Charges and fees: SQA qualifications in England and Wales

A simple and cost-effective fee structure for regulated qualifications. We provide a dedicated regional manager to guide you through becoming an approved centre and delivering our range of qualifications - they will always be on hand to offer advice and support. To start your journey towards becoming an SQA Approved Centre in England or Wales, please contact us on:

On this page you will find information on annual fees, approval fees to become an SQA centre, after approval fees, and a link to qualification registration fees.


Annual standing fee

£750.

Our annual standing fee would be applied if our minimum threshold is not achieved.

By implementing the annual standing fee, we:


Approval fees

Centre approval

£1500 (which includes systems approval and one initial qualification approval).

Qualification approval

£200.

You will not be charged a qualification approval application fee if:

To achieve successful delivery, you must have current entries for a higher-level qualification and must not have had any non-compliant qualification verification activity in the previous 12 months.


After approval fees

Qualification verification and systems verification

Non-compliance outcomes: £100.

Prior verification of materials

£100.

Quality assurance - no fee

External verification to maintain quality and standards of SQA qualifications will be undertaken by a subject expert: No charge.

Development visits

Online

£250.

Free of charge when carried out within the six months of first qualification approval within a verification group.

In-person

£500 plus expenses.

Reduced fee of £250, plus expenses, when carried out within the six months of first qualification approval within a verification group.


Qualification registration fees

Qualifications

Please see a list of candidate registration fees relating to Ofqual regulated and Streetworks qualifications. All registration fees include certification.

SQA offers a wide range of qualifications to suit different needs. If you can’t find what you’re looking for on the list, speak to your regional manager or complete this form.

Certification

We operate a simple, single fee system. Centres are invoiced monthly on their previous months' registrations: no additional fees for certification.

Replacement certificates: £40

Which SQA qualifications can I offer?

View qualifications available by country or region


Apprenticeship qualifications Conveyancing and Probate

End Point Assessment