SCQF Database Report – May 2014
The following data is extracted from the SCQF database as at 23 April 2014. This data is current at
time of printing. Please note that the database only holds information on qualifications or learning
programmes credit rated since 2006. The database now includes HEI nationally recognised degree
and postgraduate provision. It also holds information about SQA nationally recognised qualifications
such as NQ group awards, HNCs and HNDs which are delivered by colleges.
(NB Please note that figures in this report relating to the OU are incomplete but will be included in the
next quarterly report).
The full database can be viewed and interrogated at http://www.scqf.org.uk.
General information

There are currently 10,758 entries. As indicated above, this rise is mainly due to the fact that entries
now include HEI nationally recognised degrees and postgraduate provision. The exceptions to these
are any programmes under medicine, dentistry or veterinary work.

Of the total entries, 131 (1.2%) are credit rated by FE colleges; 149 (1.4%) are credit rated by SCQF
Approved CRBs; 2325 (21.6%) are credit rated by SQA; and 8153 (75.8%) are credit rated by HEIs.

Of the 8153 HEI entries, 138 (1.7%) are Third Party credit rated.

Of the 131 FE college entries, 59 (45.0%) are Third Party credit rated.

There are currently 56 CRBs listed (some merged colleges are not yet under their new name) of
which 45 (80.4 %) are active (+ 16.1 % increase since February 2014 – NB this increase is largely
due to the recent addition of HEI degree programmes and the HEIs that own them).

Of the 45 active CRBs, 19 are FE colleges, 19 are HEIs, 6 are SCQFP Approved CRBs and SQA
(includes the Credit Rating Service, Awarding Body and Accreditation)

There are currently 277 different programme owners, of which 237 (85.6%) are Third Party
organisations (includes joint ownership by SQA and another body).

There are currently 949 entries (8.8 %) listed as Third Party provision (includes provision jointly
owned by SQA and another body) of which 108 (11.4%) are owned by FE colleges and 130 (13.7%)
are owned by HEIs.
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Table 1 - CRBs actively credit rating and number of ‘live’ programmes
Number
CRB Name
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
Aberdeen College
Adam Smith College
Dundee and Angus College
Ayrshire College
Borders College
City & Guilds
City of Glasgow College
Coatbridge College
Cumbernauld College
Dumfries & Galloway
Edinburgh Napier University
Edinburgh College
Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow Clyde College
Glasgow Kelvin College
Glasgow School of Art
Heriot Watt University
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)
Inverness College
Motherwell College
North Highland College
Open University
Orkney College
Queen Margaret University (QMU)
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Robert Gordon University (RGU)
Scotland’s Rural College (Elmwood)
Scottish Police College (SPC)
SEMTA/EAL
Shetland College UHI
SQA Accreditation
SQA Awarding Body
SQA Credit Rating Service
The Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland (CIOBS)
University of Aberdeen
University of Abertay
University of Dundee
University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
University of the Highlands and Islands
University of St. Andrews
University of Stirling
University of Strathclyde
University of the West of Scotland (UWS)
West Highland College UHI
West College Scotland
Total
No. of ‘live’
learning
programmes
5
20
7
23
8
37
24
4
1
4
518
3
223
1
2
42
429
1
78
1
3
1
24
2
160
58
143
48
25
1
11
876
1231
218
7
916
107
586
1247
1170
160
949
393
715
265
1
10
Difference between
February 2014 and
May 2014
0
0
+5
+7
+1
0
0
0
0
+3
+ 457
0
+211
0
0
+42
+429
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
+154
+58
+138
+47
+4
0
0
+315
-55
0
0
+916
+107
+586
+1245
+1170
+160
+949
+392
+714
+237
0
+10
10758
+8302
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Graph 1 – HEI Credit Rated Learning rogrammes
HEI Credit Rated Learning Programmes
1400
1247
1170
1200
715
800
586
518
600
400
949
916
1000
429
393
223 265
143 160
200
107
58
42
24
48
160
0
Graph 2 - FE College Credit Rated Learning Programmes
25
20
15
10
5
0
24 23
20
8
2
11
5
1
4
3
7
10
1
1
4
1
3
1
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2
SCQF Partnership Approved CRBs
Graph 3 – SCQF Approved CRBs Credit Rated Learning Programmes
SCQF Approved Credit Rated Learning
Programmes
1
1
37
City & Guilds
Chartered Institute of Bankers
7
78
25
Scottish Police College
ILM
SEMTA/EAL
ICAS
Graph 4 SQA credit rated programmes
No. of entries
218
876
SQA Accreditation
1231
SQA Awarding Body
SQA Credit Rating Service
NB – SQA Awarding Body credit rated programmes are uploaded only once a year which means that the data quickly
becomes out of date.
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Subject Headings
The list of subject headings was recently revised to accommodate subjects defined for HEI degree
programmes and postgraduate provision and to align with European database developments.
Qualifications can be categorised under 2 subject headings. This list is based on the primary (first)
categorisation only.
Table 2
Subject headings with most entries
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
22
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Subject heading
Social Sciences
Languages and Commuication
Engineering
Computing (includes digital technologies)
Medicine and Allied Professions
Creative Industries
Management
Health, Social Care and Welfare
Business and Administration
Education
Biology (includes biological sciences)
Finance
Physical Sciences
Architecture, Planning and Construction
Hospitality, Travel and Tourism
Law and Legal Services
Sport and Leisure
Mathematics (includes statistics)
Land Based Indstries
Theology and Religious Studies
Personal Development
Energy
Public Services
Environmental Sciences
Manufacturing, Transport and Distribution
Hair, Beauty and Complementary Therapies
Other
Journalism and Information Services
Retail
Marine
No. of entries
1657
1317
700
627
597
543
432
431
422
420
376
353
308
262
257
256
254
203
173
159
121
119
119
106
103
75
73
52
44
23
(NB Some database entries have not yet been categorised by subject heading and are therefore not included in this list. This is part
of the ongoing maintenance of the database).
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Entries by SCQF Level
Graph 5
No. of entries by SCQF level
No. of entries by SCQF level
3863
4000
3501
3500
3000
2500
2000
No of entries
1500
1000
677
500
4
38
111
2
3
666
273
482
332
445
367
0
1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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