Every Access 2 Unit in a Course has a National Assessment Bank (NAB) exemplar.
NABs help centres to interpret the standards in Unit specifications, and centres are free to modify the NABs to accommodate the needs of individual candidates. While we are keen to promote creative methods of assessment, if you make major changes to a NAB or you make changes to a NAB which has Core Skills embedded, you should check this with our Verification Section. The Verification Section can be contacted on 0845 213 5345.
The NABs are available online from the secure area of SQA's website. Your SQA Co-ordinator will have a username and password to access this section of the website. If you have any problems accessing this site contact the SQA Customer Contact Centre (0845 279 1000 or customer@sqa.org.uk)
Where Access 1 Units are derived from the Outcomes of Access 2 Units, the appropriate section of the Access 2 Unit NAB should be used. There are no NABs for the Access 1 Independent Units as the Unit specifications contain exemplars. Further guidance on delivery and assessment is available in the publication Delivering and Assessing Access 1 Units (BA1943, November 2003).
Similarly the Access 1 Supported Units have no NABs but instead have very detailed delivery and assessment guidance in the Unit specifications.