SVQ Leather Manufacture SCQF level 7 (lapsing)

SVQs are based on National Occupational Standards. This SVQ 3 is jointly awarded with Creative Skillset, the industry skills body for the creative industries, ensuring relevance to the sector.

Learners will gain an internationally-recognised qualification which guarantees that they have the skills, knowledge and abilities required to carry out their role successfully. 

Employers will benefit from more proficient employees.

Assessment is carried out in the workplace so minimising the time learners need to be away from their work.

The achievement of other qualifications such as the SVQ 2 in Leather Production can contribute towards the successful completion of this award.

This SVQ 3 is suitable for individuals who are currently in employment in the leather manufacturing industry and who wish to obtain a formal qualification.

Access

Entry is at the discretion of the centre, however successful completion of SVQ 2 Leather Production is recommended.

Candidates should be in a job where they are carrying out relevant tasks and responsibilities which allow then to gather the required evidence.

This SVQ 3 award could provide progression to:

• further employment in the leather industry in a managerial/supervisory role
• degree-level study at a higher education institution

Centres with devolved authority for approval should use their own internal approval process.

Centres without devolved authority will have to come forward for approval and should contact SQA's Business Development Team for guidance.

Assessors and verifiers must be able to meet SQA's general requirements for technical/occupational competence as outlined in the Guide to Approval

For general information on how to assess this qualification, please refer to the document Information for Assessment of Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs). For detailed guidance on how to assess this particular SVQ, please refer to the Assessment Strategy.

Group Award Code: GJ7J 23

The SVQ Leather Manufacture at SCQF level 7 consists of one mandatory Unit and six optional Units.

For details of the Units making up the SVQ, please refer to the Qualification Structure (70 KB).

• National Occupational Standards (1.03 MB)

Unit information for this qualification is available on our Unit Search.

Core Skill mappings are carried out by the SSC responsible for the development of an SVQ. It is a requirement of SQA Accreditation that every SVQ submission includes information on where possible opportunities for candidates to develop Core Skills exist across the mandatory units.

Centres should note that mappings are not audited or validated against the Core Skills framework/units so are not accepted by SQA awarding body as evidence towards achievement of the Core Skills units.

• Core Skills Signposting (62 KB)

This SVQ is a mandatory component in the Modern Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles Heritage Level 3

SQA also offers the following components of this Apprenticeship:

• Assessment Strategy (101 KB)

• Information for candidates starting an SVQ (382 KB)
• Candidate Portfolio A4 Cover (118 KB)
• Candidate printable blank recording forms (245 KB)
• Candidate blank recording forms (Template for Word) (134 KB)

• 2022 Clothing and Textiles (136 KB)
• 2018 Clothing and Textiles