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National Qualifications Framework (NQF) equivalents

NQF
Secondary and Higher Education Qualifications
Vocational
Qualifications
English
Language Qualifications
NVQ
8
 Doctoral    
5
7
 Masters
- Masters degrees MA / MSc

Postgraduate Certificates

Postgraduate Diplomas

- BTEC Advanced Diploma

  
6
 Honours
- Bachelor Degrees BA/ BSc

- BTEC Higher National Diploma

- RSA Higher Diploma

  
4
5
 Intermediate
- HE/FE Diplomas
- Foundation Degrees		    
4
 Certificate
- HE Certificates		    
3
 A Level

- BTEC National Diploma

- RSA Advanced Diploma

- City and Guilds 3

- OCN 3

- Pitmans Advanced
- Cambridge CPE
- OCN 3
- IELTS 7.5
3
2
 GCSE  (grade A – C)

- BTEC First Diploma

- RSA Diploma

- City and Guilds 2

- OCN 2

- ESOL 2
- Pitmans Higher Int.
- Cambridge CAE
- OCN 2
- IELTS 6.5
2
1
 GCSE (grade D – G)

- BTEC introductory Diploma

- OCN 1

- ESOL 1
- Pitmans Intermediate
- Cambridge FCE
- OCN 1
- IELTS 5.5
1
Entry
    

- ESOL entry 3

  

- ESOL entry 2
- Pitmans Elementary
- Cambridge PET
- OCN entry
- IELTS 4

- ESOL entry 1
- Pitmans Basic
- Cambridge KET
- IELTS 3

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