Scottish Council for the Validation of Courses for Teachers (external qualification validators: 1983-1991: Scotland)

The Scottish Council for the Validation of Courses for Teachers was founded in January 1983 as an external body to validate teaching courses in Scotland. The Council was formed through an agreement of the 8 Scottish universities and the seven Scottish Colleges of Education, namely the University of Aberdeen ; University of Dundee ; University of Edinburgh ; University of Glasgow ; Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh ; University of St. Andrews ; University of Stirling ; University of Strathclyde, Glasgow ; Craigie College of Education, Ayr ; Dundee College of Education ; Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow ; Moray House Institute of Education, Edinburgh ; St Andrew's College of Education, Glasgow , Aberdeen College of Education ; and Dunfermline College of Education . Each of these institutions was represented on the Council along with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities , General Teaching Council of Scotland, National Committee for In-Service Training of Teachers , The Open University , a Scottish Education Department (SED) assessor, and a Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA) observer.

The Council grew out of the report The Future of In-Service Training in Scotland (the "Green Report") written by the National Committee for In-Service Training of Teachers and submitted to the Secretary of State in 1979 and subsequent reports from a Scottish Working Group. From the outset, the Council aimed to work closely with the SED, the CNAA and other relevant bodies.

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