What do the qualifications mean
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Level |
GCSE |
A Level |
BTEC |
NVQ |
other |
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One |
Grade 3, 2, 1 |
Level 1 |
First certificate, level 1 award, certificate or diploma, level 1 ESOL, level 1 essential or functional skills, music grades 1, 2, 3 |
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Two |
Grades 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 (A*, A, B, C) also CSE grade 1 |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Intermediate apprenticeship, Level 2 award, certificate or diploma, level 2 ESOL, level 2 essential or functional skills, level 2 national certificate or diploma, music grades 4 and 5, O level grades A, B, C |
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Three |
A level AS level |
Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma = 1 A level, Diploma = 2 A levels, Extended Diploma = 3 A levels |
Level 3 |
Access to higher education diploma, advanced apprenticeship, applied general, international Baccalaureate diploma, level 3 award, certificate or diploma, level 3 ESOL, level 3 national certificate or diploma, tech level, music grades 6, 7 and 8 |
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Four |
Level 4 |
Certificate of higher education (CertHE), higher apprenticeship, higher national certificate (HNC) level 4 award, level 4 certificate, level 4 diploma |