HN Homepage

HN Homepage image Welcome to the HN section of SQA's website. Here you will find news, information and support materials for SQA's suite of Higher National Qualifications.

For Unit specifications, use the HN Unit search facility. For any other subject-specific information, use the HN subject drop-down menu.

HN & PDA Annual Report 2009-10

We are pleased to introduce the Higher National (HN) and Professional Development Award (PDA) Annual Report for session 2009–10. The report provides details on various development work in HN and PDAs, and is aimed at SQA Co-ordinators and practitioners in Scotland’s colleges. It should help with planning for the next academic session.

Access HN & PDA Report

HN Conference 2008

The annual HN Conference was held at the Radisson Hotel, Glasgow on 19 November 2008. Presentations from the speakers, seminar information, and reports are available to download.

More on HN Conference 2008.

New HN search facility

This area of the website is being improved to make it easier to use and better structured. As a first step, we have introduced a new 'HN Sector/ Qualification' drop-down menu on the top left hand corner of every HN page. more information on HN Search

Qualifications Development/Revision Planner

As part of SQA's commitment to continuous improvement, we have established a planning tool for the development/revision of all Group Awards. Planning Tool