Our qualifications in British Sign Language and other forms of communication used by deaf and deafblind people are offered at a range of centres throughout Scotland, including further education colleges, community education centres, schools, social work departments and voluntary sector organisations.
Around 40 approved centres offer our qualifications throughout Scotland, many with satellite/outreach centres. To find your nearest centre, simply click here.
Whilst we have many centres throughout Scotland and a large number of candidates achieving our qualifications every year, we always welcome new centres to help us achieve our vision. If you would like to know more about becoming an approved centre click here.
Our Teachers and Assessors page provides useful information for anyone currently working as a teacher in Scotland or wishing to become a teacher. If you require any other information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Teachers of our qualifications can also find additional peer support from the Scottish Deaf Studies Tutor Group (SDSTG).
We have developed a number of support materials to support the learning and teaching of our qualifications. Some of these are specific for Scottish learners and teachers, while others are suitable for all. To view support materials that may be of interest to you please visit our shop.
You can learn about communication professionals and search for one in Scotland by clicking here.
While we administer the National Registers of Communication Professionals Working With Deaf and Deafblind People (NRCPD) for BSL/English interpreters, lipspeakers, speech-to-text reporters, LSPs - deafblind manual, and notetakers, it is important to note that the Scottish Association of Sign Language Interpreters (SASLI) hold a register of BSL/English interpreters in Scotland only - contact details for SASLI can be found under 'useful links' below.
Scotland's Customer Support Officer will be happy to help you with any questions you have about running courses or becoming an approved centre. Contact details can be found on the Customer Support Contacts page.
If you have any other questions about Signature in Scotland, or its activities, please contact our Communications Manager at our Scotland office.
Directions to our Scotland office can be found here.
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Useful links for Scotland
Deafblind Scotland
Hearing Concern LINK Scotland
ILA Scotland
National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) Scotland
Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) Scotland
Scottish Association of Sign Language Interpreters (SASLI)
Scottish Council on Deafness (SCoD)
Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)
Scottish Deaf Studies Tutor Group (SDSTG)
Scottish Sensory Centre
Sense Scotland
West Scotland Deaf Children's Society