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SCQF (Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework)

Scotland's framework of 12 levels describing all qualifications and learning from Access 1 to doctorates, with SCQF credit points (one point = 10 notional learning hours).

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Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
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Scotland
Topic
Qualifications

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National 5 (N5) Scotland
A Scottish national qualification at SCQF level 5, usually taken in S4, graded A to D with No Award; broadly comparable in level to a GCSE at grades 9 to 4.
Higher Scotland
A Scottish national qualification at SCQF level 6, usually taken in S5 or S6, graded A to D, and the main entry qualification for Scottish universities.
Advanced Higher Scotland
A Scottish national qualification at SCQF level 7, usually taken in S6, graded A to D.
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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