Delivering international mobilityDelivering international mobility

Dr Janet BrownChief Executive

Scottish Qualifications Authority

UK public body

National awarding body for qualifications in Scotland

Responsible for:

developing, accrediting, validating, quality assuring and certificating all Scottish qualification types other than degrees

Work in Scotland, UK & internationally

About SQA

Consultancy ActivitiesBahrain, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Croatia, Egypt, Eritrea, Kosovo, Mozambique, Romania, United Arab Emirates

Consultancy ActivitiesQualification systems development and national framework development.

Other ActivitiesAfghanistan, Bahrain, Belgium, China, Egypt, Greece, Malaysia, Romania, Sweden, Vietnam

Other ActivitiesWorkshops, conferences, national events.

Awarding ActivitiesBahrain, Cayman Islands, China, Egypt, India, Oman, Turkey, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, USA

Awarding ActivitiesHNDs, HNCs, SVQs and NCs.

Ensuring international mobilityEnsuring international mobility

Qualifications as a proxy for skills and learning

Quality assurance - ensures standards are met

National and international frameworks

Engage & work with international businesses

QualificationsQualifications

Up to date

Fit for purpose

Incorporate global standards

Recognised nationally and internationally

Partnership in qualification developmentPartnership in qualification development

Colleges

Universities

Industry and business

Employers

Employers’ groups

Ensuring quality Ensuring quality

Developed to agreed design principles

Developed by experts

Refined through consultation

Validated by an independent panel

Quality assured by a national awarding body

National and International frameworksNational and International frameworks

Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)

Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF)

European Qualifications Framework (EQF)

Other frameworks

Translation devices

Optimise articulation and progression

DIVADIVA

Digital media and ICT Vendor Alliance

Partnership between SQA and international organisations

Benefits to both learner and business organisations

Integration of global industry standards into SQA qualifications

Ensures learners have the skills industry wants and needs

Skills and qualifications transportable

Destination of HND Graduates who continue studies overseesUK, Netherlands, Malaysia, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, France, Canada, Russia, Belgium, Singapore

Chinese students have been accepted by around 200 overseas universities in different countries on the strength of having obtained the SQA HND

The future?The future?

Continued partnership

and collaboration