Gold resources

Download the Assessor Handbook

The Gold INGOT assumes that there is secure capability at Silver level and builds on this in terms of breadth and depth of applications. An average student will take approximately 60 hours of guided learning to achieve Gold level.

Moodle courses supporting Gold INGOT

11th November 2007. Unit 1 is fairly comprehensively covered, unit 2 and 3 are sketchy and will be strengthened as soon as resources allow.
Gold Moodle

Help with the gold project

Read the Ingot Gold project criteria (in the handbook). Make sure you understand it before starting your Gold project, especially the mark scheme saying how marks are allocated.

The ingot forum is the best place to get help with your gold project. We can help you find a good project that suits your interests and we can help you complete it.

How to teach the INGOT criteria

As the teacher, you decide how to teach to cover the INGOT criteria. But here are some ideas that you might find useful.

Suggestion for Gold

The OpenOffice.org Writer Guide (buy/ download ) can cover the word processing component:

• PDF export: chapter 1
• Dictionaries and language settings: chapter 2
• Styles and layout: chapter 4 and 6
• Graphics: chapter 8
• Tables: chapter 9
• Templates: chapter 10
• Mail merge: chapter 11
• Tables of contents and indexes: chapter 12

The OpenOffice.org Draw Guide (buy/ download ) can cover the graphic design component:

• Changing units: chapter 1
• Angles and distances: chapter 3
• 3D objects: chapters 4 and 5
• Grouping objects: chapter 6
• Grid locking: chapter 7

Sector skills council

Matching the national occupational standards criteria