Film and Screen Award SCQF level 5 and 6

The Film and Screen Awards at SCQF levels 5 and 6 are designed to equip learners with the knowledge and skills required for further study or to gain employment.

The purpose of these qualifications is to provide a broad, creative and practical experience of film and screen as an expressive art.

These awards will support learners in understanding film and screen through engaging with it in practice. The Film and Screen Awards will focus on developing the knowledge, skills and experience of practical filmmaking and building an understanding of all aspects of film and screen from a practical perspective. The award is intended to support personal development, including meta-skills, and allow for creative expression and experimentation. At the same time, it allows learners to develop skills across the range of roles that exist in the film and screen industry, with an emphasis on craft and production roles.

These qualifications can be delivered through schools, colleges or training providers.

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These awards have been designed as part of the development and testing of a Film and Screen curriculum from early years to the senior phase in schools. The curriculum was developed by Screen Scotland through practical engagement with all stages of education. Throughout development this has included:

  • pupils and parents
  • teachers and school leaders
  • early years, further and higher education practitioners
  • the film and screen industry
  • participatory film and screen charities
  • independent screen educators
  • Education Scotland
  • SQA.

This engagement will continue.

The awards are open to all learners, regardless of age, academic experience or ability.

Centres have the flexibility to choose the delivery method which best suits their circumstances and their learners.

The awards can be used to offer a progression pathway to other qualifications (see Progression).

These awards are suitable for:

  • learners who have an interest in, and may be considering a career in, film and screen, as well as those whose interest is more general.

Access

Entry is at the discretion of the centre.

No prior qualifications or knowledge are required to undertake this qualification.

The Film and Screen Award at SCQF level 5 could provide progression to:

  • Film and Screen Award at SCQF level 6
  • NC Creative Industries at SCQF level 6
  • NPA Film and Media at SCQF level 6
  • NPA Creative and Digital Media: Technologies, Processes and Practices at SCQF level 6
  • Foundation Apprenticeship for Creative and Digital Media at SCQF level 6

The Film and Screen Award at SCQF level 6 could provide progression to:

  • HNC/HND in Television or a related area
  • Diploma in Creative Media at SCQF Level 7

The Film and Screen Award at SCQF Level 6 attracts 21 UCAS points.

Centres interested in offering this qualification must come forward for approval and should contact SQA’s Business Development Team for guidance.

Assessors and verifiers must be able to meet SQA’s general requirements for technical/occupational competence as outlined in the Systems and Qualification Approval Guide. The specific delivery requirements are set out in the assessment strategy.

Each individual unit specification gives detailed information on the evidence requirements and approaches to assessment for each Unit.

Qualification Structure (358 KB)

Film and Screen Award at SCQF level 5

Group award code: GV35 45

The Film and Screen Award at SCQF level 5 consists of three mandatory units.

Film and Screen Award at SCQF level 6

Group award code: GV35 46

The Film and Screen Award at SCQF level 6 consists of three mandatory units.

Please refer to the qualification structure in the group award specification for details of the units making up these awards.