What are Credits & Levels?

Your credit transcript (otherwise known as a credit record, unit transcript, record of achievement, or summary of achievement), will show the value of your achievements. This will appear on your certificate as credits and levels. Credits indicate the quantity of your learning achievements, which will be awarded at one or more levels.

Entry Level provides a basis for progression to other learning programmes within the framework.

  • Level One is comparable to NVQ1, Foundation GNVQ and GCSE grades D-G.
  • Level Two is comparable to NVQ2, Intermediate GNVQ and GCSE grades A*-C.
  • Level Three is comparable to NVQ3. A Level, AS Level and AVCE.