{"id":5425,"date":"2023-01-16T11:54:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Eastwood\/?page_id=5425"},"modified":"2023-01-19T09:02:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T09:02:17","slug":"scqf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Eastwood\/parents\/scqf\/","title":{"rendered":"SCQF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is the SCQF?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3t7TFvfTjyw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=22&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework is the national qualifications framework for Scotland.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It promotes lifelong learning, with the aim being to include all qualifications and assessed learning in Scotland so that learners can identify their current position on the SCQF and plan their future learning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The SCQF measures qualifications and learning by levels and credit points.<\/li>\n<li>The SCQF has 12 levels, as the levels increase from 1 to 12, the learning involved becomes more challenging.<\/li>\n<li>The number of points demonstrates the length of time it takes to complete.<\/li>\n<li>One SCQF point represents 10 hours of learning time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>View the framework below.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Eastwood\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/01\/18210230\/Framework.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5475\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Eastwood\/parents\/scqf\/framework\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Eastwood\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/01\/18210230\/Framework.png\" data-orig-size=\"995,703\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Framework\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Eastwood\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/01\/18210230\/Framework-300x212.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Eastwood\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/01\/18210230\/Framework.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5475 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Eastwood\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/01\/18210230\/Framework.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"995\" height=\"703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Eastwood\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/01\/18210230\/Framework.png 995w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Eastwood\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/01\/18210230\/Framework-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Eastwood\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/01\/18210230\/Framework-768x543.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>A timeline of qualifications in Scotland and their comparative\u00a0SCQF levels.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Eastwood\/?attachment_id=5471\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Eastwood\/parents\/scqf\/old-vs-new\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Eastwood\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/01\/18205713\/Old-vs-New.png\" data-orig-size=\"1002,706\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Old vs New\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Eastwood\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/01\/18205713\/Old-vs-New-300x211.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Eastwood\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/01\/18205713\/Old-vs-New.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5471 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Eastwood\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/01\/18205713\/Old-vs-New.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1002\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Eastwood\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/01\/18205713\/Old-vs-New.png 1002w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Eastwood\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/01\/18205713\/Old-vs-New-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Eastwood\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/01\/18205713\/Old-vs-New-768x541.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on the SCQF, please visit their website here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scqf.org.uk\/support\/support-for-individuals\/support-for-parents-carers\/\">Support for Parents and Carers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or view their guide for Parents and Carers:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Eastwood\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/01\/18205330\/scqf-parent-leaflet-final-web-feb-18.pdf\">Guide for Parents and Carers <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the SCQF?\u00a0\u00a0 The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework is the national qualifications framework for Scotland.\u00a0 It promotes lifelong learning, with the aim being to include all qualifications and assessed learning in Scotland so that learners can identify their current position on the SCQF and plan their future learning. The SCQF measures qualifications and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Eastwood\/parents\/scqf\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SCQF<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38057,"featured_media":0,"parent":4191,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5425","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Eastwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Eastwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Eastwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Eastwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38057"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Eastwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5425"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Eastwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5482,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Eastwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5425\/revisions\/5482"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Eastwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Eastwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}