2. Delivering international mobility Dr Janet Brown Chief Executive Scottish Qualifications Authority

3.  UK public body  National awarding body for qualifications in Scotland  Responsible for:  developing, accrediting, validating, quality assuring and certificating all Scottish qualification types other than degrees  Work in Scotland, UK & internationally About SQA

4. Consultancy Activities Bahrain, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Croatia, Egypt, Eritrea, Kosovo, Mozambique, Romania, United Arab Emirates Consultancy Activities Qualification systems development and national framework development. Other Activities Afghanistan, Bahrain, Belgium, China, Egypt, Greece, Malaysia, Romania, Sweden, Vietnam Other Activities Workshops, conferences, national events. Awarding Activities Bahrain, Cayman Islands, China, Egypt, India, Oman, Turkey, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, USA Awarding Activities HNDs, HNCs, SVQs and NCs.

5. Ensuring international mobility  Qualifications as a proxy for skills and learning  Quality assurance - ensures standards are met  National and international frameworks  Engage & work with international businesses

6. Qualifications  Up to date  Fit for purpose  Incorporate global standards  Recognised nationally and internationally

7. Partnership in qualification development  Colleges  Universities  Industry and business  Employers  Employers’ groups

8. Ensuring quality  Developed to agreed design principles  Developed by experts  Refined through consultation  Validated by an independent panel  Quality assured by a national awarding body

9. National and International frameworks  Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)  Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF)  European Qualifications Framework (EQF)  Other frameworks  Translation devices  Optimise articulation and progression

10. DIVA  Digital media and ICT Vendor Alliance  Partnership between SQA and international organisations  Benefits to both learner and business organisations  Integration of global industry standards into SQA qualifications  Ensures learners have the skills industry wants and needs  Skills and qualifications transportable

12. Destination of HND Graduates who continue studies oversees UK, Netherlands, Malaysia, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, France, Canada, Russia, Belgium, Singapore Chinese students have been accepted by around 200 overseas universities in different countries on the strength of having obtained the SQA HND

13. The future? Continued partnership and collaboration