HNVQ optional assessment guidance
For session 2024-25, we will retain and make permanent most of the optional assessment guidance for Higher National and vocational qualifications which was available in 2023-24.
The optional assessment guidance will be available on the relevant subject webpages by the end of August.
These will be available for centres to use for assessment alongside the Group Award Specification, if they wish.
Optional assessment guidance to be published in August 2024:
Higher Nationals
- Music Business (GP11 15) and (GP1416)
- Music (GP12 15) and (GP15 16)
- Sound Production (GP13 15) and (GP16 16)
- Social Services (GK89 15)
- Childhood Practice (GK9T 15)
- Civil Engineering (GJ5E 15) and (GJ5K 16)
- Construction Management (GJ5F 15) and (GJ5L 16)
- Quantity Surveying (GJ5G 15) and (GJ5M 16)
- Architectural Technology (GJ5H 16) and (GJ5N15)
- Building Surveying (GJ5D 15) and (GJ5J 16)
- Built Environment (GJ5P 15)
- Fitness, Health and Exercise (GH07 15) and (GH0F 16)
- Soft Tissue Therapy (GH18 15)
- Sports Therapy (GJ58 16)
- Complementary Therapies (GL7X 15) and (GM9E 16)
- Beauty Therapy (GN87 15) and (GN88 16)
- Applied Sciences (GK6E 150 and (GK6F 16)
- Applied Biological Sciences (GK6G 16)
- Applied Chemical Sciences (GK6H 16)
- Industrial Biotechnology (GK70 16)
- Chemical Engineering (GL69 15)
- Chemical Process Technology (GL6A 15) and (GL6C 16)
- Architectural Technology with Digital Construction (GV03 15) and (GV04 16)
- Social Sciences (GP1K 15) and (GP2N 16)
- Coaching and Developing Sport (GD5R 15) and (GD7G 16)
Freestanding
- Unit Sporting Activity: Athletics
- Exercise and Fitness: Circuit Training
National Certificates
- Acting and Theatre Performance (G98A 46)
- Technical Theatre (G98C 46)
- SCQF level 5 Music (GF8A 45)
- Sound Production (G977 46)
- Music (G978 46)
- Communication (FA1W 12)
- Literature 1 (FA58 12)
- Hairdressing (G95H 45)
- Sport and Fitness at SCQF level 5 (G92G 45)
- Make-Up Artistry (G9K4 46)
- Built Environment SCQF level 6 (GJ4F 46)
- Civil Engineering SCQF level 6 (GJ4G 46)
National Progression Awards
- Acting and Performance (G9KM 46)
- Technical Theatre in Practice (G9KR 46)
- Sound Production: Recording (G9L4 46)
- Sound Production: Live (G9L5 46)
- Sport and Fitness: Team Sports (G9CJ 45)
- Sports Development (G9GF 46)
- Sport and Fitness: Outdoor Sports (G9CH 45)
- Built Environment SCQF level 5 (GP66 45)
- Exercise and Fitness Leadership (G9GC 46)
- Organising Volunteering Events in Sport (G9GD 46)
Professional Development Awards
- Barbering (GM03 47)
- Plastering (G9P6 47)
- Stonemasonry (G9P7 47)
- Painting and Decorating (G9PN 47)
- Carpentry and Joinery (G9R1 47)
- Roof Slating and Tiling (G9R2 47)
- Bricklaying (G9PM 47)
- Bricklaying (GM4N 46) and (GR9H 46)
- Carpentry and Joinery (GM4P 46) and (GR9F 46)
- Floorcovering (GM4R 46) and (GR9J 46)
- Painting and Decorating (GM4T 460 and (GR9G 46)
- Plastering (GM4V 460 and (GR9K 46)
- Roofing (GM4W 46) and (GR9L 46)
- Stonemasonry (GM4X 460 and (GT06 46)
- Woodmachining (GM50 46) and (GT07 46)
- Repair and Maintenance of Traditional Masonry Structures (GL0X 46)
- Wall and Floor Tiling (GM4Y 460 and (GR9M 46)
- Personal Training (GH02 47)
- Scottish FA: Refereeing (GA51 47)
- Laboratory Science (GM3G 47)
Skills for Work
- Travel and Tourism (C776 74)
- Travel and Tourism (C776 75)
- Retailing (C779 75)
SQA Advanced Diploma
- Architectural Technology (GN0H 47) and (GM8V 48)
- Built Environment (GN0G 47)
- Civil Engineering (GM97 47) and (GM95 48)
- Construction Management (GN0J 47) and (GM8D 48)
- Quantity Surveying (GN0L 47) and (GM8N 48)