SVQ Water Industry Operations SCQF level 6 (GL45 23)

The SVQ in Water Industry Operations at SCQF level 6 is a re-accredited qualification and has been developed by Energy and Utility Skills.

Candidates will gain an internationally recognised qualification which guarantees that they have the skills, knowledge and abilities required to carry out their role successfully.  Employers will also benefit from their employees being proficient.

The SVQ is intended for people working in the water supply and waste water industry and is designed to be assessed in the workplace, or in conditions of the workplace. As assessment is carried out in the workplace this minimises any time candidates would need to be away from their work.

This SVQ is intended for employees in the water supply and waste water industry.

Access

Entry is at the discretion of the centre.

Candidates should be in a job or placement where they are carrying out relevant tasks and responsibilities which allow then to gather the required evidence.

Achieving this SVQ may help individuals progress to higher level qualifications or help with promotional prospects.

Centres with devolved authority for approval should use their own internal approval process.

Centres without devolved authority will have to 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.

For general information on how to assess this qualification, please refer to the document Guidance on how to assess SVQs. For detailed guidance on how to assess this particular SVQ, please refer to the assessment strategy.

Group award code:  GL45 23

The SVQ in Water Industry Operations at SCQF level 6 consists of four mandatory units and two optional units.

For details of the units making up the SVQ, please refer to the qualification structure.

• SVQ Water Industry Operations GL45 23 L 6 Structure (43 KB)

Unit information for this qualification is available on our Unit Search.

Core Skill mappings are carried out by the SSC responsible for the development of an SVQ. It is a requirement of SQA Accreditation that every SVQ submission includes information on where possible opportunities for candidates to develop Core Skills exist across the mandatory units.

Centres should note that mappings are not audited or validated against the Core Skills framework/units so are not accepted by SQA awarding body as evidence towards achievement of the Core Skills units.

• Core Skills signposting Level 3 Water Industry Operations (51 KB)

This SVQ is a component in the Level 3 Water Industry Modern Apprenticeship.

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• Assessor's Guidelines Water Industry Operations Level 6 (322 KB)

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• Candidate Portfolio A4 Cover (118 KB)
• Candidate blank recording forms (616 KB)