Plan for 2025-26

Researchers

Our main objective for this financial year is to manage the transition of the accreditation and regulation function into Qualifications Scotland. Now that the Education (Scotland) Bill has passed, we can start to think about what it is we need to have in place ready for the creation of the new body.

We will be conducting a pilot of including providers’ names and logos on awarding body certificates for qualifications other than Scottish Vocational Qualifications. At the end of the pilot a report will be produced and presented to the Accreditation Committee.

We will be reviewing our accreditation submission processes to ensure that they continue to be fit for purpose. As part of this review, we will benchmark against similar processes used by qualification regulators in the rest of the UK.

Finally, we will be exploring the potential benefits and weaknesses of extension, amendment and withdrawal submissions being approved by the relevant Accreditation Manager, rather than being presented to the Accreditation Coordination Group.

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