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Course Level Guide

Understanding the different levels and qualifications you might study can be confusing.

Levels

Levels Qualification Abbreviation
Entry Level Entry Level Award, Certificate, Diploma ELA
Functional Skills FS
Level 1 Functional Skills FS
NVQ (Level 1) NVQ
Level 2 Award, Certificate, Diploma ACD
GCSE's GCSE
Intermediate Apprenticeship IA
NVQ (Level 2) NVQ
National Certificate/Diploma NC, ND
T Level – Transition Offer T Level
Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship AA
AS Levels AS Level
A Levels A Level
Award, Certificate, Diploma ACD
Extended Diploma ED
Foundation Diploma FD
NVQ (Level 3) NVQ
T Level (Level 3) T Level
Level 4 (HE) Certificate of Higher Education CertHE
Higher National Certificate HNC
Higher Technical Qualifications HTQ
Level 5 (HE) Higher Technical Qualifications HTQ
Higher National Diploma HND
Foundation Degree FdA, FdSc
Diploma of Higher Education DipHE
Level 6 (HE) Bachelor’s Degree BA, BSc
Bachelor’s Degree with Honours BA/BSc (Hons)
Higher Apprenticeships HA
Professional Graduate Diploma in Education PGDE
Level 7 (HE) Master’s Degree MA, MSc, MBA
Postgraduate Diploma PGDip
Postgraduate Certificate PGCert
Level 8 (HE) Doctorate PhD
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