QCF (Qualifications and Credit Framework)
The previous framework for vocational qualifications, replaced by the RQF in 2015.
- Stands for
- Qualifications and Credit Framework
- Used in
- England, Wales, Northern Ireland
- Topic
- Qualifications
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Related terms
- RQF (Regulated Qualifications Framework) England Northern Ireland
- The framework for Ofqual-regulated qualifications in England (and CCEA-regulated ones in Northern Ireland), with entry level 1 to 3 and levels 1 to 8, describing both the level and the size of a qualification.
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