Question reference: S4W-00642
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 9 June 2011
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Current status: Answered by Michael Russell on 22 June 2011
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Scottish Qualifications Authority regarding national qualifications in British Sign Language.
Answer
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) currently has a suite of stand alone National Qualifications Units in learning British Sign Language at Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework level 3 (Access 3), 4 (Intermediate 1), 5 (Intermediate 2) and 6 (Higher). The Scottish Government continues to maintain dialogue with the SQA across the range of national courses.