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Training Levels
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General qualifications |
Vocational qualifications |
Occupational qualifications |
Basic skills qualifications |
| Level 5 |
Post-graduate |
Other professional qualifications |
NVQ level 5 |
N/A |
| Level 4 |
Degree |
HND/HNC |
NVQ level 4 |
N/A |
| Level 3 |
A levels |
AVCE, BTEC National, GNVQ Advanced |
NVQ level 3 & Advanced Apprenticeships |
N/A |
| Level 2 |
GCSEs
(A* to C grades) |
Vocational GCSEs (A* to C grades), GNVQ Intermediate, BTEC First |
NVQ level 2 & Foundation Apprenticeships |
Literacy, numeracy, ESOL |
| Level 1 |
GCSEs
(D to G grades) |
Vocational GCSEs (D to G grades), GVNQ Foundation |
NVQ level 1 |
Literacy, numeracy, ESOL |
| Entry level |
Entry level qualifications (sometimes called pre-foundation courses)
Literacy, numeracy, ESOL |
* ESOL = English for Speakers of Other Languages
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