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Human Skills
& AI Literacy
An accredited, SCQF credit rated award
Learners build the skills that hold up when the tools keep changing. How to think clearly. How to work with other people. How to notice, understand and use AI on purpose, and know when not to.
Credit rated at SCQF Level 5 and Level 6 (both 6 credit points). Delivered online. Assessed by portfolio, with no exam.
What the award is
Co-designed by social enterprises NomadAlba Collective with Code Division for the Future Skills Pathways consortium.
Project, place and portfolio based self paced award
Accredited through Code Division, an approved Qualifications Scotland centre.
The 9 core human skills, in 4 areas & AI literacy, in 3 stages
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Notice
Where AI already sits in a student's day, what a model actually is, and what it is not.
02
Understand
How and what these systems produce, where training data comes from and how bias, hallucination and environmental cost show up in real outputs.
It answers the AI question with something concrete.
The Scottish Government published Guidelines and Guardrails for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Schools in March 2026, alongside Scotland's AI Strategy 2026 to 2031. The guidance is clear that AI should support human centred teaching rather than replace it, and that young people should learn about, understand and use AI as part of their entitlement to skills for learning, life and work. This award delivers that with an outcome attached.
03
Use
Purposeful use, ethical judgement and transparent decision making.
Why schools and colleges are taking this on
It fits where the senior phase is going and it’s deliverable.
The Scottish Diploma of Achievement has been accepted in principle, with a project element and a personal development element sitting alongside subjects. Portfolio assessed, project based, credit rated learning is the direction of travel. Schools running this now will have done it before they have to.
Self paced, cohorts of 5 to 14, no exam diet to work around, and minimal preparation for staff on the facilitator led route.
Human Skills & AI Literacy Pilot information for schools, colleges and community learning
Inviting pilot schools/colleges
How It Works
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Facilitator led
Our practitioners from NomadAlba and Code Division deliver the live sessions online. Your staff host and support meaning lowest preparation demand on your team, and the fastest way to run a first cohort.
Assessment is by portfolio in both routes, and both are quality assured the same way. all materials and resources provided and a secure learning space for students to upload work.
02
Teacher supported
Resources and Digital Platform access as per Facilitator Led, with teacher guides, student workbooks, project briefs, portfolio templates.
Your staff deliver, using our materials.
Requires training, which is costed separately.
Suits schools planning to run the award repeatedly and build the capacity in house.
Pilot terms
Already piloting in a rural Scottish high school, we are accepting a select number of schools and colleges into the 2026/27 pilot.
Pilot schools get input into how the award develops, priority on future cohorts, and named recognition as founding partners if they want it.
In return we ask for engagement with the evaluation: student and staff feedback at 3 points across delivery.
Future Skills Courses
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Full access to our library of Data and AI courses, SCQF Level 5 to Level 8
Interactive, self paced learning.
Each courses built around an individual SCQF aligned 40 hour unit
Six years of experience delivering online courses moving learners into the job market
Every course teaches human capability skills alongside industry ready technology
Learners learn to use the most up to date open-source Data and AI tools
Delivered through a holistic digital platform, with interactive resources and media throughout
All courses use real world industry and community examples.
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Everything included in Option One.
Learners build a portfolio of work as they progress through the course
When ready submission, work is reviewed by a qualified assessor
Assessor provides guidance and advice on next steps
As a Qualification Scotland centre we handle all the assessment and processing.
Learners receive an internationally recognised qualification on completion
facilitator guides and resources provided
The Nomad Alba / Code Division Partnership
An established successful partnership not a single provider working alone
NomadAlba Collective brings a multi-layered pedagogical approach to human flourishing which threads human skills. wellbeing and community wealth building with global frameworks for holistic life long learning and AI literacy
Code Division is an established Qualification Scotland accredited centre, giving every qualification real, recognised standing
Tangible results, not promises, real learners, real qualifications, and real progression into employment
Scotland's only organisation currently offering Data and AI courses this way
“Before the course I’d been out of the workforce for years and had lost confidence, unsure what kind of job I could even do. ...empathy and creativity sessions rebuilt that confidence giving me the courage to apply for roles I’d never considered. I now work in a digital role and my self belief has hugely improved.”
Our Process
Plan with Purpose
Together, we outline a path forward that’s realistic, strategic, and tailored to your specific needs.
Collaborate Openly
You’re part of the process. We keep communication open and decisions shared—no black boxes or surprises.
Flexibility and Care
Every project is different. We stay flexible and responsive to make sure the process fits your flow—not the other way around.
Proof in the Pudding
When we deliver, it’s not just a finished product—it’s a solution you can trust, backed by real care and effort.
“... creates spaces where people feel seen and valued, turning ordinary events into something transformative, full of warmth, purpose and community.”
Past Projects
The Women and Future Skills Programme
SCQF accredited Level 8 PDA Data Science: Women and Future Skills. From late 2025 to March 2026, Women and Future Skills ran in Dundee through online workshops, mentoring, and live projects. A 22 week programme where participants gained technical skills in Python, Excel, Power BI, and SQL, along with human skills development. Foundations in inclusion, accessibility, and industry engagement, and concluded with individual and group data projects. 84% positive destination on completion.
5 SCQF Level 7 & 8 Accredited Co-Designed Programmes with Code Division
Women and Future Skills (PDA Data Science SCQF L8) (funded by Dundee City Council and supported by Aileen O'Hagan/ Tay Cities Region Deal Skills & Employability Programme)
Neurodiverse Women and Data Programme (PDA Data Science SCQF L7 ) and Women and Data Skills Programme (accredited PDA Data Science SCQF L8) (funded through CyberScotland)
Women Returner Programmes (PDA Data Science SCQF L7 ) (Skills Development Scotland)
Cyber Resilience Programme for Refugees (PDA Cyber Resilience SCQF L8 ) (funded through CyberScotland)
Ukrainian Digital Empowerment Programme (Data Upskilling Units SCQF L7 ) (funded through Women Returners Skills Development Scotland)
The Ukrainian Digital Empowerment Programme (Women Returners)
In partnership with Code Division, Cultha Trust, Avant English Exams and other community partnerships
Planned for 20 learners, we actually welcomed 34 in the end. Frank and Bianca were able to design the course in under a week. Welivered workshops in Data, Business English, and Wellbeing. The programme was built on trust, care, and a sense of community and after completing the course, our learners sat the Avant english assessment and earned valuable SQA Data units. To achieve this while facing displacement, uncertainty, and trauma speaks volumes about their determination — and the dedication of our tutors. These qualifications opened doors for many, including data roles at Scottish Power for Anastasia, Maryna, and Alona. Every single learner showed incredible resilience in reaching this point — a real achievement in every sense.
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