Many employers have developed rigorous and challenging training that satisfies business need and is highly valued by staff but does not receive any recognition outside of the workplace. By having internal training SCQF credit rated your training will receive national recognition, not just in Scotland, but throughout the UK, Europe and beyond.
The SCQF (Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework) is Scotland’s national qualifications framework and provides a way of recognising, describing and comparing the difficulty and time taken to achieve a whole range of qualifications and learning programmes.
Currently, the SCQF contains all of the standard Scottish qualifications, but there are more than 1000 other learning programmes on the SCQF, owned by a range of organisations, covering learning taking place in workplaces and in the community.
WHAT IS SCQF CREDIT RATING?
It is a mechanism for organisations, large or small, to formally allocate SCQF levels and credits to their learning and have that learning placed on Scotland’s national qualifications framework.
WHO IS IT FOR?
Any organisation wishing to formally acknowledge their in-house training or informal training sessions.
WHY SHOULD I HAVE MY LEARNING PROGRAMME(S) RECOGNISED ON THE SCQF?
- Ensures your learning programmes will be recognised not just in Scotland but across the rest of UK and Europe;
- Helps you to relate your learning programmes to nationally recognised qualifications;
- Adds value to your in-house training and could give you an edge over the competition;
- Recognises the learning achieved by your employees, improving their morale and self-esteem;
- Makes your organisation a more attractive and rewarding place to work for prospective and current employees.
WHO CREDIT RATES?
Any of the following Credit Rating Bodies (CRBs) are able to credit rate programmes on behalf of other organisations:
- Universities*
- Colleges*
- Scottish Qualifications Authority
They follow a consistent process of credit rating with guidance from the SCQF Partnership.
HOW DO ORGANISATIONS GET PROGRAMMES ON TO THE SCQF?
Any programme has the potential to be included on the Framework, provided that the programme meets the following criteria:
- must be based on learning outcomes;
- must be a minimum of 10 notional learning hours;
- must be formally assessed; and
- must be quality assured.
WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESSES HAVE THEIR TRAINING CREDIT RATED?
A range of organisations have had their own training programmes recognised with SCQF credit rating. Read our Is that on the SCQF…? series of blogs on our website.
HOW DO I FIND OUT MORE?
We offer free one day Would you Credit It? workshops to help you understand how to prepare your learning and training programmes for credit rating. You can sign up to receive workshop alerts on our website.
Find out more about the Would you Credit It? workshop
Interested? Contact us on 0141 225 2922 or email n.smith@scqf.org.uk
(* Please note that not all universities and colleges provide a credit rating service. We can advise you on who best to approach based on your geographical location and the expected SCQF level of your learning programme)
