Course degree equivalent

[Akilah Blythe]

Hi, glad to be back here. We have just received our assessment from uknaric and given this assessment; BTEC / SQA Higher National Diploma (HND) Standard / Foundation Degree Standard. I am just wondering if anyone knows what jobs we can apply for given this course equivalent.

Thank you in advance..

[lastlid]

Hi, glad to be back here. We have just received our assessment from uknaric and given this assessment; BTEC / SQA Higher National Diploma (HND) Standard / Foundation Degree Standard. I am just wondering if anyone knows what jobs we can apply for given this course equivalent.

Thank you in advance..


What subject is the course in? That's also very significant.

What is the title of your certification?

[Akilah Blythe]

Hi lastlid, thank you for the response. Actually, I am enquiring on behalf of my friend who is a graduate of physical therapy in the Philippines. He's here in the uk now. He had just received his statement of comparability from uknaric and that was the assessment. We are just wondering if he would be able to apply for any jobs here and what sorts could he apply for?
Many thanks

[lastlid]

My wife has a degree from the Philippines in Hotel and Restaurant Management and it didn't seem to impress UK NARIC, unfortunately.

Have a look at this thread from someone in a similar position.

http://filipinaroses.com/showthread.php/41484-HARD-EARNED-DEGREE-MEANS-NOTHING-to-U-HUD?highlight=jlags90

[RickyR]

Hi my wife received exactly the same assessment in the UK for her Physiotherapy Degree, and when we contacted Universities it would have required another 2 years studies at least to top it up (they'd need someone in charge of the course to assess her formally to determine that). However there was the option of doing some PT/Fitness Instructor NVQs and would have probably found work easily in that field whilst perhaps studying part time.

[andy222]

What the equivilant of city and guilds these days? It used to be good when I took it in 1981.:laugher:. These qualifications baffle me. What is a b-tech?

[RickyR]

City and Guilds tends to be more for vocational qualifications in Engineering but can be equivalent to Honours, Masters and Doctorates in the relevant fields.

[RickyR]

HND is somewhere between A levels and a Degree, often equivalent to a year or two of the associated degree course

[rusty]

Taken from diectgov website http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/QualificationsExplained/DG_10039017

Qualifications by level across the NQF and QCF



Level
Examples of NQF qualifications
Examples of QCF qualifications


Entry
- Entry level certificates
- English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
- Skills for Life
- Functional Skills at entry level (English, maths and ICT)
- Awards, Certificates, and Diplomas at entry level
- Foundation Learning at entry level
- Functional Skills at entry level


1
- GCSEs grades D-G
- BTEC Introductory Diplomas and Certificates
- OCR Nationals
- Key Skills at level 1
- Skills for Life
- Functional Skills at level 1
- BTEC Awards, Certificates, and Diplomas at level 1
- Functional Skills at level 1
- Foundation Learning Tier pathways
- NVQs at level 1


2
- GCSEs grades A*-C
- Key Skills level 2
- Skills for Life
- Functional Skills at level 2
- BTEC Awards, Certificates, and Diplomas at level 2
- Functional Skills at level 2
- OCR Nationals
- NVQs at level 2


3
- A levels
- GCE in applied subjects
- International Baccalaureate
- Key Skills level 3
- BTEC Awards, Certificates, and Diplomas at level 3
- BTEC Nationals
- OCR Nationals
- NVQs at level 3


4
- Certificates of Higher Education
- BTEC Professional Diplomas Certificates and Awards
- HNCs
- NVQs at level 4


5
- HNCs and HNDs
- Other higher diplomas
- HNDs
- BTEC Professional Diplomas, Certificates and Awards


6
- National Diploma in Professional Production Skills
- BTEC Advanced Professional Diplomas, Certificates and Awards
- BTEC Advanced Professional Diplomas, Certificates and Awards


7
- Diploma in Translation
- BTEC Advanced Professional Diplomas, Certificates and Awards
- BTEC Advanced Professional Diplomas, Certificates and Awards
- NVQs at level 5 (in the QCF framework)


8
- specialist awards
- Award, Certificate and Diploma in strategic direction



Framework for Higher Education Qualifications

The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ) has been designed by the higher education sector, and describes all the main higher education qualifications. It applies to degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic awards granted by a university or higher education college (apart from honorary degrees and higher doctorates).
The FHEQ broadly corresponds with levels 4 to 8 of the National Qualifications Framework, in terms of the demands the qualifications place on learners.



FHEQ level
Examples of qualifications


4
- certificates of higher education
- higher national certificates


5
- diplomas of higher education
- Foundation Degrees
- higher national diplomas


6
- bachelors degrees
- bachelors degrees with honours
- graduate certificates and diplomas
- Professional Graduate Certificate in Education


7
- masters degrees
- integrated masters degrees
- postgraduate certificates
- postgraduate diplomas


8
- doctoral degrees

[rusty]

Depending on which subject your qualification is in, it may be the minimum requirement for an entry level job.

Some employers may only want people with a bachelors degree or higher?

[Akilah Blythe]

thank you guys for all the informations you have provided for us.