Developing learners' skills through National Qualifications, Core Skills and Awards
It is important that learners develop a broad set of skills alongside their subject-based studies. The Skills for Learning, Life and Work (SfLLW) Framework defines five broad groups of essential skills.
- Find out more about the SfLLW Framework
- Learn about National Literacy and Numeracy Units developed using the Framework
- Find out about Core Skills in selected National Courses.
Skills opportunities in SQA qualifications
See which skills can be developed through our National Qualifications, Core Skills and Awards.
Literacy
Find qualifications that focus directly on developing literacy and communication skills.
Numeracy
Find qualifications that focus directly on developing learners' numeracy skills.
Health and wellbeing
Find qualifications that focus directly on developing learners' understanding of health and wellbeing.
Employability, enterprise and citizenship
Find qualifications that focus on citizenship, sustainability, employability and enterprise skills.
Thinking skills
Find qualifications that focus directly on developing skills such as problem solving, analysis and creative thinking.
