In the
United Kingdom, the Technical Level, or more commonly the Tech Level, is a
school leaving qualification offered by
educational bodies to students completing secondary or pre-university education. Tech-Levels are the vocational equivalent of the
A-levels and is generally required for university entrance.
Tech-Levels are generally worked towards over two years and split into a number of parts, with one part studied in each year. The first part is known as the Certificate Level. The second part is known as the Diploma Level and is more in-depth and rigorous than the Certificate Level. The Certificate Level is a qualification in its own right, and the Certificate Units combined with the Diploma units forms the complete Technical Level qualification. T Levels will offer students a mixture of classroom learning and 'on-the-job' experience during an industry placement of at least 315 hours (approximately 45 days).
Current usage
A number of countries use Tech Levels as a school leaving qualification; they are commonly used in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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United Kingdom
Technical Levels are a secondary school leaving qualification offered in
England,
Wales, and
Northern Ireland. In
Scotland, Technical Levels are also offered by selected schools as an alternative school-leaving qualification in place of the Scottish
Advanced Higher
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. The three main examination boards which administer British Technical Levels in the UK are:
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Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA)
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Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR)
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Edexcel
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(Edexcel Pearson – London Examinations)
See also
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GCSE – General Certificate of Secondary Education (an entry qualification)
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GCE – Ordinary (O) Level (an entry qualification that has been phased out in the United Kingdom)
* Further / Special
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GCE – Special (S) level (last offered 2001)
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Advanced Extension Award (AEA – 2002–2009, 2015 mathematics)
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Sixth Term Examination Paper
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(STEP – used by the University of Cambridge and the University of Warwick for admissions to study mathematics at undergraduate level)
* Scotland
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Higher (Scottish) (Scottish university entrance qualification)
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Advanced Higher (Scottish) (Scottish equivalent to A Level)
* Vocational
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BTEC Extended Diploma
The BTEC (Business and Technology Education Council) Level 3 diploma is a Further Education qualification and vocational qualification taken in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The qualification is organised and awarded by Pearson within the ...
(the highest level of the BTEC structure, taken by people aged 16 or over, equal to A Levels)
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NVQ
National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) are practical work-based awards in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that are achieved through assessment and training. The regulatory framework supporting NVQs was withdrawn in 2015 and replaced by the ...
(level 3)
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Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education (AVCE)
* Europe
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Abitur
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(similar qualification in Germany and Finland)
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Matura or
Maturità
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(similar qualification in some European countries)
* Baccalaureate
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Baccalauréat
The ''baccalauréat'' (; ), often known in France colloquially as the ''bac'', is a French national academic qualification that students can obtain at the completion of their secondary education (at the end of the ''lycée'') by meeting certain ...
(similar qualification in France)
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European Baccalaureate (examination used mainly in the
European School system)
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International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma (alternative examination found across the world)
* International alternates
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Advanced Placement Program (similar qualification in the United States)
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Bagrut
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(similar qualification in Israel)
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Leaving Certificate
A secondary school leaving qualification is a document signifying that the holder has fulfilled any secondary education requirements of their locality, often including the passage of a final qualification examination.
For each leaving certifica ...
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Malaysian Higher School Certificate
The Malaysian Higher School Certificate ( ms, Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia), commonly abbreviated as STPM, is a pre-university examination in Malaysia. It was formerly known as the Higher School Certificate (HSC). Since 1982, STPM has been ...
(better known as "STPM", an equivalent examination in Malaysia)
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Matriculation Certificate (disambiguation)
References
External links
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Educational qualifications in the United Kingdom
School examinations
Secondary school qualifications
Secondary education in England
Secondary education in Wales
Secondary education in Northern Ireland