News Archive

SOLAR Streetworks e-assessments
SQA launches new e-assessments to support Streetworks qualifications (HAUC Awards). Find out more...

SVQ Beauty and Nail Services
SVQ Beauty Therapy levels 1-3  and SVQ Nail Services level 3 available. Find out more...

SVQ Plumbing Level 3 
SVQ Plumbing Assessments available now. Find out more...

eNABs for Computing
eNABs for Computing are now available through SOLAR. Find out more...

Service Changes
Given the continued success of SOLAR and the increasing numbers of centres using the system we are making some changes to the SOLAR support helpdesk. Find out more...

New TranSETT Assessments
SQA, in partnership with Scotlands Colleges, is developing a range of e-assessment and web-based teaching and learning materials across a range of National Certificates and National Progression Awards (NPAs).  The ESF-funded TranSETT Project (Transforming Scottish Education Through Technology) will be developing resources to provide significant added-value to this important suite of qualifications. Find out more...

SOLAR White Paper
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has released a white paper, Innovating Assessment in Scotland, outlining a sustainable model of e-assessment development utilising BTL's state-of-the-art authoring tool, ContentProducer. Find out more...

SOLAR Release 8
A new version of the SOLAR eassessment engine is currently available. Please review and provide feedback. Find out more...

SOLAR - FITS Qualification
SOLAR works with FITS to produce a new award. Find out more...

SOLAR delivers Personal Finance Award
Solar delivers assessments for the Personal Finance Award (PFA). Find out more...