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Quality Assurance Schemes
Full details of all Quality Assurance Schemes; what's involved, what the benefits are and how to join.

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Quality Assurance Review
To ensure continued success of all quality assurance activity,  VisitScotland is currently reviewing all the qualtiy assurance schemes.
Welcome Schemes
A range of schemes aimed to compliment the Quality Assurance schemes and guide consumers with a range of interests to those establishments that pay particular attention to their varied needs.

Green Tourism Business Scheme
A VisitScotland accreditation scheme relating to good environmental practice. The scheme will help you to reduce costs, improve your efficiency and increase your marketing potential, while also reducing the environmental impact of your business.

Going Green logo Going Green
This brand new initiative aims to attract tourism businesses to become more sustainable and to join the Green Tourism Business Scheme.

EatScotland
A nationwide Quality Assurance scheme from VisitScotland. All quality assured businesses are assessed, not only on food, but on ambience, cleanliness and service.

Brown Tourist Signposting
In determining eligibility for brown tourism signposting the National Roads Authorities use VisitScotland’s Quality Assurance schemes to ensure that Visitors are directed to facilities that offer a guaranteed quality experience.

Industry Support
From the simple ideas contained in the Surprise & Delight CD-Rom to information on an increased investment in skills and training, the Industry Support section provides information on how to do things better.
Education Sector
Raise awareness of the tourism industry as a first choice career; also Skills Passport for Employees - a record of training undertaken to put them in the driving seat.
QA Review
Find out more about the review taking place on what QA means to our business customers and visitors to Scotland, both now and over the coming decade.