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Credit (UK)

A unit of qualification size; in the RQF and CQFW one credit is 10 notional hours of learning, and in UK higher education a typical full-time year is 120 credits.

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All four UK nations (details may differ)
Topic
Qualifications

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Total qualification time (TQT) England
An estimate of all the time a typical learner needs to achieve a qualification, including guided learning and independent study. One credit equals 10 hours of TQT.
Credit hour United States
A US unit of college credit, usually based on one hour of class a week over a semester; a full-time load is about 12 to 15 credit hours.
ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) International
The European credit system, in which one academic year is 60 ECTS credits; two UK credits roughly equal one ECTS credit.

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