Scottish Qualifications Authority
Tuesday 01 July 2008
Minister for Schools and Skills Maureen Watt has announced that John McCormick, the Chair of the Scottish Qualifications Authority, will be reappointed when his current term of appointment ends on August 31, 2008.
The reappointment will be for four months from September 1, 2008 until December 31, 2008 at which time Mr McCormick will step down from the SQA Board to focus on his other commitments. This relatively short period of reappointment will cover the completion of the SQA examination Diet for 2008, will accommodate the process to recruit a new Chair and allow sufficient time for a brief handover to the new Chair.
The post is part-time and attracts a remuneration of £13,364 per annum for a time commitment of 1 day per week. Mr McCormick holds no other Ministerial appointments.