Further Information Management/Partners

In November 2006, we (the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Partnership[M1]) were set up to manage the Framework. Our members are:

the Association of Scotland's Colleges;

• the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education;
• Scottish Ministers;
• the Scottish Qualifications Authority; and
• Universities Scotland.

We are not run to make a profit and are a registered charity.

Our aims are to:

• maintain the quality and integrity (effectiveness) of the Framework;
• promote and develop the Framework as a way of supporting lifelong learning; and
• develop and maintain links between the Framework and similar frameworks throughout the UK, Europe and the rest of the world.

Maintaining the quality and integrity of the Framework is vital for it to be successful. We set up the Quality Committee [M2]to support the quality of the Framework and to provide clear, accurate technical information to learners, the public and others with an interest in learning, including learning providers and employers.

The Framework provides the language used to describe all learning. Effective communication is at the heart of the Framework and we are supporting a communication programme for the people of Scotland. We also produce publications about learning in Scotland and keep relevant people up to date with developments through our website (www.scqf.org.uk) and SCQF Updates[M3], which we produce every six months.

To help us support the Framework, we have set up the SCQF Forum[M4]. The Forum is made up of senior representatives from the fields of education, business and communities in Scotland. The Forum gives us advice to make sure the Framework continues to meet the needs of all learners, employers and other users of Scottish qualifications, both within Scotland and in Europe and the rest of the world.

The Framework is at the heart of helping individual learners, learning providers, users of qualifications and policymakers promote a culture of lifelong learning in Scotland.