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Qualification types We offer a range of different qualifications through part-time study – find out what they are and the levels they’re offered at in the following table: Level...
Qualifications offered at this level... • BSc Degree • NVQ Level 6 • Professional qualifications • Foundation Degree • Higher National Diploma (HND) • NVQ Level 5 • Professional qualifications • Higher National Certificate (HNC) • NVQ Level 4 • Professional qualifications • A-Levels • BTEC Certificates or Diplomas • NVQ Level 3 • Professional qualifications • GCSEs • NVQ Level 2 • Professional qualifications • Skills for Life (English & Maths) Level 2 • English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Level 1 • NVQ Level 1 • Professional qualifications • Skills for Life (English & Maths) Level 1 • English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Entry Level • Skills for Life (English & Maths) Entry Level
BTEC Certificates and Diplomas (Levels 1, 2 or 3) – work-related qualifications designed to link closely with industry, widely taken, and recognised by universities and employers. BTEC Higher National Certificates and Diplomas: HNCs and HNDs (Levels 4 & 5) – work-related higher education qualifications, providing a vocational alternative to degree-level learning. You can also convert a HNC/D to a bachelor’s degree at university with extra study. New for September 2015, we are offering an Engineering BSc Top-up programme validated by the University of Northampton – so you can top up your Engineering HND to a full degree here at Bedford College.
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (Entry Level & Level 1) – designed to improve English language skills for those for whom English isn’t their first language. Foundation Degrees (Levels 4/5) – higher education qualifications that can lead to improved career prospects or automatic progression on to the final year of a bachelor’s degree at a university. GCSEs (Level 2) – we offer GCSE English and Maths for anyone who wants to improve their skills or existing grades.
National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Certificates and Diplomas (Levels 1-6) – designed to develop your knowledge and skills in a specific job, in that working environment, covering the vast majority of business sectors. Professional qualifications (Levels 1-6) – designed to provide you with the specialist skills and knowledge to help develop your career, accredited by industry-leading bodies such as City & Guilds, Lantra, RHS, CMI and many more. Skills for Life (Entry Level, Level 1 & Level 2) – designed to help you develop the reading, writing or maths skills you use in everyday life.
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