AAQ (Alternative academic qualification)
A newer category of level 3 qualification in England, approved for 16 to 19 funding to be taken alongside or instead of A levels in some subjects.
- Stands for
- Alternative academic qualification
- Used in
- England
- Topic
- Qualifications
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Related terms
- Applied general England
- A level 3 vocational qualification for students who want broad study of a vocational area, often taken with A levels.
- A level (Advanced level) England Wales Northern Ireland
- A subject-based level 3 qualification usually taken over two years from age 16, graded A* to E, and the main route to university in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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