National Progression Award (NPA) in Cyber Security (SCQF levels 4, 5 and 6)

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A school-level qualification designed to raise awareness of cyber security and fill the current skills gap in this field. They will encourage learners to improve their cyber hygiene and enable them to identify security weakness safely, legally and ethically.

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