...Get from 400 to 401 for scavenging? I done with Makeb story-wise, I took the advanced training ages ago and no matter how many things i pick up rated 400 i cannot seem get it to hit 401, let alone take it to 450.

Am I missing something? something so obvious I will slap myself?

You must go to your crew skill trainer and purchase the advanced crew skill training. Each runs 10k credits. Once you do that then run grade 6 (level 49-50) missions and when they are done you will be at 401+ and the next grade of missions will open up.

As for crafting, find an item that will generate skill ups and make them. They will get you to 410 at which point the crafting trainer will have schematics for you to learn.

Run the missions from your crew screen.

And don't slap yourself too hard.

Step 1 Buy the Advance Skill fro the Crew skill trainers

Step 2 Create a single item for the 48-50 list, it will now net you 1 (or 2) pts

Step 3 Profit

Thanks all. The problem was I had only bought the advanced skill once, and not on each of the skills. So I felt quite silly when i found that out visiting the scavenging skill guy.

Lesson learned