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Our workshops

We offer a range of free workshops, either online or in-person, at our Glasgow city centre office.

Which workshop is best for you?

If you work in a college, university or are one of our approved credit rating bodies, these workshops are designed to support you:

  • Preparing a Submission for Credit Rating
  • Credit Rating in Practice
  • Quality Assurance for Credit Rating
  • Introduction to Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
  • Learning Outcomes and Assessment

 

If you work for a business/organisation that wishes to submit a learning programme to a Credit Rating Body for credit rating, our Would You Credit It Workshop is best placed to meet your needs.

We also offer a range of tailored workshops such as My Skills, My Future, SCQF for Careers Information Advice and Guidance Staff, and The SCQF for Employers.

 

Which workshop is best for you?
Workshop schedule

Workshop schedule

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For Educators & Advisers

SCQF for Careers Information and Guidance Staff

Date: 5 November 2026
Time: 10:00am to 12:30pm
This interactive workshop supports professionals working in Careers Information, Advice and Guidance (CIAG) to build confidence in using the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF).
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Promotional graphic for a School College Partnership Event taking place on Thursday, 12 November 2026 from 4pm to 5pm on Microsoft Teams. The graphic features two circular headshot photos on a dark blue background and states that the event is hosted by Fiona Garry and Donnie Wood. Text explains that attendees will learn how SCQF Ambassador schools and colleges are developing strong links and delivering benefits to pupils. Guest speakers are Dr Lee Coutts, headteacher of Ullapool High School, and Sam Thomson, Head of Sector for Skills Development & Economic Growth at West College Scotland. A call to action at the bottom reads “Book via Eventbrite”. The SCQF 25 years anniversary logo appears in the lower-right corner.
For Educators & Advisers

School College Partnership Event

Date: 12 November 2026
Time: 4.00pm to 5.00pm
Join the SCQF Partnership’s School College Partnership Event, with presentations from Sam Thomson, Head of Sector – Skills Development & Economic Growth at West College Scotland and Dr Lee Coutts, Head Teacher at Ullapool High School. Discover how these partnerships are opening up opportunities, supporting learner pathways and bringing the SCQF to life.
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Online Events

Would You Credit It? Online Workshop

Date: 25 November 2026
Time: 9:30 am to 1pm
This free online workshop, with a one-hour lunch break at 1pm, supports individuals and organisations who are developing, or who already have, a learning programme which they are considering having credit rated so it can feature on Scotland’s framework for qualifications – the SCQF.
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For Credit Rating Bodies

Credit rating in practice for Credit Rating Bodies

Date: 10 December 2026
Time: 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
If you work at a college, university or one of our approved Credit Rating Bodies and wish to understand the credit rating process, this workshop is for you.
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Promotional graphic for an event titled “Recognition of Prior Learning in Scotland: A Showcase.” The graphic features a photograph of a modern university building as the background, overlaid with large white text. The event description explains that Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) can help people gain recognition for knowledge and skills developed through work, education, volunteering and life experience. Additional text states that the showcase will include guest speakers, practical insights and interactive sessions, bringing together educators, RPL advisers and employers to share experiences, explore approaches and discuss the impact of RPL. Event details appear in a pink banner at the bottom left: 26 January 2027, 10am to 3.30pm, University of Strathclyde. The SCQF 25 years of making all learning count anniversary logo appears in the bottom-right corner.
RPL Workshops

Recognition of Prior Learning in Scotland: A showcase

Date: 26 January 2027
Time: 10.00am to 3.30pm
A showcase of the best practice of RPL in Scotland – open to practitioners who are working or are interested in RPL in education or work.
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Authority

Appears at Level 12 only where it is used in the phrase ‘demonstrate substantial authority’, reflecting a recognised high level and depth of expertise/expert knowledge and understanding, along with confidence. It does not mean ‘exercise authority over staff and resources’ etc, as that could clearly apply at earlier levels.

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Exercise

Used in connection with management and/or supervisory responsibility, denotes a requirement of a formal, substantive role.

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Directive

Applied to ‘supervision’, signifies a task or activity that is guided.

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Graphical Data

Encompasses maps, plans, diagrams, tables and graphs.

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Synthesis

Combine discrete elements into a coherent whole.

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Analysis

Examine in detail with a view to explanation and interpretation.

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Present

Set out, put forward, deliver information using a variety of mediums as appropriate.

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Hypothetical

Supposed, assumed for the sake of argument.

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Straightforward

Clear and uncomplicated activity, but not as demanding or systematic and therefore not as advanced as ‘routine’.

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Creativity

Often used in combination with ‘originality’. There is overlap in definition, but the defining characteristic of creativity appears to be imagination.

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Originality

Often used in combination with ‘creativity’. There is overlap in definition, but the defining characteristic of originality appears to be independence.

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Professional

Used throughout as an adjective and applied to terms including level, skills, techniques, practices, contexts, and issues where it bears broad interpretation as ‘behaving appropriately/doing things properly and well and to notions of accepted, (including externally) prescribed standards’, as well as narrow, relating to a specific occupation designated as a profession. In this latter sense, the term applies in all contexts including academic study, eg footnoting properly.

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Unfamiliar

New territory for an activity.

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Routine

Used as an adjective throughout and applied to terms including skills, tasks, elements, practices, contexts, methods and problems where it describes activity that is standard, usual, unvarying, customary, common.

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Everyday

Slightly more advanced and beyond personal but a known experience/activity encountered/applied regularly - less advanced than ‘familiar’.

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Familiar

Often encountered or experienced; common; something one has a good knowledge of - more advanced than ‘personal’ and ‘everyday’, not as advanced as ‘routine’.

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Personal

An experience relating only or primarily to the person – one would expect to start here then widen out into the rest of the world, so not as advanced as ‘familiar’.

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Critical

Fully informed, capable of supporting in-depth analysis and assessment.

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Discerning

Using judgement to recognise differences but not fully equipped/informed to analyse and discuss them in depth, so less advanced than critical.

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Awareness

Consciousness, including a background consciousness. Can be a starting point for further exploration.

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Appreciation

A sense, perception, a hold, fix or grasp of one or more of the various aspects of a subject/discipline/sector.

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Understanding

A thorough and firm grasp of a subject/discipline/sector or an element or elements of it, derived from education/study, experience and reasoning in appropriate combination. Can be defined as ‘know why’, as opposed to ‘know that’. More holistic knowledge of processes and contexts, so more advanced than appreciation and knowledge.

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Simple

Undemanding activity not necessarily part of a formal structure - not as advanced as ‘basic’.

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Knowledge

Facts, ideas, theories and concepts in a subject/discipline/sector acquired through experience and/or education – a surer grasp than appreciation so more advanced.

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Basic

Activity is early stepping stone on a structure or framework that can be built upon – more advanced than ‘simple’.