What services the Scottish Qualifications Authority has provided to foreign companies and governments in each year since 2007.

Services provided by the SQA to foreign companies and governments come under two broad categories – consultancy and awarding. international services/activities make a significant contribution to Scotland’s international engagement strategy and plans and also provide income for the SQA.
Consultancy
The SQA’s international consultancy services assist countries and governments in the development of their education, skills and training systems and processes, helping to build capacity and benefiting individual learners, communities and the wider economy. Services include, among others, the development of: national qualifications frameworks, qualifications and assessment, quality assurance systems, and vocational/occupational standards.
Consultancy services are provided to foreign companies and governments mainly through a process of bidding for projects through a competitive tendering process. The SQA submits bids as a sole organisation; as lead in a consortium; or as a partner in a consortium. Projects are funded by foreign governments, their agencies or through worldwide agencies such as the World Bank. The SQA has dedicated team of Project Managers and a works in-country with a wide range of experts and consultants.
A list of countries with which the SQA has worked each year since 2007, and whether that work was with foreign governments/government agencies or foreign companies, is in the following table.

Year
Country
Government/ Government Agencies
Private/ Company
Start Date
End Date
2007

Botswana
ü

2003
2011
Botswana
ü

Feb-2006
Dec-2008
Lithuania
ü

Jan-2007
Feb-2007
South Africa
ü

Aug-2007
Dec-2007
Romania
ü

Nov-2007
Dec-2008
Mozambique
ü

Dec-2007
Dec-2009
2008
Botswana
ü

Mar-2008
Mar-2013
Turkey
ü

Apr-2008
Dec-2008
Egypt
ü

Apr-2008
Sep-2012
Egypt
ü

Jun-2008
Jun-2009
Romania
ü

Jun-2008
Jun-2009
2009

Kosovo
ü

Sep-2009
Aug-2011
Abu Dhabi

ü
Oct-2009
Sep-2011
Romania
ü

Oct-2009
Sep-2012
2010
Bahrain
ü

Jan-2010
Dec-2011
Croatia
ü

Jan-2010
Jan-2012
Egypt
ü

Apr-2010
Oct-2011
Eritrea
ü

Apr-2010
Mar-2013
Romania
ü

Apr-2010
Mar-2013
Romania
ü

Apr-2010
Mar-2013
Croatia
ü

May-2010
Mar-2012
Rwanda
ü

Aug-2010
Aug-2012
Egypt
ü

Nov-2010
Apr-2012
2011
Mozambique
ü

Feb-2011
Feb-2013
NB. 2011 and 2012 are also covered by projects that started in earlier years and continue into 2011, 2012 and 2013 (see final column in table).
Awarding
Through its international awarding activities, the SQA provides students in a wide range of countries with internationally recognised and valued qualifications. These qualifications assist in building skilled workforces within countries; enhance international mobility; and provide opportunities to articulate to higher education in a number of UK and overseas universities.
Awarding activities include: the approval of centres to offer SQA qualifications; provision of qualifications; quality assurance of qualifications; and certification of qualifications. A list of countries in which the SQA has carried out awarding activities since 2007, and whether those activities were with foreign governments/government agencies or foreign companies, is in the following table.
Year
Country
Government/ Government Agencies*
Private/ Company**
2007
Bahrain



China



Egypt

x 1

Oman



Qatar

x 3

UAE

x 5
2008
Bahrain



China



Egypt

x 1

Oman



Qatar

x 3

Turkey



UAE

x 5
2009
Bahrain



Cayman Islands



China



Egypt

x 1

Oman



Qatar

x 3

Turkey



UAE

x 6

USA


2010
Bahrain



Cayman Islands



China



Egypt

x 1

India

x2

Oman



Qatar

x 3

Sri Lanka



Turkey



UAE

x 6

USA


2011
Bahrain



Bangladesh

x1

Cayman Island