Building standards verification services - national performance and workforce: annual report 2023-2024
This report provides an overview of the performance of building standards verification services across Scotland and information on the professional workforce employed by local authorities to provide verification services.
12. Qualifications held
12.1.The number of qualifications held by staff continues to increase with the number held increasing by 21 since 2023. See Table 8.
12.2.There is a noticeable increase in the number of Honours degrees level 10 held (+24) with increases also seen in National Award Level 5 and HNC Level 7.
SCQF Level |
Level |
SVQs / MAs |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Difference from 2023 (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Level 12 |
Doctoral Degree |
Professional Apprenticeship |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Level 11 |
Master’s Degree, Post Graduate |
Professional Apprenticeship SVQ 5 |
33 |
53 |
47 |
-6 |
Level 10 |
Honours Degree |
Professional Apprenticeship |
187 |
192 |
216 |
+24 |
Level 9 |
Professional Award, Bachelor Degree |
Technical Apprenticeship SVQ 4 |
94 |
86 |
85 |
-1 |
Level 8 |
Higher National Diploma |
Technical Apprenticeship SVQ 4 |
47 |
49 |
47 |
-2 |
Level 7 |
Higher National Certificate |
Modern Apprenticeship SVQ 3 |
82 |
76 |
80 |
+4 |
Level 6 |
National Award |
Modern Apprenticeship Foundation Apprenticeship SVQ 3 |
32 |
33 |
31 |
-2 |
Level 5 |
National Award |
Modern Apprenticeship SVQ 2 |
12 |
12 |
19 |
+7 |
Level 4 |
National Award |
SVQ 1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Level 3 |
National Award |
N/A |
2 |
2 |
1 |
-1 |
Level 2 |
National Award |
N/A |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Level 1 |
National Award |
N/A |
4 |
4 |
3 |
-1 |
Other Construction Related Qualification |
- | - | 0 |
1 |
0 |
-1 |
Total |
- | - | 498 |
512 |
533 |
+21 |
Contact
Email: buildingstandards@gov.scot