The original SEEC credit level descriptors were published in 1996 (Credit Guidelines, Models and Protocols; DfEE 1996).  They had been developed, over two years, by colleagues from SEEC institutions in collaboration with representatives from member institutions of the Higher Education Credit Initiative Wales (HECIW).  In 2001/2 these descriptors were revised to reflect the four categories adopted the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher education (QAA) for subject review and building on the areas identified in the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education (Dearing Report, 1997):

Development of Knowledge and Understanding
Cognitive/Intellectual skills
Key/transferable skills
Practical skills
Much of the work for that revision was undertaken by colleagues at the, then, Anglia Polytechnic University and further revised by a SEEC working group.  The new 2010 edition of the credit level descriptors builds on this previous work and we are indebted to all those who contributed to earlier versions.

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> "Faithful children" in Titus 1:6 can be rendered that way, or also as "believing children." I am content to see it rendered either way, because either way it amounts to the same thing. "Believing children" refers to the children explicitly coming to faith in Christ, which assumes that fathers have something to do with it. And  "faithful children" refers to children who obey their father. But why would a faithful father not require his children to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ? If he does not, then why not? "But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD" (Josh. 24:15). And if he does, then how could "faithful children" disobey him at that point? To think that would put us in the odd position of saying that his children were faithful to him, except at those places where it was really, really important.

> To place the salvation of an elder’s children outside his influence says nothing about this particular requirement.

Or, he *must* be a believer.

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> 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 are referring to the general submission and behavior of the elder's children.

Or, they do *not* need to be believers.

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'…But Arum doesn’t place the blame only on the grads. Based on his research with Josipa Roksa, he concludes that American institutions of higher education are not rigorous enough and have “abandoned responsibility for shaping and developing the attitudes and dispositions necessary for adult success.”

Just what are those attitudes and abilities? Character traits are seen as the most important factors, according the Pew study we’ve reported on this week. For example, 6 of 10 Americans say “a good work ethic” is extremely important. Teamwork and getting along with others is also important, cited by 57%. A college education itself was cited by fewer than half (42%) as a determinant of success.'