Centres need to apply for approval before delivering the qualification for the first time and must consider the resources that are available to them to do this.
In order to deliver this qualification in the next academic session, and for candidates to be certificated in August the following year, centres must apply for approval by the end of September of the previous year.
Subject-specific requirements for the course
When applying for approval, centres must demonstrate that teachers and lecturers delivering/assessing Dance have completed at least two years' successful study of dance to a minimum of Higher National Diploma (HND) level (SCQF level 8) or have extensive knowledge in dance, which can be supported by vocational and teaching qualifications through accredited dance awarding bodies with a minimum value of 40 SCQF credit points at level 7 and 40 SCQF points at level 8. It is vital that any vocational qualifications or awards achieved are appropriate for course delivery of all three components within the National Qualifications. It would also be beneficial if teaching staff have or are working towards GTC registration in Dance. For private Dance centre’s applying for approval, it would also be favourable if staff have or are working towards SQA assessor qualifications.
