Education (Scotland) Act 2025

Chief executive, chief examiner, chief accreditation officer and other staff

8 (1) Qualifications Scotland is to have as members of staff—

(a) a chief executive,

(b) a chief examiner,

(c) a chief accreditation officer.

(2) The chief examiner is to be appointed by Qualifications Scotland to undertake such role relating to Qualification Scotland’s functions under sections 2 and 3 as Qualifications Scotland determines, but that role must include responding to written advice provided to Qualifications Scotland by the Expert Group on Qualifications Standards under section 10.

(3) The chief accreditation officer—

(a) is to be appointed by Qualifications Scotland to undertake such role relating to Qualifications Scotland’s functions under section 4 as the Accreditation Committee determines,

(b) must, in the exercise of any functions relating to that role, act independently of the chief examiner (but this does not prevent the chief accreditation officer and the chief examiner from sharing information with each other).

(4) An individual may not simultaneously hold more than one role mentioned in sub-paragraph (1).

(5) Qualifications Scotland is to appoint each chief executive with the approval of the Scottish Ministers.

(6) Qualifications Scotland may appoint an individual as the chief examiner only where it considers that the individual has suitable experience of working in the education, training, qualifications or skills development sector.

(7) Qualifications Scotland may appoint other staff.

(8) The chief executive, chief examiner, chief accreditation officer and other staff are appointed on such terms and conditions as Qualifications Scotland, with the approval of the Scottish Ministers, determines.