Qualifications Explained
WHAT IS THE SCQF?
The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) is Scotland’s national qualifications framework. The SCQF supports lifelong learning and can help:
people of all ages and circumstances to access appropriate education and training over their lifetime, so as to fulfil their personal, social and economic potential
employers, learners and the general public to understand the full range of Scottish qualifications, how qualifications relate to each other and to other forms of learning, and how different types of qualification can contribute to improving the skills of the workforce.
The SCQF helps describe both programmes of learning and qualifications, support the development of progression routes and maximise the opportunities to transfer credit points between qualifications. The SCQF also helps to illustrate the relationships between Scottish qualifications and those in the rest of the UK, Europe and beyond, which can clarify opportunities for international progression routes and credit transfer.
WHAT ARE SCQF LEVELS
The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework has 12 levels. The different levels indicate the level of difficulty of a particular qualification. The Level Descriptors outline the general outcomes of learning at SCQF levels under five broad headings:
knowledge and understanding;
practice (applied knowledge and understanding);
generic cognitive skills (e.g. evaluation, critical analysis);
communication, numeracy and IT skills; and
autonomy, accountability and working with others.
The Descriptors allow broad comparisons to be made between qualifications and learning and allow learners, employers and the public in general to understand the range of skills and learning that should be achieved at each level.
WHAT SCQF LEVELS DOES AWA BUSINESS SCHOOL OFFER?
We offer SCQF Levels from Level 7 up to Diploma level (Level 8).
