309:
credits, and a full calendar year 180 credits, so a bachelor's degree with honours normally totals 360 credits (split equally across FHEQ levels 4–6) in
England, Wales and Northern Ireland or 480 credits (split equally across SCQF levels 7–10) in Scotland, while a doctoral degree (if credits are used) is 540 credits at FHEQ level 8/SCQF level 12. For comparison, the largest RQF qualification at level 8, the
308:
of 1 credit = 10 nominal hours of work or study (termed Total
Qualification Time in the RQF). On the RQF, the terms 'Award', 'Certificate' and 'Diploma' are used to distinguish qualifications of 1 - 12 credits, 13 - 36 credits and 37+ credits respectively. An academic year is taken to consist of 120
142:
An RQF qualification from an awarding body is always clearly identified as being at one of 9 Levels. These begin with ‘Entry Level’ (which is further divided into three sub-levels) and then run from Level One through to Level Eight. These levels are common across the different frameworks in
England,
134:
There are over 200 of these
Awarding Bodies on the Register of Regulated Qualifications (covering England and Northern Ireland). Some specialise in specific subjects. Others specialise in types of qualifications, such as ‘A’ levels, GCSEs and vocational competence or knowledge based qualifications.
98:
In the UK, in order for a qualification to be recognised as part of one of the UK qualifications frameworks: the
Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF), the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW) or the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) in England and Northern
138:
An awarding body does not always provide the courses that lead to a qualification. Often an awarding body will provide an approval process for independent training providers who, if they meet the criteria, are able to award qualifications that are accredited by that awarding body.
99:
Ireland, it must be awarded by an awarding body that is recognised by one of the government-appointed regulatory bodies or (for higher education qualifications on the SCQF and QCFW) be awarded by a body with degree awarding powers. The regulatory bodies are
54:. Additionally, these Awarding Bodies provide professional awards in the form of tertiary level Certificates, Diplomas, Advanced Diplomas, Graduate Diplomas, and Post Graduate Diplomas. There are seven main examination boards in the United Kingdom:
151:. The levels used in Scotland are different from those in the rest of the UK, but are still common across SQA and higher education qualifications, with level 10 being at the same level of difficulty as an
500:
143:
Wales and
Northern Ireland, including the FHEQ (which starts at level 4), allowing the difficulty of a qualification to be equated, e.g. level 6 is at the same level of difficulty as a
485:
108:
432:
67:
355:
47:
495:
410:
305:
380:
81:
58:
131:
covers all higher education providers in the UK and maintains the
Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ).
160:
116:
87:
310:
17:
490:
457:
330:
43:
128:
144:
120:
8:
436:
388:
51:
39:
359:
112:
313:
Level 8 Diploma In
Strategic Direction and Leadership, has a size of 67 credits.
156:
148:
152:
31:
479:
27:
Agencies recognised by one of the government-appointed regulatory bodies
78:
ICAAE (International
Curriculum and Assessment Agency Examinations)
104:
73:
100:
501:
Public bodies and task forces of the United
Kingdom government
159:. There is a correspondence between the UK frameworks and the
124:
458:"CMI Level 8 Diploma In Strategic Direction and Leadership"
109:
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment
147:
and level 8 is at the same level of difficulty as a
70:(University of Cambridge International Examinations)
486:
Qualification awarding bodies in the United Kingdom
304:Qualifications also have credit sizes, using the
477:
356:"Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales"
93:
381:"Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework"
433:"Find and Compare Qualifications Frameworks"
385:Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
84:(Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations)
61:(Assessment and Qualifications Alliance)
14:
478:
411:"Register of Regulated Qualifications"
42:which sets examinations and awards
24:
25:
512:
161:European Qualifications Framework
117:Scottish Qualifications Authority
331:"What qualification levels mean"
496:Education in the United Kingdom
450:
425:
403:
373:
348:
323:
13:
1:
316:
94:Functions of awarding bodies
7:
10:
517:
223:
207:
201:
129:Quality Assurance Agency
119:(SQA) in Scotland and
169:RQF/CQFW/FHEQ level
121:Qualifications Wales
491:School examinations
437:European Commission
163:(EQF) as follows:
302:
301:
145:bachelor's degree
40:examination board
16:(Redirected from
508:
470:
469:
467:
465:
454:
448:
447:
445:
443:
429:
423:
422:
420:
418:
407:
401:
400:
398:
396:
387:. Archived from
377:
371:
370:
368:
366:
360:Welsh Government
352:
346:
345:
343:
341:
327:
166:
165:
113:Northern Ireland
21:
516:
515:
511:
510:
509:
507:
506:
505:
476:
475:
474:
473:
463:
461:
456:
455:
451:
441:
439:
431:
430:
426:
416:
414:
409:
408:
404:
394:
392:
391:on 16 June 2014
379:
378:
374:
364:
362:
354:
353:
349:
339:
337:
329:
328:
324:
319:
157:doctoral degree
155:and level 12 a
149:doctoral degree
96:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
514:
504:
503:
498:
493:
488:
472:
471:
449:
424:
402:
372:
347:
321:
320:
318:
315:
300:
299:
296:
293:
289:
288:
285:
282:
278:
277:
274:
271:
267:
266:
263:
260:
256:
255:
252:
249:
245:
244:
241:
238:
234:
233:
230:
226:
225:
222:
219:
215:
214:
210:
209:
206:
203:
199:
198:
195:
192:
188:
187:
184:
181:
177:
176:
173:
170:
153:honours degree
95:
92:
91:
90:
85:
79:
76:
71:
65:
62:
44:qualifications
32:United Kingdom
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
513:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
484:
483:
481:
459:
453:
438:
434:
428:
412:
406:
390:
386:
382:
376:
361:
357:
351:
336:
332:
326:
322:
314:
312:
307:
297:
294:
291:
290:
286:
283:
280:
279:
275:
272:
269:
268:
264:
261:
258:
257:
253:
250:
247:
246:
242:
239:
236:
235:
231:
228:
227:
220:
217:
216:
212:
211:
204:
200:
196:
193:
190:
189:
185:
182:
179:
178:
174:
171:
168:
167:
164:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
140:
136:
132:
130:
126:
122:
118:
114:
110:
106:
102:
89:
86:
83:
80:
77:
75:
72:
69:
66:
64:NCC Education
63:
60:
57:
56:
55:
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:
36:awarding body
33:
19:
18:Awarding body
462:. Retrieved
452:
440:. Retrieved
427:
415:. Retrieved
405:
393:. Retrieved
389:the original
384:
375:
363:. Retrieved
350:
338:. Retrieved
334:
325:
303:
141:
137:
133:
97:
35:
29:
172:SCQF level
480:Categories
464:13 October
442:13 October
417:13 October
395:13 October
365:13 October
340:13 October
317:References
175:EQF level
111:(CCEA) in
46:, such as
306:UK Credit
460:. Ofqual
413:. Ofqual
52:A-levels
105:England
74:Edexcel
30:In the
335:Gov.uk
127:; the
115:, the
107:, the
101:Ofqual
38:is an
125:Wales
48:GCSEs
34:, an
466:2016
444:2016
419:2016
397:2016
367:2016
342:2016
298:N/A
287:N/A
88:WJEC
50:and
311:CMI
292:E1
281:E2
270:E3
205:10
194:11
183:12
123:in
103:in
82:OCR
68:CIE
59:AQA
482::
435:.
383:.
358:.
333:.
295:1
284:2
276:1
273:3
265:2
262:4
259:1
254:3
251:5
248:2
243:4
240:6
237:3
232:7
229:4
224:5
221:8
218:5
213:9
208:6
202:6
197:7
191:7
186:8
180:8
468:.
446:.
421:.
399:.
369:.
344:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.