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The BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma dates back to the 1930s as a full-time three-year course. After the Haselgrave Report, the Business Education Council (BEC) and Technician Education Council (TEC) took over the accrediting of this qualification (called the "Ordinary National Diploma") and others in the stable, such as the National Certificate, Higher National Certificate and Higher National ...
The BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma dates back to the 1930s as a full-time three-year course. After the Haselgrave Report, the Business Education Council (BEC) and Technician Education Council (TEC) took over the accrediting of this qualification (called the "Ordinary National Diploma") and others in the stable, such as the National Certificate, Higher National Certificate and Higher National ...
A General National Vocational Qualification, or GNVQ, is a certificate of vocational education in the United Kingdom. The last GNVQs were awarded in 2007. The qualifications relate to occupational areas in general, rather than a specific job. They could be taken in a wide range of subjects.
An Ordinary National Certificate (ONC) is a vocational further education qualification in the United Kingdom, awarded by BTEC. It is at Level 3, equivalent to A Levels. [1] The qualification was introduced in 1921. [2]
One National Diploma is normally equivalent to 2 A-levels while a BTEC Extended Diploma is equivalent to 3 A-levels. [4] [5] National Diplomas can be used to apply to university. [6] [7] [8] National Diplomas scores are given as Pass, Merit and Distinction; a Distinction* grade may be given to excellent work. [9]
The BTEC First Diploma is a vocational qualification taken in England and Wales and Northern Ireland by young people aged 14 and over and by adults.
The Regulated Qualifications Framework (England and Northern Ireland) is split into nine levels: entry level (further subdivided into sub-levels one to three) and levels one to eight; [4] the CQFW (Wales) has the same nine levels as the RQF and has adopted the same level descriptors for regulated (non-degree) qualifications. [2]
A General National Vocational Qualification, or GNVQ, was a certificate of vocational education in the United Kingdom. [1] The last GNVQs were awarded in 2007. The qualifications related to occupational areas in general, rather than any specific job. [2] They could be taken in a wide range of subjects.