National Qualification approval process

You can see which qualifications you are approved to offer by checking your approval list on SQA.net or SQA Connect.

Employers and training providers

The qualification approval application is on our Approvals page.

Or you can contact our Business Development Team who will send you an application form and guide you through the process.

Schools

If you would like to offer a National Qualification that is not on your approval list, you need to apply for qualification approval. You can find the qualification approval application form for all National Qualifications on SQA Connect. 

Or you can contact our Business Development Team who will send you an application form and guide you through the process.

Colleges

Colleges should follow the process for approval under devolved authority for National Qualifications not on your automatic approval list.

Subjects not auto-approved:

• Skill for Work Automotive Skills
• Skills for Work Building Services Engineering
• Skills for Work Construction Crafts
• Skills for Work Early Education and Childcare
• Skills for Work Energy
• Skills for Work Engineering Skills
• Skills for Work Health and Social Care
• Skills for Work Maritime Skills
• Skills for Work Practical Experiences: Construction and Engineering
• Skills for Work Uniformed and Emergency Services
• Care
• Sociology
• Psychology
• Philosophy
• Practical Electronics - National 5
• Practical Metalworking - National 5
• Practical Woodworking - National 5
• Childcare and Development
• Music Technology - Advanced Higher
• Dance - National 5 (new for 2021/22)
• Dance - Higher (new for 2021/22)

Questions?

Further information is on our Approval web pages.

Contact:

• Business Development and Customer Support Team
• 0303 333 0330
• mycentre@sqa.org.uk.