Approval Documents
All the application and guidance documents that you need for your approval application submission. For guidance contact your SQA Business Development contact or phone the My Centre team on 0303 333 0330.
Guidance for centres
- Systems and Qualification Approval Guide (510 KB)
- Guidance for centres on use of assessment sites not owned or managed by the centre (160 KB)
- Criterion 1.5 Malpractice Procedure Enhanced Guidance (130 KB)
- Criterion 1.6 Conflict of interest procedure enhanced guidance (125 KB)
- Criterion 3.6 Complaints Procedure Enhanced Guidance (126 KB)
- Criterion 4.5 Security of Assessments procedure enhanced guidance (126 KB) (167 KB)
- Criterion 4.8 Appeals Procedure enhanced guidance (125 KB)
- Category 6 Data Management Procedures enhanced guidance (126 KB)
- Category 6 Data Management Procedures flowchart (22 KB)
Application Forms
- Systems Approval Application (1.01 MB)
- Qualification Approval (non-NQ) (1.05 MB) - All qualifications (except National Qualifications)
- Qualification Approval (National Qualifications) (281 KB) - National 5 and Higher Courses
- Qualification Approval (National Qualifications) (768 KB) - Skills for Work, National 1-4, Advanced Higher, freestanding units
- Supporting Document - Additional Qualification (665 KB)
- Supporting Document - Partnership Agreement Template (559 KB)
- Supporting Document - Staff (710 KB)