Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) helps people to realise their potential
View(s):The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) helps people to realise their potential and to achieve their ambitions by providing a wide range of high quality, internationally recognised qualifications.
SQA has over 20 years’ experience of working internationally in partnership with governments, colleges, universities, schools and industry. Our global hubs include the UK, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur and New Delhi. We offer qualifications that are accepted around the world, as well as consultancy services to help governments and allow people to realise their full potential.
It Can Be Done with SQA. Find out more about the qualifications body that puts you first. Contact our Regional Manager Margaret Curran, at Margaret.Curran@sqa.org.uk.
Our aim is to make it easy for our customers to offer cutting-edge, internationally-recognised qualifications by providing a level of service that works every step of the way.
The SQA HND
SQA Higher National Diplomas (HNDs) are higher education qualifications that are comparable with associate degree programmes. They prepare students for employment and enable entry to the final (top-up) year of an Honours undergraduate degree programme.
An SQA HND is designed in partnership with colleges, universities and employers to ensure relevance and progression.
SQA HNDsare delivered in colleges and universities around the world: from our home base in the UK through the Middle East to China. Our HNDs are now coming to Sri Lanka. Courses commence shortly for the SQA HND in Business at the Next Campus in Colombo.
Kumudu Abeyawardane, Programmes Director – Next Campus says, ’SQA’s HND in Business perfectly suits our needs to help Next build the fastest route to a British degree. The breadth of choice and flexibility of delivery SQA offers makes them a good fit for Next and our students.
Customised Awards
Whether you are an employer or an employee, SQA’s Customised Awards service offers the opportunity to develop qualifications that are tailored to your needs.
These competence-based qualifications prove a candidate’s abilities to a set standard and are ideal if you are in a highly specialised business or operate in a unique market where existing qualifications don’t meet all your requirements.
They can help you as an employer to increase the skills in your workforce and demonstrate that your people are able to meet your customers’ expectations. They build employee confidence too, and strengthen links between staff and management. And of course, they raise the profile and the credibility of your company or organisation.
SQA will guide you through the development of the qualifications and we will validate then for a minimum of eight years.
International Vocational Award (IVA) in Community Policing, Sri Lanka
As an example of how SQA can help develop tailored qualifications for particular circumstances, we have recently worked with the Scottish Police College and the Sri Lanka Police Service (SLPS) to develop the IVA in Community Policing which was used to help develop local policing in Sri Lanka.
The new awards comprise two Units – Philosophy of Community Policing, and Strategic Changes (covering issues around transparency, empowerment and accountability). They were designed to help Sri Lanka make positive progress out of the civil conflict and to build trust in the police force at a local level.
The programme was specifically designed by SQA, in close consultation with the Scottish Police College and the Sri Lankan police, and is based on the findings of a series of seminars attended by senior police officers from across the 9 Provinces.
The qualification sets a standard and also gives professional credibility and a valued qualification to the individual officer. The focus is on encouraging the development of knowledge and skills, and on issues such as partnership working, community engagement and problem solving that are particularly relevant to Sri Lanka.
The project is unique in the world and offers local police a qualification and an opportunity to gain personal and professional credibility.
A Tradition of Quality
SQA provides solutions for all types of organisations to achieve the high standards that learners require in today’s training and learning market. We can offer recognition, certification, registration, quality assurance or and examination administration service for your learning provision.
SQA is the national accreditation and awarding body in Scotland and is a very experienced international organisation with a global reputation for quality and service.It is a government sponsored body established by an Act of Parliament.
SQA works with schools, colleges, employers and training providers, providing high quality, relevant and flexible qualifications and assessments, embedding and instilling industry standards. SQA’s qualifications are inclusive, accessible to all and provide clear progression pathways in order to facilitate lifelong learning and recognised achievement.
As trusted experts in qualification and assessment design on a global scale, SQA is building on 100 years’ experience in qualifications and qualification systems.
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