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NI Qualifications Framework

NI Qualifications Levels

Qualifications

  • AS and A levels
  • Access to Higher Education diploma
  • advanced apprenticeship
  • International Baccalaureate
  • NVQs
  • BTEC diplomas, certificates and awards
  • BTEC Nationals
  • OCR Nationals

Description

  • ability to gain or apply a range of knowledge, skills and understanding at a detailed level
  • appropriate if you plan to go to university, work independently or (in some cases) supervise and train others in their field of work

Qualifications

  • NVQs
  • BTEC Professional diplomas, certificates and awards
  • HNCs
  • Certificates of Higher Education (CertHE)
  • Higher apprenticeship

Description

  • specialist learning, involving detailed analysis of a high level of information and knowledge in an area of work or study
  • suitable for people working in technical and professional jobs, and/or managing and developing others

Qualifications

  • HNDs
  • NVQs
  • BTEC Professional diplomas, certificates and awards
  • Foundation degrees
  • Diploma of higher education (DipHE)

Description

  • ability to increase the depth of knowledge and understanding of an area of work or study
  • involves high level of work expertise and competence in managing and training others
  • suitable for people working as higher grade technicians, professionals or managers

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degrees
  • Professional Graduate Certificate in Education
  • Graduate diplomas
  • BTEC Advanced Professional diplomas, certificates and awards
  • degree apprenticeship

Description

  • a specialist, high-level knowledge of an area of work or study, to allow you to use your own ideas and research in response to complex problems and situations
  • suitable for people working as knowledge-based professionals or in professional management positions

Qualifications

  • Master's degrees
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education
  • BTEC Advanced Professional diplomas, certificates and awards

Description

  • highly developed and complex levels of knowledge, enabling you to develop original responses to complicated and unpredictable problems and situations
  • suitable for senior professionals and managers

Qualifications

  • Doctoral degrees
  • specialist awards, certificates and diplomas

Description

  • opportunity to develop new and creative approaches that extend or redefine existing knowledge or professional practice
  • suitable for leading experts or practitioners in a particular field