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| Care Commission |
The Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care, known as the Care Commission, is responsible for the regulation of care services in Scotland www.carecommission.com |
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| CIPD |
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development www.cipd.co.uk |
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| HNC |
Higher National Certificate: a unit based qualification at SCQF level 7 |
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| HND |
Higher National Diploma: a unit based qualification at SCQF level 8 |
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| Learn Direct Scotland |
Part of Skills Development Scotland: provides advice on accessing a wide variety of training and development opportunities www.learndirectscotland.com |
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| NOS |
National Occupational Standards: the benchmarks for the level of performance that can be expected from individual workers; they are the basis of SVQs |
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| PDA |
Professional Development Award |
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| SCQF |
Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework designed to help learners, educators and employers understand how different academic and vocational qualifications relate to each other in terms of level and complexity www.scqf.org.uk |
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| SIRCC |
Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care: the centre for excellence, promoting good practice in the field of Residential Child Care www.sircc.org.uk |
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| SQA |
Scottish Qualifications Authority: the national body in Scotland responsible for the development, accreditation, assessment and certification of qualifications other than degrees www.sqa.org.uk |
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| SSSC |
Scottish Social Services Council: the regulatory body for the Scottish Social Service Workforce. The Council has responsibility for the regulation of the social service workforce and its education and training, and the performance of Sector Skills Council functions www.sssc.uk.com |
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| SVQ |
Scottish Vocational Qualification: a competence based qualification which is assessed in the workplace and awarded by a nationally recognised awarding body |
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