Personal Development Award SCQF level 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

Our Personal Development Awards help learners become more independent and to develop their potential as contributing members of their societies.

Learners will develop self-reliance, self-esteem and confidence through supported and independent learning. Personal Development Awards are available at SCQF levels 2 to 6, and will replace the existing National Courses in Personal Development.

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Guidance briefing note - September 2024

SQA Personal Development: Self and Work units - Guidance briefing note (40 KB)

SCQF level 2

SCQF Level 2 Personal Development: Award Specification (210 KB)
SCQF Level 2 Personal Development: Self in Community: Leisure Time Activities Unit Specification (116 KB)
SCQF Level 2 Personal Development: Self in Community: Investigating Service Providers in the Local Community Unit Specification (166 KB)
SCQF Level 2 Personal Development: Self in Community: Environmental Issues Unit Specification (168 KB)
SCQF Level 2 Personal Development: Practical Abilities: Making Journeys Unit Specification (166 KB)
SCQF Level 2 Personal Development: Practical Abilities: Independent Living Unit Specification (165 KB)
SCQF Level 2 Personal Development: Practical Abilities: Personal Finance Unit Specification (165 KB)
SCQF Level 2 Personal Development: Self and Work: Investigating the Workplace Unit Specification (167 KB)
SCQF Level 2 Personal Development: Self and Work: Completing a Work Placement Unit Specification (169 KB)
SCQF Level 2 Personal Development: Self and Work: Enterprise Activity Unit Specification (114 KB)

SCQF levels 3-6

SCQF Level 3-6 Personal Development: Award Specification (204 KB)
SCQF Level 3 Personal Development: Practical Abilities Unit Specification (128 KB)
SCQF Level 3 Personal Development: Self in Community Unit Specification (131 KB)
SCQF Level 3 Personal Development: Self and Work Unit Specification (131 KB)
SCQF Level 4 Personal Development: Practical Abilities Unit Specification (42 KB)
SCQF Level 4 Personal Development: Self and Work Unit Specification (43 KB)
SCQF Level 4 Personal Development: Self in Community Unit Specification (43 KB)
SCQF Level 4 Personal Development: Self Awareness Unit Specification (42 KB)
SCQF Level 5 Personal Development: Practical Abilities Unit Specification (43 KB)
SCQF Level 5 Personal Development: Self and Work Unit Specification (43 KB)
SCQF Level 5 Personal Development: Self in Community Unit Specification (44 KB)
SCQF Level 5 Personal Development: Self Awareness Unit Specification (43 KB)
SCQF Level 6 Personal Development: Practical Abilities Unit Specification (43 KB)
SCQF Level 6 Personal Development: Self and Work Unit Specification (44 KB)
SCQF Level 6 Personal Development: Self in Community Unit Specification (44 KB)
SCQF Level 6 Personal Development: Self Awareness Unit Specification (43 KB)

Award and Unit Support

Award and Unit Support Notes are confidential documents. They are held securely and teachers/lecturers can arrange access to them through their SQA Co-ordinator.

Unit assessment support

These confidential documents contain details of Unit assessment task(s), show approaches to gathering evidence and how the evidence can be judged against the Outcomes and Assessment Standards. They are designed to be as open and flexible as possible.

Unit assessment support is held securely and teachers/lecturers can arrange access to these documents through their SQA Co-ordinator.

Qualification Verification Summary Reports

2022 Qualification Verification Summary Report (151 KB)
2016 NQ Internal Assessment Report (210 KB)

SQA partnerships

John Muir Trust - case study 1 (212 KB)

Engineering Design Trust (EDT)

EDT deliver over 40,000 STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) experiences each year, for young people aged 9 -21 across the UK.

EES Student Log Book (398 KB)
EDT and SQA Personal Development Award, SCQF level 6

Young Enterprise Scotland

Young Enterprise Scotland's Tenner Challenge helps provides an interactive way for learners to develop employability skills and make as much profit as possible from £10.

Young Enterprise Personal Development SCQF 4 (216 KB)

Contact Information

Candidate Enquiries
0345 279 1000
Centre Enquiries
0303 333 0330