Dates for these exams are by arrangement.
All exams must be registered and fees paid, at least two weeks prior to the examination taking place.
Download a registration form. Specifications and Sample Theory Exam Papers can also be downloaded from the site  www.pdqb.org .

The SQA is Scotland’s national awarding body, responsible for all Scottish qualifications within the national education system apart from university degrees and some professional body qualifications. The qualifications in Scottish Bagpipes and Scottish Pipe Band Drumming ,which are certificated jointly by the SQA and PDQB, fall within a group of SQA qualifications known as National Progression Awards and Professional Development Awards. The National Progression Awards in Scottish Bagpipes and Scottish Pipe Band Drumming, and the higher level Professional Development Awards in Scottish Bagpipes are based directly on the Syllabi for the PDQB qualifications. All the awards have Levels and Credit Points within the SCQF. These Levels differ from the recognised Levels of the PDQB qualifications. SCQF Levels are a means of showing how qualifications relate to each other in terms of the amount of learning required.  A comparison between the former PDQB Levels and those of the SQA National Progression Awards and Professional Development Awards is as follows: