SQA Advanced Diploma Financial Services (China)
The SQA Advanced Diploma in Financial Services qualifications provide practical skills and theoretical knowledge that meet the needs of employers.
This qualification covers areas such as personal financial services, business accounting, economics, financial services regulatory framework, personal and business lending, principles of insurance, pensions provision, and financing international trade.
The SQA Advanced Diploma in Financial Services consists of 30 unit credits. Each unit credit has approximately 40 hours of timetabled learning and 40 hours of self-guided learning and study. The SQA Advanced Diploma usually takes two academic years to complete, but this timeframe is flexible.
SQA Advanced Diploma in Financial Services can allow advanced entry to an English-speaking university. SQA’s qualifications are recognised worldwide.
Course Tutor Guide (including Course Framework)
SQA Advanced Diploma Financial Services
Code: GP0N 48
Download: SQA Advanced Diploma in Financial Services Course Tutor Guide
Guidance on Delivery and Assessment of Graded Units
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Qualification Summary Verification Report
A Guide for Tutors
Communication Units
This document is aimed at tutors who are teaching learners whose first language is not English.
The purpose of this document is to provide a selection of formative exercises that will:
- motivate learners
- increase confidence in communicating effectively in English
- prepare learners to successfully pass the summative assessments
Communication Units for SQA Advanced Qualifications
Research Skills
The guide provides support for developing good practice in how the Research Skills unit might be delivered, scheduled and assessed. It contains guidance on delivering the Research Skills Unit both on a stand-alone basis or integrating with other Units, and provides customised checklists for integration with various Graded Units.
Unit Specifications
- Business Accounting (HP7K 47)
- Business Law: An Introduction (HP6Y 47) - finish date 31/7/24
- Business Law: An Introduction (J5AW 47) - start date 1/8/21
- Communication: Business Communication (HP75 47)
- Creating a Culture of Customer Care (HP73 47)
- Economic Issues: An Introduction (HP6T 47) - finish date 31/7/24
- Economic Issues: An Introduction (J461 47) - start date 1/8/20
- Economics 2: The World Economy (HP72 48) - finish date 31/7/24
- Economics: The World Economy (J5AY 48) - start date 1/8/21
- Financial Sector: An Introduction (J01W 47)
- Financial Services: Graded Unit 1 (J02H 47)
- Financial Services: Graded Unit 2 (J02L 48)
- Financial Services: International Transactions (J01X 48)
- Financial Services Regulatory Framework (J01Y 48)
- Income Tax (HP15 48)
- Information Technology: Applications Software 1 (HP6L 47)
- Information Technology: Applications Software 2 (HP12 48)
- Investment (HP1C 48)
- Managing People and Organisations (HP71 47) - finish date 31/7/24
- Managing People and Organisations (J4DK 47) - start date 1/8/20
- Marketing: An Introduction (HP6N 47)
- Pension Provision (HP1E 48)
- Personal and Business Lending (HP1G 48)
- Personal Financial Services (HP17 47)
- Preparing Financial Forecasts (HP70 48) - finish date 31/7/24
- Preparing Financial Forecasts (J5B0 48) - start date 1/8/21
- Principles of Insurance (HP1F 48)
Two additional mandatory units
