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Total qualification time

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.

Also called
TQT
Used in
England
Topic
Qualifications

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Guided learning hours (GLH) England
The time a learner spends being taught or supervised for a qualification.
Credit (UK) All four UK nations (details may differ)
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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