTcwMTk1NDMzIgzR%2BQiaZrwfmS05EQ4qlAUsw5wrzMMKvnrnwaJRpbvtU5Rd36FMWfcP9zXqx9dDQKCI1Gs2h8CdiFkbvg1u5s5Ee%2BeDCb4OtD7C3QeY7pF7%2FC6ZLyUrHeINttXI4fh68HkObfVOQoZ%2BeV%2FMpjGpLhqk1kX9YnW7wzDpLlRmhOHLM%2B5bwjTMdyYpRz7OmfacNyvKzc3VZzJhTnDaf8vHpYlAHzjnbB2Gng9FXulqw7JgfIRD9gKIdzuQo31y6VvEqgyDztEtYcuJjiD1V9J174USpqzcLzC13UlLnQ20lDMeY4sST3b7hYI5u5q2D%2FYp6s8kYwwLQiITJDjfh%2FHy8Q6oDYaV8PVm2sSwKgkwadjYZnOw8yScP%2BPbb%2BHsxBs0HeSr1LP5e5yR8RXZDsaqNPFz2bc9pLF7vh2f298qg2FnU6IRG1mXdOyC%2BC%2F6EBEUR3HcKJN5hyJBrGRZ%2F9U5uC6px40VjlzvhGeL8SYzR6JqQfJnribpSqMqQiCLwbFPQ7Kr%2BVbG8W3zr3oX8CImmGC%2FKcmS1TnrdLOxH2dvTcnCP4rqXG71prSyXdHtuB%2B%2BObhVqEUI%2BOTHmLcKLMU8z7%2BkvPFQ0allGaEU7VDR%2BY1tQj%2BWfBHyHHqDrYIMtU9aWqdrOUxDA4CeBpQU7EWC%2FsDH%2BSq9QCBdzKXlqJNe2E%2FIeiO2ypzODbqvIla4ZxbgCuAERocCbJOcAUOI%2BdDeYuS8QlMJ4E9NDfoVJtjow%2BNyvqgtccVhXYqYszyXXGpVi%2Fd7obYVJD5aiIEptBAm8RtK7rWrlUN%2FVN2r1p7TxUjyPWetKUtYysZeX2RdOqhjlTjTDP4OFx%2FrfhRN7rbctYMEuMwwqAhAx3wTI0U%2FXsJ2p7BL4hhVPiA2fQyfX%2BX33KP%2F9c0w1Mzi0wY6sAFehNar68bIAzGdeZe%2F4WY%2FQDyl22SA0f%2FlVxI4%2ByGtfiIgmhqOhe7o1tJiqpxWxuOQlGmV2jgdZyAvbnDcfrlLsLyEM6wJM%2FWGa8%2BDpykPu10NlOzRw7IyBMczJtquT6Fn2Uft%2FMqPIok9x999TGWdU2MTUwFbtg74GgZF83Z1txWzhvRJX3W49F3zQMNKXu1YPGfhSmpQzhCZUYYXhQIbvUj0UOQSSngQIidFjgNgAg%3D%3D&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47U6NHW3LYZ%2F20260809%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260809T161330Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=1dd04baa4c1cf9601c123aadbd996c141d68bfa5e0d9387c72f60a78dcc370d2\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/CHSCGDGD\/uploads\/sites\/739\/2018\/06\/Capture.png\" class=\"wp-image-352 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/CHSCGDGD\/uploads\/sites\/739\/2018\/06\/Capture.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/CHSCGDGD\/uploads\/sites\/739\/2018\/06\/Capture.png 750w, https:\/\/glow-prod-nl.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/nl\/public\/CHSCGDGD\/uploads\/sites\/739\/2018\/06\/Capture-150x111.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEMD%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJIMEYCIQDp4ZaCTIyT40BGAc%2FHoOaqj9QbqrKM8lGxcYrmUap4tAIhAMDaTYfnCtL74iVsOtsn3zE0EEdCcskps9rPQ3nEi0dHKsAFCIn%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEQBRoMMjczNTcwMTk1NDMzIgzR%2BQiaZrwfmS05EQ4qlAUsw5wrzMMKvnrnwaJRpbvtU5Rd36FMWfcP9zXqx9dDQKCI1Gs2h8CdiFkbvg1u5s5Ee%2BeDCb4OtD7C3QeY7pF7%2FC6ZLyUrHeINttXI4fh68HkObfVOQoZ%2BeV%2FMpjGpLhqk1kX9YnW7wzDpLlRmhOHLM%2B5bwjTMdyYpRz7OmfacNyvKzc3VZzJhTnDaf8vHpYlAHzjnbB2Gng9FXulqw7JgfIRD9gKIdzuQo31y6VvEqgyDztEtYcuJjiD1V9J174USpqzcLzC13UlLnQ20lDMeY4sST3b7hYI5u5q2D%2FYp6s8kYwwLQiITJDjfh%2FHy8Q6oDYaV8PVm2sSwKgkwadjYZnOw8yScP%2BPbb%2BHsxBs0HeSr1LP5e5yR8RXZDsaqNPFz2bc9pLF7vh2f298qg2FnU6IRG1mXdOyC%2BC%2F6EBEUR3HcKJN5hyJBrGRZ%2F9U5uC6px40VjlzvhGeL8SYzR6JqQfJnribpSqMqQiCLwbFPQ7Kr%2BVbG8W3zr3oX8CImmGC%2FKcmS1TnrdLOxH2dvTcnCP4rqXG71prSyXdHtuB%2B%2BObhVqEUI%2BOTHmLcKLMU8z7%2BkvPFQ0allGaEU7VDR%2BY1tQj%2BWfBHyHHqDrYIMtU9aWqdrOUxDA4CeBpQU7EWC%2FsDH%2BSq9QCBdzKXlqJNe2E%2FIeiO2ypzODbqvIla4ZxbgCuAERocCbJOcAUOI%2BdDeYuS8QlMJ4E9NDfoVJtjow%2BNyvqgtccVhXYqYszyXXGpVi%2Fd7obYVJD5aiIEptBAm8RtK7rWrlUN%2FVN2r1p7TxUjyPWetKUtYysZeX2RdOqhjlTjTDP4OFx%2FrfhRN7rbctYMEuMwwqAhAx3wTI0U%2FXsJ2p7BL4hhVPiA2fQyfX%2BX33KP%2F9c0w1Mzi0wY6sAFehNar68bIAzGdeZe%2F4WY%2FQDyl22SA0f%2FlVxI4%2ByGtfiIgmhqOhe7o1tJiqpxWxuOQlGmV2jgdZyAvbnDcfrlLsLyEM6wJM%2FWGa8%2BDpykPu10NlOzRw7IyBMczJtquT6Fn2Uft%2FMqPIok9x999TGWdU2MTUwFbtg74GgZF83Z1txWzhvRJX3W49F3zQMNKXu1YPGfhSmpQzhCZUYYXhQIbvUj0UOQSSngQIidFjgNgAg%3D%3D&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47U6NHW3LYZ%2F20260809%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260809T161330Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=dae33e3fc928239159821acefe085781e938223f00f6bc4e637a2834dce6d386 150w, https:\/\/glow-prod-nl.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/nl\/public\/CHSCGDGD\/uploads\/sites\/739\/2018\/06\/Capture-300x222.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEMD%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJIMEYCIQDp4ZaCTIyT40BGAc%2FHoOaqj9QbqrKM8lGxcYrmUap4tAIhAMDaTYfnCtL74iVsOtsn3zE0EEdCcskps9rPQ3nEi0dHKsAFCIn%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEQBRoMMjczNTcwMTk1NDMzIgzR%2BQiaZrwfmS05EQ4qlAUsw5wrzMMKvnrnwaJRpbvtU5Rd36FMWfcP9zXqx9dDQKCI1Gs2h8CdiFkbvg1u5s5Ee%2BeDCb4OtD7C3QeY7pF7%2FC6ZLyUrHeINttXI4fh68HkObfVOQoZ%2BeV%2FMpjGpLhqk1kX9YnW7wzDpLlRmhOHLM%2B5bwjTMdyYpRz7OmfacNyvKzc3VZzJhTnDaf8vHpYlAHzjnbB2Gng9FXulqw7JgfIRD9gKIdzuQo31y6VvEqgyDztEtYcuJjiD1V9J174USpqzcLzC13UlLnQ20lDMeY4sST3b7hYI5u5q2D%2FYp6s8kYwwLQiITJDjfh%2FHy8Q6oDYaV8PVm2sSwKgkwadjYZnOw8yScP%2BPbb%2BHsxBs0HeSr1LP5e5yR8RXZDsaqNPFz2bc9pLF7vh2f298qg2FnU6IRG1mXdOyC%2BC%2F6EBEUR3HcKJN5hyJBrGRZ%2F9U5uC6px40VjlzvhGeL8SYzR6JqQfJnribpSqMqQiCLwbFPQ7Kr%2BVbG8W3zr3oX8CImmGC%2FKcmS1TnrdLOxH2dvTcnCP4rqXG71prSyXdHtuB%2B%2BObhVqEUI%2BOTHmLcKLMU8z7%2BkvPFQ0allGaEU7VDR%2BY1tQj%2BWfBHyHHqDrYIMtU9aWqdrOUxDA4CeBpQU7EWC%2FsDH%2BSq9QCBdzKXlqJNe2E%2FIeiO2ypzODbqvIla4ZxbgCuAERocCbJOcAUOI%2BdDeYuS8QlMJ4E9NDfoVJtjow%2BNyvqgtccVhXYqYszyXXGpVi%2Fd7obYVJD5aiIEptBAm8RtK7rWrlUN%2FVN2r1p7TxUjyPWetKUtYysZeX2RdOqhjlTjTDP4OFx%2FrfhRN7rbctYMEuMwwqAhAx3wTI0U%2FXsJ2p7BL4hhVPiA2fQyfX%2BX33KP%2F9c0w1Mzi0wY6sAFehNar68bIAzGdeZe%2F4WY%2FQDyl22SA0f%2FlVxI4%2ByGtfiIgmhqOhe7o1tJiqpxWxuOQlGmV2jgdZyAvbnDcfrlLsLyEM6wJM%2FWGa8%2BDpykPu10NlOzRw7IyBMczJtquT6Fn2Uft%2FMqPIok9x999TGWdU2MTUwFbtg74GgZF83Z1txWzhvRJX3W49F3zQMNKXu1YPGfhSmpQzhCZUYYXhQIbvUj0UOQSSngQIidFjgNgAg%3D%3D&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47U6NHW3LYZ%2F20260809%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260809T161330Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=1dd04baa4c1cf9601c123aadbd996c141d68bfa5e0d9387c72f60a78dcc370d2 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 85vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Group Award Specification This short, introductory qualification is designed to teach you how to write computer games. It is available at three levels: SCQF level 4 (National 4), SCQF level 5 (National 5) and SCQF level 6 (Higher). Each level consists of three topics: media assets, design and development. The media assets part of the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CHSCGDGD\/national-progression-award\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;National Progression Award&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-222","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CHSCGDGD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CHSCGDGD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CHSCGDGD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CHSCGDGD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CHSCGDGD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CHSCGDGD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":354,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CHSCGDGD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222\/revisions\/354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CHSCGDGD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}