• Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework

Aren't qualifications confusing? How do you tell what qualifications are what? How do they compare with one another? Are they 'as good' as each other?

Well, the following should help both employers and learners understand and compare the range of qualifications available in Scotland.

The Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework has 12 levels - from level 1 (very basic education) to level 12 (postgraduate doctorates). Credit points can be used to transfer from one qualification to another, e.g. from a SVQ or from an HNC to the second year of a degree course.

SCQF level	SQA National Units, Courses & Group Awards	Higher Education	Scottish Vocational Qualifications
12	-	Doctorates
11	-	Masters	SVQ5
10	-	Honours degree Graduate Diploma
9	-	Ordinary Degree Graduate Certificate
8	-	Higher National Diploma Diploma in Higher Education	SVQ4
7	Advanced Higher	Higher National Certificate Certificate in Higher Education
6	Higher	-	SVQ3
5	Intermediate 2 Credit Standard Grade	-	SVQ2
4	Intermediate 1 General Standard Grade	-	SVQ1
3	Access 3 Foundation Standard Grade	-
2	Access 2	-
1	Access 1	-

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