National Qualifications

This section lists publications about National Qualifications - for subject-specific National Units, see the National Unit Assessments section. Some of the publications are available to download by clicking on their title. These are indicated by the appropriate icon.

Due to the size of this section, we have split it into six areas to keep it easy to navigate:

• National Qualifications
• Examination Booklets
• National Units
• Past Question Papers
• Scottish Group Awards
• Skillstart

National Qualifications

Arrangements for Project-based National Courses
Each document covers a named SGA area at Higher and Intermediate 2.  Provides details such as Course titles, codes, structure of Project-based Courses, and types of external assessment.  Explains the ground rules for Project-based Courses in general and the different types of project in particular (practical assignments/investigations/extended case studies).

Automatic Certification of Core Skills 2007/2008
Catalogue listing all Core Skills for the session 2007/2008.
£15.00, BA0906
Core Skills Supplemental 

Catalogue of National Qualifications
SQA's Catalogue of National Qualifications gives the code of every current National Uni, National Course, National Cluster and Standard Grade.

 Comparability Studies
Six reports on the comparability of Higher Grades and CSYS with the GCE 'A' level.  Also investigates the benchmarking of the new Advanced Higher against current qualifications.

• General Report
  Free, K0586, January 1998
• Executive Summary
  Free, K0587, January 1998
• English Report
  Free, K0588, January 1998
• History Report
  Free, K0589, January 1998
• Mathematics Report
  Free, K0590, January 1998
• Physics Report
  Free, K0591, January 1998

Conditions and Arrangements for National Qualifications 
Handbook providing a general overview of the conditions, arrangements and procedures under which SQA carries out its functions in awarding National Qualifications.
£20.00, BA0828

Core Skills Bulletin  Regular newsletter from SQA with information about Core Skills in National Qualifications. Free, BD1566

Delivering and Assessing Access 1 Units 
Guide to support teachers, lecturers and trainers who are delivering (or considering delivering) any of these seven Access 1 Units:

• D9EW 07 Basic Communication in a Familiar Setting
• D9ET 07 Handling Money
• D9EY 07 Personal Profiling: An Introduction
• D9EV 07 Recognising Time
• D9ER 07 Sampling Work: An Introduction
• D9EX 07 Using Basic Computer Skills
• D9FO 07 Work With Others on a Group Activity

Free, BA1943, November 2003 

Exemplification of Standards CD-ROM 2001
CD-ROM for use by teachers and lecturers in order to promote a wider understanding of national standards in assessment.
Free, BB1425, April 2002

Project-based National Course specificiations
More than 35 individual specifications have been published to date, and more are to follow.  For full details please phone SQA's Customer Contact Centre on 0845 279 1000 or e-mail: customer@sqa.org.uk.

Arrangements

Copies of Arrangements Documents for all National Courses are available to purchase from SQA's Customer Contact Centre on 0845 279 1000 or e-mail: customer@sqa.org.uk.  They can also be downloaded from the NQ subject-specific pages, or you can choose to search for related documents with NQ Search.

Clusters

National Certificate Clusters: European Studies
Leaflet.
Free, B016, April 1997

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Scottish Qualifications Authority
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Glasgow
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