{"id":5098,"date":"2022-11-08T19:04:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T19:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adenayasolutions.com\/home\/?p=5098"},"modified":"2022-11-08T19:05:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T19:05:02","slug":"qualification-levels-in-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adenayasolutions.com\/home\/qualification-levels-in-england\/","title":{"rendered":"What qualification levels mean in England, Wales and Northern Ireland;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block stk-4740792\" id=\"what-qualification-levels-mean-in-england-wales-and-northern-ireland\" data-block-id=\"4740792\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">What qualification levels mean in England, Wales and Northern Ireland<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-b6ee952\" data-block-id=\"b6ee952\"><style>.stk-b6ee952{margin-bottom:16px !important}.stk-b6ee952 .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:350px !important}<\/style><figure class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-5107\" src=\"https:\/\/adenayasolutions.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/graduation-7077409_1280.png\" width=\"1280\" height=\"961\" alt=\"What qualification levels mean in England\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adenayasolutions.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/graduation-7077409_1280.png 1280w, https:\/\/adenayasolutions.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/graduation-7077409_1280-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/adenayasolutions.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/graduation-7077409_1280-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/adenayasolutions.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/graduation-7077409_1280-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/adenayasolutions.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/graduation-7077409_1280-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/adenayasolutions.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/graduation-7077409_1280-600x450.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 9 qualification levels in England, Wales and Northern Ireland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"entry-level\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Entry level<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each entry level qualification is available at three sub-levels &#8211; 1, 2 and 3. Entry level 3 is the most difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entry level qualifications are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>entry level award<\/li><li>entry level certificate (ELC)<\/li><li>entry level diploma<\/li><li>entry level English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)<\/li><li>entry level essential skills<\/li><li>entry level functional skills<\/li><li>Skills for Life<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"level-1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Level 1<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Level 1 qualifications are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>first certificate<\/li><li>GCSE &#8211; grades 3, 2, 1 or grades D, E, F, G<\/li><li>level 1 award<\/li><li>level 1 certificate<\/li><li>level 1 diploma<\/li><li>level 1&nbsp;ESOL<\/li><li>level 1 essential skills<\/li><li>level 1 functional skills<\/li><li>level 1 national vocational qualification (NVQ)<\/li><li>music grades 1, 2 and 3<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"level-2\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Level 2<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Level 2 qualifications are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>CSE &#8211; grade 1<\/li><li>GCSE &#8211; grades 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 or grades A*, A, B, C<\/li><li>intermediate apprenticeship<\/li><li>level 2 award<\/li><li>level 2 certificate<\/li><li>level 2 diploma<\/li><li>level 2&nbsp;ESOL<\/li><li>level 2 essential skills<\/li><li>level 2 functional skills<\/li><li>level 2 national certificate<\/li><li>level 2 national diploma<\/li><li>level 2&nbsp;NVQ<\/li><li>music grades 4 and 5<\/li><li>O level &#8211; grade A, B or C<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"level-3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Level 3<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Level 3 qualifications are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A level<\/li><li>access to higher education diploma<\/li><li>advanced apprenticeship<\/li><li>applied general<\/li><li>AS&nbsp;level<\/li><li>international Baccalaureate diploma<\/li><li>level 3 award<\/li><li>level 3 certificate<\/li><li>level 3 diploma<\/li><li>level 3&nbsp;ESOL<\/li><li>level 3 national certificate<\/li><li>level 3 national diploma<\/li><li>level 3&nbsp;NVQ<\/li><li>music grades 6, 7 and 8<\/li><li>T Level<\/li><li>tech level<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"level-4\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Level 4<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Level 4 qualifications are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>certificate of higher education (CertHE)<\/li><li>higher apprenticeship<\/li><li>higher national certificate (HNC)<\/li><li>level 4 award<\/li><li>level 4 certificate<\/li><li>level 4 diploma<\/li><li>level 4&nbsp;NVQ<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"level-5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Level 5<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Level 5 qualifications are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>diploma of higher education (DipHE)<\/li><li>foundation degree<\/li><li>higher national diploma (HND)<\/li><li>level 5 award<\/li><li>level 5 certificate<\/li><li>level 5 diploma<\/li><li>level 5&nbsp;NVQ<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"level-6\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Level 6<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Level 6 qualifications are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>degree apprenticeship<\/li><li>degree with honours &#8211; for example bachelor of the arts (BA) hons, bachelor of science (BSc) hons<\/li><li>graduate certificate<\/li><li>graduate diploma<\/li><li>level 6 award<\/li><li>level 6 certificate<\/li><li>level 6 diploma<\/li><li>level 6&nbsp;NVQ<\/li><li>ordinary degree without honours<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"level-7\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Level 7<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Level 7 qualifications are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>integrated master\u2019s degree, for example master of engineering (MEng)<\/li><li>level 7 award<\/li><li>level 7 certificate<\/li><li>level 7 diploma<\/li><li>level 7&nbsp;NVQ<\/li><li>master\u2019s degree, for example master of arts (MA), master of science (MSc)<\/li><li>postgraduate certificate<\/li><li>postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE)<\/li><li>postgraduate diploma<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"level-8\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Level 8<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Level 8 qualifications are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>doctorate, for example doctor of philosophy (PhD&nbsp;or&nbsp;DPhil)<\/li><li>level 8 award<\/li><li>level 8 certificate<\/li><li>level 8 diploma<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These qualification levels are or might be different from other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also see <a href=\"https:\/\/adenayasolutions.com\/home\/key-stages-uk\/\">UK Key Stages<\/a><br>This has been sourced from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/what-different-qualification-levels-mean\/list-of-qualification-levels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.gov.uk<\/a> website.<br>For more\u00a0tutorials\u00a0please check out\u00a0our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adenayasolutions.com\/home\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog<\/a>.\u00a0<br>Find us on\u00a0Instagram,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AdenayaSolutionsLtd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What qualification levels mean in England, Wales and Northern Ireland There are 9 qualification levels in England, Wales and Northern&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[232],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","post-thumbnail":"","giga-store-home":"","giga-store-square":"","giga-store-single":"","woocommerce_thumbnail":"","woocommerce_single":"","woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":""},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>What qualification levels mean in England, Wales and Northern Ireland There are 9 qualification levels in England, Wales and Northern Ireland Entry level Each entry level qualification is available at three sub-levels &#8211; 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Entry level qualifications are: entry level awardentry level certificate (ELC)entry level diplomaentry level English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)entry level essential skillsentry level functional skillsSkills for Life Level 1 Level 1 qualifications are: first certificateGCSE &#8211; grades 3, 2, 1 or grades D, E, F, Glevel 1 awardlevel 1 certificatelevel 1 diplomalevel 1&nbsp;ESOLlevel 1 essential&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list":"<a href=\"https:\/\/adenayasolutions.com\/home\/category\/all-categories\/blog\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Blog<\/a>","author_info":{"name":"Adenaya Solutions Ltd","url":"https:\/\/adenayasolutions.com\/home\/tutors\/adenayasolutionsltd"},"comments_num":"0 comments","featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","post-thumbnail":"","giga-store-home":"","giga-store-square":"","giga-store-single":"","woocommerce_thumbnail":"","woocommerce_single":"","woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":""},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>What qualification levels mean in England, Wales and Northern Ireland There are 9 qualification levels in England, Wales and Northern Ireland Entry level Each entry level qualification is available at three sub-levels &#8211; 1, 2 and 3. 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