SVQ Court Operations SCQF level 6

The SVQ in Court Operations at SCQF level 6 is a nationally recognised award accredited by the Scottish Qualifications Authority, and is designed for employees working in posts as Clerks of Court, Court Officers, Administration Officers, etc.

This qualification provides candidates with the skills that they will need for employment and/or further study. This SVQ will develop skills to enable individuals to be more proficient in working in the Court Service.

This SVQ is designed to be assessed in the workplace. Examples of the settings or centres in which the SVQ is likely to be delivered include courts, tribunals and offices. The candidates taking this qualification may be working as clerks of court, court officers or administrative officers. They will take this qualification for a variety of reasons: to support training given to them by their employer; to gain promotion; to prove their job competence; and/or for personal development.

Access

Entry is at the discretion of the centre.

No prior qualifications are required to undertake this qualification, although experience in, or knowledge of, the sector would be an advantage.

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

Achieving this qualification should provide opportunities to progress within the Court Service.

Centres must 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 Systems and Qualification Approval Guide.

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.

The SVQ in Court Operations at SCQF level 6 consists of 7 mandatory Units and 1 optional Unit.

For details of the Units making up the SVQ, please refer to the Qualification Structure (69 KB).

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 (105 KB)

This SVQ is a mandatory component in the SCQF Level 6 Modern Apprenticeship: Court and Tribunal Operations.

• Assessment strategy (125 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)