The Qualifications and Credit Framework

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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.

Qualifications Information Guide

The Qualifications Information Guide has been produced to inform the sector about the publicly funded qualifications offer for learners aged 19 and over in England in 2012/13.
It is set out in two parts. The first explains why qualifications are funded or not funded, and the processes by which funding decisions are made. The second outlines associated qualifications areas such as Recognition of Prior Learning, Unit Delivery and the Innovation Code.