Qualifications Wales: Website

Aspire systems developed a bespoke website for the newly created organisation, Qualifications Wales.

Qualifications Wales is a Welsh Government Sponsored Body established through the Qualifications Wales Act 2015. They regulate non-degree qualifications and the qualifications system in Wales.

Challenges

• Design and develop a professional, contemporary website for a brand new organisation
• Understand the types of users who would visit the website and what information they would require
• Bring together content from multiple sources to produce a coherent and engaging website

The Solution

• Consultations and workshops with Qualifications Wales staff over a number of weeks helped us determine who would be visiting the website and why
• User journey mapping was completed and from this we were able to create the information architecture and site map
• Once the information architecture was defined we were able to produce page wireframes and carry out graphic design to define the look and feel of the site
• Development was carried out using the Agile SCRUM methodology
• Develop a bespoke website built on the Umbraco content management system

Outcomes And Benefits

• Umbraco content management system allows the content editors at Qualifications Wales to manage content with ease
• Qualifications Wales can tag content with metadata, allowing website users to search for categories of documents using the bespoke search engine
• Website design takes into account the various users of the site with separate sections for learners and regulators
• Bilingual functionality throughout