Regulatory Requirements
The regulatory requirements consist of:
- Accreditation Licence
- Regulatory Principles
- Regulatory Directives
The Accreditation Licence, Regulatory Principles and Directives are intended for use by:
- existing awarding bodies to ensure ongoing compliance
- new organisations seeking approval as an awarding body
- awarding bodies seeking accreditation of qualifications
- providers delivering SQA accredited qualifications
What is the Accreditation Licence?
The Accreditation Licence is an agreement between SQA Accreditation and the approved awarding body. The purpose of the licence is to detail the terms and conditions of the arrangement.
What are the Regulatory Principles?
Our Regulatory Principles have been designed to encompass the five key principles of better regulation to ensure that we are transparent, accountable, proportionate, consistent and targeted in carrying out our regulatory duties.
The Regulatory Principles define the standard which awarding bodies must meet in order to be compliant. Awarding bodies must decide what evidence they want to provide in order to demonstrate how they meet these principles. The Regulatory Principles document includes supplementary information exemplifying how you might choose to meet the principles.
What are the Regulatory Directives?
The Regulatory Directives have been developed to define the mandatory requirements which awarding bodies must meet in order to be compliant.
Downloads:
- Accreditation Licence
- SQA Accreditation's Regulatory Principles
- Regulatory Principles Directive RPDIR - 1 10 Week Rule
- Regulatory Principles Directive RPDIR - 2 Data Submission
- Regulatory Principles Directive RPDIR - 3 Logos and certificate requirements for SQA accredited qualifications
- Regulatory Principles Directive RPDIR - 4 Titling Conventions for SCQF credit rated qualifications
- Regulatory Principles Directive RPDIR - 5 Complaints Handling