What SQA language courses are available, broken down by the number studying each subject.

The Scottish Qualification Authority provides a range of language qualifications to suit the diverse needs of candidates.
Courses of study include units, a Languages for Life and Work Award at Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework (SCQF) 3 and 4 and national courses. Beyond these, many other learners study languages but not to a language qualification. The qualifications available broken down by the number studying each subject are contained within two tables:
Table 1 shows the number studying for each language qualification in 2012-13.
Table 2 shows the entries in 2013 for the units which make up the Languages for Life and Work Award (the incorporation of units into an award is new in 2013).
The award includes a Language for Work Purposes unit and a Languages for Life unit. These two units can be taken in one or two of the following languages: Cantonese, French, Gaelic (Learners), German, Italian, Mandarin, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Urdu at either SCQF level 3 or 4.
In addition 25 students in 2012-13 studied for the Languages Baccalaureate.
Table 1: Studying a language by level 2013 post-appeal (in publicly funded centres)
An asterix denotes fewer than five entries. Classical Greek is also available; however, there are no entries in publicly funded centres.
Subject/
Level
Access 2
Access
3
Standard
Grade
Intermediate
1
Intermediate
2
Higher
Advanced
Higher
Total
French
18
989
20,525
1,824
3,758
3,691
522
31,327
Spanish
31
718
3,575
927
1,701
1,327
171
8,450
German
-
170
4,182
335
802
890
91
6,470
Italian
-
43
206
41
118
199
10
617
Cantonese
-
-
-
-
*
*
*
11
Mandarin
-
60
-
-
-
-
-
60
Mandarin
Simplified
-
-
-
69
32
26
10
137
Mandarin
Traditional
-
-
-
-
*
7
*
16
Russian
-
*
-
17
*
22
-
49
Urdu
-
-
102
-
-
107
-
209
Latin
-
-
164
5
11
97
9
286
Gaelic
Learners
-
9
309
14
37
105
21
495
Gaidhlig
-
*
196
*
30
114
19
368
Table 2: The entries in 2013 for the units which make up the Languages for Life and Work Award (in all centres). The incorporation of units into an award is new in 2013. The certification of the award is not tied to the annual diet of examinations for national courses.
Language

Unit
SCQF level
Entries
French
for Work Purposes
3
184
French
for Work Purposes
4
804
French
for Life
3
206
French
for Life
4
534

Total French
1,728
Gaelic
Gaelic (Learners) for Work Purposes
3
13

Total Gaelic
13
German
for Work Purposes
3
93
German
for Work Purposes
4
20
German
for Life
3
23

Total German
136
Italian
for Work Purposes
4
*

Total Italian
*
Mandarin
for Work Purposes
3
23

Total Mandarin
23
Spanish
for Work Purposes
3
169
Spanish
for Work Purposes
4
149
Spanish
for Life
3
82
Spanish
For Life
4
60

Total Spanish
460
Urdu
for Work Purposes
3
8
Urdu
for Work Purposes
4
29
Urdu
for Life
3
8
Urdu
for Life
4
29

Total Urdu
74
This information was provided by SQA in January 2014. The units are available in all 10 languages but the table shows which languages were studied in 2013. An asterix denotes fewer than five entries.