Qualification Equivalency List - Education Authority

1 ' "'~ ea Educat!on .. Authonty Southern Region I Education Authority Southern Region Qualification Equivalency List Version 5 -August 2015 Explanatory Notes and Guidance on the list's use This is the fifth version of the Education Authority Southern Region's policy on the Equivalency of qualifications. As always it is not an attempt to list every Qualification ; for example, as at August 2015 there were 19829 accredited qualifications on the Register of Regulated Qualifications which is maintained by The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (OFQUAL) for qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It lists those qualifications which have been presented by applicants for employment with the Education Authority Southern Region over the past, approximately, 30 years. The Education Authority Southern Region's Qualification criteria in job vacancy adverts are normally stated in terms of "GCSE or equivalent"-Level 1, "NVQ 3, 'A' level or equivalent"-Level 2, and "Third level Qualification , HND/Degree level or equivalent"-Level 3 and there are columns in this list which define these: Level1 (1), GCSE grades A*-C and equivalent, Level 2 (2), 'A' level, NVQ 3 and equivalent, and, Level 3 (3), Third Level Education Qualification , HND/Degree or higher and equivalent.

2 There are columns providing details of Qualification Equivalency in respect of: (*1) Qualifications with an inferred acceptable standard of English & Maths for general office work -however, this general Equivalency does not apply where it is essential that a post holder is required to compose documents, reports and letters, a stand-alone English Qualification would then be required, nor where the post has specific numeric or financial duties, a stand-alone mathematics Qualification would be required, Qualifications where the job involves the creation of documents-at a level equivalent to OCR (RSA) Level2 and Level 3 Word Processing, Qualifications where jobs require generaiiCT skills-ICT Users Qualifications and, Qualifications which give stated standard of skills for ICT Support Staff-ICT Practitioner Qualifications. There is also a column detailing the "QCF Level" which stands for the "Qualifications and Credit Framework Level" within which all UK qualifications are placed.

3 The guidance to these levels and examples of qualifications within them, are listed in the appendix. The increased number of applicants of other nationalities has necessitated the further development of guidance in relation to foreign qualifications. The document, although comprehensive, is not exhaustive, and reflects qualifications and equivalencies which have been encountered up to a set date; therefore, clearly, additional qualifications will have to be assessed as and when they are encountered in order for the Regional Authority to reach an opinion concerning their Equivalency . If the Qualification being considered is not covered in the document you should contact HR 37512394 or 37512214 for guidance. General Notes ' Countries in which UK qualifications are commonly studied. This list comprises the more important countries, in terms of number of candidates, in which the examinations of UK Examining Boards are taken. It ------------- ---lous for aoolications to be listina UK aualifications taken in a foreian countrv.

4 Hence the inclusion of this description and list. Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Bermuda Botswana Brunei Cyprus Egypt Gambia Gibraltar Guyana Hong Kong Jamaica Kenya Lesotho Malawi Malaysia Malta Mauritius Pakistan Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Swaziland Tanzania Trinidad Zambia Countries from which qualifications are routinely encountered. This list of countries details those from which the Board has encountered qualifications, and these qualifications are listed under the name of that t Australia Canada Ireland (Republic Italy Lithuania of) Malta Poland Portugal South Africa United States of ' America Qualification Title QCF Grade (if applicable) Equivalency level: . level Summary notes: Qualifications required for: .S::.ll: Document ICT ICT (I) .. -0 Creation User Practitioner c c,~ G) c G) ni .. c c Wu ~ G) .~ G) 0 ""' 4: cu 4: l1> .. ~ :::1 ~ ;:; 0 0 G) 0" cu .. (/) .. (/) G) .!.. cu ..J -. (.) 'E ni g> cu 0:: cu 0:: ..J G) s :::1 en"'":'~ M .. 0" "0 ~ lii c. w lii.

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6 Arade A*/A-C 2 Subjects graded A-E Straight 'A' level Equivalency + 5 GCSEs y y y arade A*-C inc Ena & Maths 3/3+ Subjects graded A-E Straight 'A' level Equivalency + 5 plus y y y GCSEs arade A*-C inc Ena & Maths AUSTRALIA Capital Territory 3 ACT Year 12 Certificate -acceptable 3 'A' levels+ 5 plus GCSEs grade A*-C y y y Qrades A-E inc Eng & Maths New South Wales 3 Higher School Certificate (HSC)-3 'A' levels + 5 plus GCSEs grade A*-C y y y acceptable marks above 50. inc Eng & Maths Northern Territory 3 Northern Territory Certificate of 3 'A' levels+ 5 plus GCSEs grade A*-C y y y Education (NTCE) -acceptable grades inc Eng & Maths 20 -A-Outstanding Achievement 19-17 -A-Very High Achievement 16-14-B-High Achievement 13-11 -C - Competent Achievement Queensland 3 Student Education Profile (SEP) -3 'A' levels+ 5 plus GCSEs grade A*-C y y y acceptable grades VHA-Very High inc Eng & Maths Qualification Title ~ ,'f South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Baccalaureate British Computer Society (BCS) Certificate for IT Professionals British Computer Society (BCS) Certificate in IT QCF 1 Grade (if applicable) level Eq~ivalency level: 3 3 3 3 3 Achievement HA-High Achievement SA-Sound Achievement Summary notes.

7 South Australian Certificate of Education 13 'A' levels+ 5 plus GCSEs grade A*-C (SACE) inc Eng & Maths -acceptable grades 20 -A-Outstanding Achievement 19-17 -A-Very High Achievement 16-14-B-High Achievement 13-11 - C -Competent Achievement Tasmanian Certificate of Education 1 3 'A' levels+ 5 plus GCSEs grade A*-C (TCE) inc Eng & Maths -acceptable grades Exceptional Achievement (22-20) High Achievement (19-13) Commendable Achievement (12-7) Satisfactory Achievement (6-1) Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) 13 'A' levels+ 5 plus GCSEs grade A*-C - acceptable __grades A-E inc Eng & Maths Western Australian Certificate of 1 ~'A' levels+ 5 plus GCSEs grade A*-C Education - acceptable grades A-E me Eng & Maths 3 'A' levels+ 5 plus GCSEs grade A*-C inc Eng & Maths Ordinary Degree (degree without honours} + 3 plus 'A' levels+ 5 plus GCSEs grade A*-C inc Eng & Maths Ordinary Degree (degree without honours} + 3 plus 'A' levels+ 5 plus GCSEs grade A*-C inc Eng & Maths 1: (I) ~ s C" (I) ,_ 0 -:!))

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9 Ordinary Degree (degree without honours) + 3 plus 'A' levels+ 5 plus GCSEs grade A*-C inc Eng & Maths Honours Degree + NVQ 4 + 3 plus 'A' levels+ 5 plus GCSEs grade A*-C inc Eng & Maths 3 GCSEs grade A*-C 4 GCSEs grade A*-C inc Eng & Maths 4 GCSEs grade A*-C inc Eng & Maths 4 GCSEs grade A*-C inc Eng & Maths 2 'A' levels+ 5 GCSEs grade A*-C inc Eng & Maths 2 'A' levels+ 5 GCSEs grade A*-C inc Eng & Maths Ordinary qegree (degree without honours) + 3 plus 'A' levels + 5 plus GCSEs grade A*-C inc Eng & Maths Ordinary Degree (degree without honours) + 3 plus 'A' levels + 5 plus GCSEs grade A*-C inc Eng & Maths .. c (I) ~ ::s 0' (I) .. 0 --:!;:. ] w f/) 0 (!) .. c (I) ~ :; 0' (I) .. 0 N' . iii j ~ c 0 ~ u ::s 'C w M' -c -o ~+I Cll CIS :;:::5 .. - -CIS ..c::S t-0 Y I Y I Y Y I Y I Y y y y y YIY YIY Y I Y I Y Y I Y I Y .. :: !/) .. ::0 C)~ c (I) Wu o!E .. 'CO (I) .. -C) CIS f! CIS 'C (I) c,..-c c (I) .. J!!Cil(l)f/) !/) C)!/) .e Cll ,_ I 0 'Cc J!l0(1)(1) c..c I: u ClliiiJ!!; g :iE.

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