SVQ Heating and Ventilating: Industrial and Commercial Installation SCQF level 6

Upon successful completion, learners 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.

As assessment is carried out in the workplace, this minimises any time learners would need to be away from their work.

The SVQ can be offered in any of the following modes:

• full-time
• part-time (eg day-release)
• open and distance learning

This SVQ is suitable for:

• learners who may have just left school
• individuals who are currently in employment and who wish to obtain a formal qualification

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.

The level 6 award could provide progression to:

• HNC in Building Services Engineering
• degree level study at a higher education institution
• employment in the building engineering services sector

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 Guide to Approval.

For general information on how to assess this qualification, please refer to the document Information for Assessment of Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs). For detailed guidance on how to assess this particular SVQ, please refer to the Assessment Strategy.

The SVQ Heating and Ventilating: Industrial and Commercial Installation at SCQF level 6 consists of 10 mandatory units.

For details of the Units making up the SVQ, please refer to the qualification structure (88 KB).

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

Core Skills mapping is 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 mapping is not audited or validated against the Core Skills framework/units so is not accepted by SQA awarding body as evidence towards achievement of the Core Skills units.

• Core Skills (90 KB) 

This qualification is also part of the Level 3 Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Modern Apprenticeship.

SQA also offers the following components of this Apprenticeship:

Enhancements

All apprentices must achieve the following unit:

• F8XJ 04 -— Working Principles, Installation Options and Regulatory Requirements for Micro-Renewable Technologies, Water Harvesting and Recycling Technologies

• Assessment Strategy (100 KB)

• Assessors Guidelines

• Information for candidates starting an SVQ (382 KB)
• Candidate Portfolio A4 Cover (118 KB)
• Candidate printable blank recording forms (245 KB)
• Candidate blank recording forms (Template for Word) (134 KB)