How the Qualifications and Credit Framework is supporting the Government's reform of vocational qualifications
The Qualifications and Credit Framework is a new way of recognising achievement through the award of credit for the achievement of units and qualifications. It provides a simple and rational organising framework that presents learner achievement and qualifications in a way that is easy to understand, measure and compare. It gives individuals the opportunity to learn in a more flexible way and enables a wider range of organisations, including employers, to have their training recognised.
The Qualifications and Credit Framework is a key strand of the Government’s Vocational Qualification Reform Programme. The Skills Funding Agency is responsible for implementing the framework across the wider post 19 skills system in England, and for delivering the changes made to the Personal Learning Record to support the additional Qualifications and Credit Framework services which will operate in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
