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Qualifications - useful websites

SQA logo

SQA is an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB) sponsored by the Scottish Government Education Department. It is the national body in Scotland responsible for the development, accreditation, assessment and certification of qualifications other than degrees.

Course You Can
Access and progression route information for individuals (including those with no qualifications). Information on courses from all FE and HE institutions from Arbroath and Perth in the south, to Shetland in the north and the Outer Hebrides in the west. Also direct link to courses provided by the Open University in Scotland.

European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)

International Baccalaureate Organisation

Learning and Teaching Scotland - Guide to National Qualifications
Downloadable guides providing basic information about National Qualifications in Scotland are available on this site.

NEBOSH (Occupational Safety and Health)

Progress
National qualifications in Scotland.

Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
Aims to help learners and providers of learning to understand how learning programmes relate to each other.

UK NARIC
Provides comparability information for international qualifications against UK standards. Standard charge of £35.25 for individual assessment of qualifications.

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