Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs)
We have a number of Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) courses on offer, which will help you gain and develop skills to use within your employment, whilst achieving industry recognised qualifications.
What is an SVQ?
Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) are offered to individuals already in employment that are aspiring to upskill or gain industry recognised qualifications.
They can be studied at any age and are offered at various levels depending where you are in your career.Â
What are the benefits to students in choosing an SVQ?
The benefits of choosing an SVQ are:
- Gain a qualification while you work
- Learn a range of skills and gain additional knowledge to help you in your role and potentially help you progress your careerÂ
- Learning while you work means you can instantly apply the theory you learn in your course to your role, making the course interesting and relevantÂ
What are the benefits to your organisation of having colleagues study an SVQ?Â
The benefits of offering SVQs to your employees are:Â
- Improve staff morale and make colleagues feel valued- in turn helping to retain staffÂ
- Increase the quality of service as colleagues increase their knowledge
- Give colleagues a sense of recognition for their work
- They provide an opportunity for your staff to develop and access qualifications based on experiences and skill levels
Interested and want to hear more?
You can view the various courses we offer below. For more information and to register your enquiry please contact workbasedlearning@west-lothian.ac.uk
SVQ Learning AgreementÂ
When you enroll on to the course you are confirming your acceptance to the Learning Agreement. Please see the Learning Agreement here.
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Business Management & Administration
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Children & Young People
- SVQ 2 SOCIAL SERVICES (CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COURSE
- SVQ in Playwork - SCQF LEVEL 6
- SVQ in Social Services (Children and Young People) - SCQF LEVEL 7
- SVQ in Playwork - SCQF LEVEL 7
- SVQ in Social Services (Children and Young People) - SCQF LEVEL 9
- SVQ in Playwork - SCQF LEVEL 9
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Computing (SVQs)
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Construction (SVQs)
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Customer Service & Retail
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Engineering
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Care
- SVQ 2 SOCIAL SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
- SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare - SCQF LEVEL 7
- SVQ in Healthcare Support (Clinical) - SCQF LEVEL 7
- SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare - SCQF LEVEL 9
- SVQ in Care Services Leadership and Management SCQF Level 10
- SVQ in Healthcare Support (Clinical) - SCQF LEVEL 6
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Procurement
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Warehousing, Storage & Distribution
