SQA Accreditation has responsibility under Scottish legislation to independently approve and regulate awarding bodies operating in Scotland.
Working within an education landscape in a state of transition, SQA Accreditation operated as an enabling and supportive regulator — quality assuring awarding bodies and their accredited qualifications, providing consistent support and guidance to stakeholders, and undertaking internal continuous improvement activities.
Read about some of our key activities undertaken during 2015-16 to meet our operational objectives and strategic goal.
We approve and regulate awarding bodies to deliver quality assured qualifications for Scotland.
Find out how our accredited qualifications performed in 2015-16.
Find out what SQA Accreditation are planning for the 2016-2017.
To independently accredit, quality assure and regulate approved awarding bodies and qualifications thereby safeguarding the interests of learners, employers, parents, funding bodies, providers and the Scottish Government.