National Qualifications

Pictured are Kingussie pupils, and Computing teacher Steve Bailey Young. Learners undertaking Higher, and Advanced Higher Computing Science at Kingussie High School are taking SQA’s National Progression Award (NPA) in Computer Games Development as part of their studies in their senior phase at school. National Progression Awards are available in a variety of sectors. They’re aimed at assessing a defined set of skills and knowledge in specialist vocational areas. They also link to National Occupational Standards, which are the basis…