NQ Unit Search

New Unit Search

The main search engine on this site has been updated to include all NQ units and information. To search for a unit, you can either:

• enter a Unit code into the search box located at the top right of every page and press 'Submit'

or

• enter a subject, eg 'english' and then filter the results by 'NQ Units' or 'NQ Courses'

Original Unit Search engine

Note: The following links open in a new window. Please ensure your browser allows 'popups' to open.

• Search for a NATIONAL COURSE by TITLE
  For arrangements documents and specimen question papers for National Courses enter as much or as little of the title as required to narrow your search - eg comput for either computing or computers.
• Search for a UNIT by TITLE
  To find a National Unit specification by title simply enter as much or as little of the title as required to narrow your search - eg admin for administration.
• Search for a NATIONAL COURSE or UNIT by CODE
  To find a National Unit specification or an arrangements document for a National Course or Cluster simply enter the unique "4 +2" product code. You can get this from SQA's National Qualifications Catalogue.
  
  You can also make searches on the database using only part of the code - the minimum required is the first two characters.

You can also download arrangements documents for project-based National Courses.

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