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National Qualifications Support Teams (NQSTs)

National Qualifications Support Teams (NQSTs) have been set up to ensure the continuous improvement of SQA’s National Qualifications, and to exemplify national standards.

NQSTs use subject specific, secure online forums that will include relevant SQA qualifications staff, teachers, lecturers and industry professionals. A key aim of the NQSTs is to monitor, evaluate and communicate issues arising from the delivery, assessment and verification of qualifications.

For further information and an Expression of Interest form please download the documents below:

Please email Expression of Interest forms to: qualificationsadmin@sqa.org.uk

Background

We recently carried out a review of the Assessment Panels (APs) and found that they are no longer the most effective way to obtain stakeholders views on qualification content and assessment.

With this in mind, Assessment Panels have therefore been withdrawn.

The introduction of National Qualifications Support Teams (NQSTs), using electronic forums, allows us to minimise the resources required by SQA and participants.