Support materials for Core Skills
Assessment Support Packs and exemplar materials
National Qualification Core Skills Units - NQ Core Skills Units ASPs
There are also exemplar assessment packs available on our secure website.
Workplace Assessed Core Skills Units ASPs - Unit specifications and assessment support packs
Guide to Assessing Workplace Core Skills - Guide to Assessing Workplace Core Skills (624 KB)
Understanding Standards
Commentaries and evidence for Speaking and Listening at SCQF levels 4, 5 and 6 (secure login required)
Available from Understanding Standards website.
Case studies - how Core Skills are used in schools and colleges.
Qualification Verification Summary Reports - Qualification Verification Summary Reports
Prior verification
Centres may devise their own assessment materials or change assessment materials to suit their particular learner needs.
Prior verification is carried out by a Verifier who compares the assessment materials against the Core Skills units to determine whether they meet the required standards. Should you wish to have materials prior verified, contact the Qualification Approval and Verification team or phone 0345 213 5928
Reasonable adjustments for Core Skills Communication units
The NQ Core Skills Communication units are included in our response to Section 96(7) of the Equality Act 2010, which gives us the power to publish details of reasonable adjustments that may or may not be allowed within its qualifications. The Core Skills Communication units are specifically mentioned as part of Specification 6 , where it states that:
Further details regarding Section 96(7) of the Equality Act 2010