SQA & SQA International: raising standards in partnership

SQA International is the business development area within SQA which works to support and develop education and training within and across borders.

SQA's excellence in the delivery of high-standard qualifications has been central to maintaining the long-standing international reputation of Scotland's educational excellence for many years.

SQA International contributes to worldwide developments in education and training through a variety of services and activities.

As a dedicated business area within SQA, SQA International is in a unique position to promote the improvement of educational standards across the world through its ability to:

• deliver a modern and comprehensive qualifications catalogue of over 30,000 Units covering a vast array of subjects
• provide robust quality assurance services
• benchmark other qualifications (other than degrees) against SQA requirements and approve other Awarding Bodies to deliver our industry-led, vocational qualifications through Accreditation and Endorsement services
• endorse education/training bodies as being suitable to deliver SQA qualifications through stringent Approval services
• certificate over 2.5 million people annually in relevant qualifications of international standing and currency
• supply Customised Awards to local institutions to help solve local problems