SQA QUALIFICATIONS AND WHAT THEY MEAN

SQA Qualifications and What They Mean

Information for Employers

We all know that qualifications are a good thing - having a set of good, reliable qualifications is simply the best way for someone to prove that they have the skills they say they have. That's why the Scottish Qualifications Authority is in business - we're Scotland's national body for qualifications (other than university degrees and some professional qualifications).

The qualifications available in Scotland have changed over recent years though, and you may not be as familiar with all of them as you'd like to be or as you think you ought to be. They have almost certainly changed since you left school.

Perhaps you're thinking of recruiting someone to a new position in the next couple of months? Perhaps you've recently done so and found that there were one or two qualifications you were unfamiliar with?

This brochure tries to explain the qualifications you're most likely to come across on letters of application and on CVs. There is also a brief explanation of the new Scottish Qualifications Certificate. We hope that it helps.

If you'd like more information about the qualifications offered by the Scottish Qualifications Authority, please telephone our Customer Contact Centre on 0845 279 1000.

SQA Qualifications and What They Mean  Information for employers. Free, AD0409/4, March 2004

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