MASTHEAD: Core Skills

Welcome to Core Skills

Core Skills are essential if individuals are to meet both their personal needs and the needs of society. Individuals who can analyse and solve problems, communicate well, use information technology, and work with others effectively, are well-equipped to assume the active, flexible and responsible role which modern workplaces need and society expects.

GRAPHIC: Core Skills - Communication

Communication

 GRAPHIC: Core Skills - Numeracy

Numeracy

 GRAPHIC: Core Skills - Information and Communication Technology

Information and
Communication Technology
  GRAPHIC: Core Skills - Working with Others

Working
with Others

   GRAPHIC: Core Skills - Problem Solving

Problem Solving

  

Workplace Core Skills Units

Centres should be aware that the last date for candidate entries for the predecessor Workplace Core Skills Units was 31 July 2008. Candidates have a three year period to complete their Core Skill qualification, so the last date centres will be able to provide result for certification of the predecessor Workplace Core Skills Units will be July 2011.

From the 1 August 2008 all new candidates must be entered for the revised Workplace Core Skills Units. All revised Unit specifications and Unit codes are available on the SQA Accreditation website.

Follow this link to access the revised Workplace Core Skills Units


National Qualifications Core Skills Units

The predecessor NQ Core Skills Units have now entered their completion period, which means existing centres that were approved to offer the NQ Core Skills Units prior to 1st August 2008:

  • can continue to deliver and provide results for the predecessor NQ Core Skills Units until 31 July 2010
  • are automatically approved to deliver the revised NQ Core Skills Units from 1 August 2008.

Follow this link to access the revised NQ Core Skills Units  


Assessment Support Packs for National Qualifications Core Skills Units

Some centres have been in touch with us to seek advice and clarification regarding the Assessment Support Packs for the revised Core Skills Units, and in light of this feedback we will be updating these packs and issuing further guidance within the next few months.


SQA Academy Core Skills

SQA Academy was used during the consultation and development period of the Core Skills refresh. Now that this refresh is complete, we have removed the Core Skills material from SQA Academy. Centres seeking information on Core Skills should look to this section of SQA’s main website as the central reference point: www.sqa.org.uk/coreskills


Changes to certificated Core Skills Profiles from October 2008

Follow this link to find out about changes to certificated Core Skills Profiles from October 2008