Practical Electronics
Common questions
- Common questions about N4 and N5 Electronics (188 KB) January 2026
Practical Electronics to be renamed 'Electronics' from next session (09/02/26)
From next session, our National 4 and National 5 Practical Electronics courses and units will be renamed Electronics.
Both courses have a strong focus on science and engineering, and contain more theory-based content than some of our other courses with ‘Practical’ in the title, such as Practical Metalworking and Practical Woodworking.
Last year, we surveyed educators and learners on their preferred title for these courses and Electronics was the preferred option across both groups.
We aren't making any changes to the course content or the assessments. However, as the courses and units will have new names, they'll also have new course and unit codes. You'll need to use these new codes when entering learners for these courses from session 2026-27 onwards.
New course codes
- National 4 Electronics – C884 74
- National 5 Electronics – C884 75
New National 4 unit codes
- Electronics: Circuit Design – J9L3 74
- Electronics: Circuit Simulation – J9L4 74
- Electronics: Circuit Construction – J9L5 74
- Developing an Electronic Solution – J9L6 74
New freestanding SCQF level 5 unit codes
- Electronics: Circuit Design – JQCC 75
- Electronics: Circuit Simulation – JNR0 75
- Electronics: Circuit Construction – JQ9P 75
Updated documents
Updated course specifications, unit specifications and assessment support materials are available for you to use in session 2026-27 onwards. The updated versions are dated January 2026.
The current versions of these document will still be available for the rest of this session.
Version information
This update was first published on 22 January 2026. It was updated on 9 February 2026 to confirm the freestanding SCQF level 5 unit codes.
Content may reference SQA but remains valid (02/02/26)
On 1 February 2026, Qualifications Scotland replaced SQA and became Scotland’s new national awarding body. The documents on this page remain current and you can continue to use them. We’ll update them in the style of Qualifications Scotland when they’re next due for review.
New course and unit codes for session 2026-27 onwards (09/02/26)
Please use the following codes when entering learners for Electronics courses and units in session 2026-27 onwards.
New course codes
- National 4 Electronics – C884 74
- National 5 Electronics – C884 75
New National 4 unit codes
- Electronics: Circuit Design – J9L3 74
- Electronics: Circuit Simulation – J9L4 74
- Electronics: Circuit Construction – J9L5 74
- Developing an Electronic Solution – J9L6 74
New freestanding SCQF level 5 unit codes
- Electronics: Circuit Design – JQCC 75
- Electronics: Circuit Simulation – JNR0 75
- Electronics: Circuit Construction – JQ9P 75
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